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“Say it loud,” Brown sang ... As they paraded down the Champs-Élysées, they played just one artist: James Brown. He died in 2006. The imperatives of biography are to record, to correct ...

Rising from poverty and overcoming abuse in the Jim Crow South, James Brown secures a record deal, electrifies audiences and breaks down racial barriers, propelling himself into stardom.

James Brown: Say It Loud,' a two-part docuseries from A&E, will air on Monday, Feb. 19 and Tuesday, Feb. 20 Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as ...

Aligning with the civil rights movement, James Brown becomes a cultural force by articulating community pride and political influence, ultimately being hailed as the most important Black man in ...

Aretha Franklin’s 1967 version of Otis Redding’s Respect, and James Brown’s 1968 Say It Loud I’m Black And I’m Proud also gave and encouragement for peers to follow. Ray Charles and Sam ...

Rising from poverty and overcoming abuse in the Jim Crow South, James Brown secures a record deal, electrifies audiences and breaks down racial barriers, propelling himself into stardom.

Amid financial pressures, record company politics, substance abuse and personal struggles, James Brown finds himself on a perilous path, colliding with the law and confronting the threat of ...

As the godfather of a breakbeat that birthed hip-hop, James Brown's life serves as a crucial call for respect and dignity for Blackness and Black music in America.