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.