James Joseph Brown
(May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006)
was an American singer,
songwriter,
dancer, musician,
and
record producer.
The central progenitor of
funk music
and a major figure of
20th-century music,
he is referred to by
various nicknames,
among them
"Mr. Dynamite",
"the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business",
"Minister of New Super Heavy Funk",
"Godfather of Soul",
"King of Soul",
and
"Soul Brother No. 1".
