(ThyBlackMan.com) When discussing the foundations of modern music, James Brown is a name that cannot be ignored. Known as the ...

Back in 2005, Bass Player corralled Bootsy Collins, Fred Thomas, and Ray Brundidge, to dig into what it really meant to be a ...

A major hit and an iconic ballad in his discography, this song doesn’t boast the extravagant, sweaty, exploding-on-stage persona of James Brown. Rather, it’s a passionate piece of work.

Known as the "Amen Break," this six-second loop is one of the most influential samples in music history. James Brown’s music is a goldmine for sampling, but “Funky Drummer” stands out. The drum solo ...

But her new four-part series for A&E focuses not on an event but on a titanic, conflicted Black artist, singer James Brown, from his hugely influential music to his troubling history of domestic ...

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The answer was to replace its reeds and pipes with an electric current. James Brown couldn’t read music, and neither could Hammond. Both worked by feel, and belief, and both clearly got intense ...

That, and the business. James Brown told me one time that it’s 75 percent business, 25 percent music, and I wasn’t trying to hear that, because I’m in love with the music so much.