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James Brown

Country / region: United States
Recording years: 1998–2010
Recordings in scope: 4
Albums in scope: 1

CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE

James Brown in 1990s · Funk

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1990s Funk

ARTIST STORY

Meet James Brown

James Brown is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1998–2010. The artist is connected with Funk, Motown and Rhythm and Blues, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Funk, Motown and Rhythm and Blues shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Body Heat”, “Hot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved)”, “Hustle!!! (Dead on It)”, “Medley: Get Up Offa That Thing / Release the Pressure”. Then move to “Dead on the Heavy Funk: 1975-83” and “Revolution of the Mind” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.

Funk Motown Rhythm and Blues

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS

Basic information

Type: Solo artist
Country / region: United States
Birth date: May 3, 1933
Death date: December 25, 2006
Birthplace: Barnwell

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Recordings in the current scope

01Body Heat1998 · Motown · motownOpen in new tab 02Hot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved)1998 · Motown · motownOpen in new tab 03Hustle!!! (Dead on It)1998 · Motown · motownOpen in new tab 04Medley: Get Up Offa That Thing / Release the Pressure1998 · Motown · motownOpen in new tab

DISCOGRAPHY

Albums in the current scope

Album·1998

Dead on the Heavy Funk: 1975-83

GENRES

Genres

Funk Motown Rhythm and Blues

ARTIST GRAPH

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James Brown

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created byDead on the Heavy Funk: 1975-83James Brown and Dead on the Heavy Funk: 1975-83 are connected in the catalog.
main styleFunkJames Brown and Funk share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleMotownJames Brown and Motown share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleRhythm and BluesJames Brown and Rhythm and Blues share an artist-to-genre connection.
performed byMedley: Get Up Offa That Thing / Release the PressureMedley: Get Up Offa That Thing / Release the Pressure is a recording by James Brown.
performed byHot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved)Hot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved) is a recording by James Brown.
performed byBody HeatBody Heat is a recording by James Brown.
performed byHustle!!! (Dead on It)Hustle!!! (Dead on It) is a recording by James Brown.

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GenreFunk GenreMotown GenreRhythm and Blues AlbumDead on the Heavy Funk: 1975-83