Tuesday, December 26, 2006
A (Not So) Funky Christmas: RIP James Brown
Christmas 2006 will always have a very sad undertone: James Brown--The Godfather of Soul--died. To many, James Brown is probably some sort of cartoon-like image. From "Livin' In America" on, what with all the drug charges and woman problems. But it would be a grave mistake to write James Brown off as some crazy old singer.
Brown is one of the most influential artists of the past 50 years--undeniably one of the true legends of popular music. He is certainly the most influential R&B/Soul/Funk artist of all time. His incredibly tight beats and deep grooves had no peers, and can be found frequently in todays hip-hop (he holds the unofficial title of the most sampled artist of all time).
As President Bush said yesterday, he was an "American original." And possibly the most underrated artist of all time.
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