The influence of James Brown-the man, his dancing and his music

Rap / Hip-Hop 

{C} =How James Brown Influenced Hip-Hop = By Henry Adaso , About.com Guide December 29, 2006 

{C}James Brown, who died on December 25 at age 73, is popularly referred to as the "Godfather of Soul." He had both the message and the music to live up to that title. But he also put the "Good Foot" forward with a funky new sound that later became known to the world as "hip-hop." It's no coincidence that Mr. Brown is one of the most sampled artists in hip-hop (peep the "Get Up, Get Into It And Get Involved" sample on Nas' "Where Are They Now" from Hip-Hop Is Dead) till date. His rhythmic innovations had a major influence on most popular music styles, including R & B, soul, funk, disco, rock 'n' roll and, of course, rap.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-0.25in;line-height:18pt;border-style:none;padding:0in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:black">·          <span style="font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Rolling Stone <p class="MsoNormal" style="background-position:initialinitial;background-repeat:initialinitial;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#202020;letter-spacing:.15pt">{C} =<span style="font-size:21.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.15pt">James Brown = <p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:13.5pt;background-position:initialinitial;background-repeat:initialinitial;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#202020;letter-spacing: .15pt">With some 800 songs in his repertoire, James Brown has influenced contemporary artists from virtually every popular music genre — rock, soul, jazz, R&B included. His polyrhythmic funk vamps virtually reshaped dance music, and his impact on hip-hop, in particular, was huge. Though he would be dogged by legal troubles and controversy in later life, he was a principled artist, adamantly refusing to conform to anyone's vision. He was also an inimitable showman, and the only thing more fun than listening to James Brown was seeing him live.

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<p class="MsoNormal">Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2006/12/25/james_brown_73_godfather_of_soul_influenced_many_genres_generations/?page=full

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=<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#111111">Bruno Mars influenced by soul legend = <p class="standfirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt">'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#111111">Bruno Mars has said that he was influenced by James Brown. '''

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<p style="margin:0in0in12pt;line-height:18pt;background-position:initialinitial;background-repeat:initialinitial;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:black">As the second anniversary of MJ’s death approaches, check out the list of performers who have both influenced and paved the way for MJ — shown in a variety of groundbreaking music videos to dancing techniques to voicing style.

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=<span style="font-size:25.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> Harlem’s Apollo Theater to Host Performance Set to James Brown’s Music = <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.5pt;background-position:initialinitial;background-repeat:initialinitial;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">By <span style="color:rgb(38,22,155);border:1ptnonewindowtext;padding:0in;">Charlottec, <span style="color:rgb(38,22,155);border:1ptnonewindowtext;padding:0in;">Epoch Times | March 26, 2013

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:22.5pt;background:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777">Last Updated: April 3, 2013 7:11 am <span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.5pt;background: whitesmoke"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#999999">{C} <span style="font-size: 11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">

<p style="margin:0in0in11.25pt;line-height:16.5pt;background-position:initialinitial;background-repeat:initialinitial;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444"> NEW YORK (AP)—The Apollo Theater in Harlem will host a world premiere of a dance performance set to the music of the “Godfather of Soul” James Brown.

<p style="margin:0in0in11.25pt;line-height:16.5pt;background-position:initialinitial;background-repeat:initialinitial;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444">The legendary theater is partnering with the city of Lafayette, La., on “James Brown: Get On the Good Foot — A Celebration in Dance.”

<p style="margin:0in0in11.25pt;line-height:16.5pt;background-position:initialinitial;background-repeat:initialinitial;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444">Set to premiere on Oct. 22, it’ll feature dance numbers by six choreographers from around the world. A national tour is planned.

<p style="margin:0in0in11.25pt;line-height:16.5pt;background-position:initialinitial;background-repeat:initialinitial;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444">Dancers from the Philadelphia Dance Company will perform to the “I Feel Good” icon’s music and also to new works influenced by Brown.

<p style="margin:0in0in11.25pt;line-height:16.5pt;background-position:initialinitial;background-repeat:initialinitial;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444">Brown performed at the Apollo more than 200 times. He died in 2006.

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