James Brown Dies

A sad start for continued posts. James Brown died Christmas morning. He'll lie in state at the Apollo Theater and the Reverend Al Sharpton will give the eulogy .
Being James Brown by Johnathan Lethem at Rolling Stone.

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The hardest working man in show business, James Brown has died at the Emory Crawford Long hospital in his home state of Georgia at 1.45am, Christmas morning. Although the official cause of death is still unknown, Brown was admitted to the hospital over the weekend from pneumonia.
The 73 year old star released his first single 'Please Please Please' in 1956, and over the next 50 years would help revolutionize soul music.
He earned the title "The Hardest Working Man In Show Business" from his tour schedules, playing hundreds of shows every year.
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