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LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-DEC 25, 2018…THE GODFATHER OF SOUL R.I.P.

JAMES BROWN DIED ON CHRISTMAS DAY 2006. HE WAS KNOWN AS THE ‘GODFATHER OF SOUL’. OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER JAMES BROWN RELEASED 144 SINGLES AND HAD FIFTEEN #1 HITS. AT THE END OF THE 1960’S HE OWNED A PUBLISHING COMPANY, 3 RADIO STATIONS AND HIS OWN LEARJET.

HE DIED ON THIS DATE IN 1973 OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED FOR PNEUMONIA.

AFTER HORRIBLE LEGAL ISSUES AND FIGHTS, BROWN’S BODY WAS FINALLY LAID TO REST 76 DAYS AFTER HIS DEATH.

HERE’S THE ‘GODFATHER OF SOUL’ AT HIS BEST, AN APPEARANCE ON ITALIAN TV FROM 1971

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