James Brown
Ivy Nguyen 8S
Who is James Brown?
Known as the ‘Godfather of Soul’, James Brown is an R&b, Funk and Soul artist, bandleader, record .producer AND dancer
Personal Life // Life Summary
Born in Barnwell, South Carolina on May 3rd 1933, James Brown was living in a family full of poverty, as a kid, Brown stated that he used to polish shoes at 3 cents, 5 cents, then 9 cents, he never went up to a dime, he was able to afford proper underwear. But as soon as he reached the age o 16, he was sentenced in a jail for 3 years for stealing a car.
While he was in jail, that was the time where he created a gospel choir with his inmates, especially thats where he met, Bobby Byrd
Personal Life // Summary Life
After prison, he was known to be a gifted athlete, so Brown focused on sport and …show more content…
Bobby Byrd then invited him to be in their
R&B group, the Gospel Starlighters, then they renamed themselves into The Famous
Flames, which hit night clubs. In 1965, The Famous Flames had made a song called
‘Please Please Please’ for Ralph Bass, who was a scout to find talent within other people, and within a few months, ‘Please Please Please’ was number 6 on the R&B charts. Personal Life // Life Summary
After losing the contract with Bass in 1958, Brown traveled to New York to find a solo career, he went to go work with other artists, still calling himself ‘The Famous
Flames’, he toured for almost most of his days and his saxophone player made a state that; ‘When you heard James Brown was coming to town, you stopped what you were doing and started saving your money’.
In a quick amount of time, Brown had learnt some of the most popular dance moves around those times such as ‘the Mashed Potato’ and also improvised some of his own dance moves such as ‘do the James Brown’, and by the 60’s , that’s when James
Brown became a famous
Ivy Nguyen 8S
Who is James Brown?
Known as the ‘Godfather of Soul’, James Brown is an R&b, Funk and Soul artist, bandleader, record .producer AND dancer
Personal Life // Life Summary
Born in Barnwell, South Carolina on May 3rd 1933, James Brown was living in a family full of poverty, as a kid, Brown stated that he used to polish shoes at 3 cents, 5 cents, then 9 cents, he never went up to a dime, he was able to afford proper underwear. But as soon as he reached the age o 16, he was sentenced in a jail for 3 years for stealing a car.
While he was in jail, that was the time where he created a gospel choir with his inmates, especially thats where he met, Bobby Byrd
Personal Life // Summary Life
After prison, he was known to be a gifted athlete, so Brown focused on sport and …show more content…
Bobby Byrd then invited him to be in their
R&B group, the Gospel Starlighters, then they renamed themselves into The Famous
Flames, which hit night clubs. In 1965, The Famous Flames had made a song called
‘Please Please Please’ for Ralph Bass, who was a scout to find talent within other people, and within a few months, ‘Please Please Please’ was number 6 on the R&B charts. Personal Life // Life Summary
After losing the contract with Bass in 1958, Brown traveled to New York to find a solo career, he went to go work with other artists, still calling himself ‘The Famous
Flames’, he toured for almost most of his days and his saxophone player made a state that; ‘When you heard James Brown was coming to town, you stopped what you were doing and started saving your money’.
In a quick amount of time, Brown had learnt some of the most popular dance moves around those times such as ‘the Mashed Potato’ and also improvised some of his own dance moves such as ‘do the James Brown’, and by the 60’s , that’s when James
Brown became a famous