James Brown, The Godfather of Soul, once said, “Get up off of that thing. Dance and you’ll feel better.” And although that sentiment is more about the mindset adjustment felt when you lose ...

In the documentary, Murphy also recalls tips he received from Marlon Brando, former heavyweight boxing champion Larry Holmes ("Don't forget where you came from") and Godfather of Soul James Brown.

Heavyweight boxing champion Larry Holmes and Godfather of Soul James Brown were unable to give him much advice as they were unfamiliar to his kind of rise to fame.

And, after establishing himself as a powerhouse bluesman himself, he quit singing for 17 years after a deal with James ... the Godfather of Soul went south. As Bey told Blues Blast, Brown heard ...

Dozens of 5-to-17-year-olds wore makeup and fashions of the era to depict historical figures and highlight their achievements for the annual Blacks in Wax.

An onstage showdown occurred a few months later at a James Brown concert held at the Los Angeles Beverly Theater in 1983. The Godfather of Soul inadvertently lit the ... and doing free concerts for ...

The Godfather of Soul’s politics were a reflection of himself: a Black man who’d risen to superstardom out of the Jim Crow South. James Brown was the summation of Black American culture in ...

A rundown of the best funk bass players of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, and the monster ...

For funk aficionados, James Brown’s 1969/1970 output represents ... of his youth. The Godfather of Soul knew how intrinsic jazz was to his musical arc, as exemplified by his reliance on jazz ...