James Joseph Brown, Aka the Hardest Working Man in Show Business, Aka Godfather of Soul, Aka Mr. Dynamite, Aka Soul Brother No. 1 Passed away Christmas Day 2006 James Brown born May 3rd, 1933 in Barnwell, NC, is arguably the most influential artist in our modern day culture. With the hit ballads "Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me", Brown built a reputation as a dynamic live performer with the Famous Flames and his backing band, sometimes known as the James Brown Band or the James Brown Orchestra. His success peaked in the 1960s with the live album Live at the Apollo and hit singles such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "I Got You (I Feel Good)" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World". Brown's main social activism was in preserving the need for education among youths, influenced by his own troubled childhood and his being forced to drop out of the seventh grade for wearing "insufficient clothes". Due to heavy dropout rates in the 1960s, Brown released the pro-education song, "Don't Be a Drop-Out". Royalties of the song were donated to dropout-prevention charity programs. #everythangculture #doesnotownrightstomusic #jamesbrown https://www.instagram.com/p/CmnoJkFuRuk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=