It was the best-selling R&B single of 1958, and the first of 17 chart-topping R&B singles by Brown over the next two decades.ġ965: Records "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", a revolutionary single that ushers in a whole new era of soul music.
In 1958 James Brown's first #1 hit, "Try Me", is released. In 1955 The Famous Flames record "Please Please Please" at the studio of WIBB in Macon, Georgia. As Brown became the focal point of the act, the group changed its name to 'The Famous Flames' and its focus from gospel to R&B. Previously worked as a shoe shiner, car washer & a cotton picker.ġ950s: Joined the Gospel Starlighters in 1953, a vocal quartet led by Bobby Byrd, after completing a four-year stint in prison for robbery. James Brown was raised in poverty in Augusta, Georgia.
American singer, songwriter, and musician.īorn: near Barnwell, South Carolina, USA.ĭied: 25 December 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (aged 73).
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