I t’s impossible to overstate Bootsy Collins’ influence. Since joining James Brown’s band 55 years ago this month, Collins ...

James Brown set the standard for dynamic live performance ... As "Soul Brother No. 1," Brown acted as a cultural leader, writing hit songs calling for Black pride. As a progenitor of funk music, Brown ...

So if you're looking to single out their fifty greatest songs, you have a lot to choose from. Most of the songs on this list come from the 1960s and '70s, but they recorded plenty of essential ...

Story by Katie Atkinson, Katie Bain, Eric Renner Brown, Anna Chan, Hannah Dailey, Stephen Daw, Kyle Denis, Angel Diaz, James Dinh, Chris Eggertsen, Thom Duffy ...

A Soulful Christmas is the 22nd studio album and second Christmas album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in 1968, by King Records. It was the fifth album that Brown had ...