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Music has to breathe and sweat. You have to play it live.

James Brown

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James Brown
Age: 73 †
Born: 1933
Born: May 3
Died: 2006
Died: December 25
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James Joseph Brown
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The Godfather of Soul
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Mr. Dynamite
Soul Brother #1
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