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James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer, and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honorific nicknames "Godfather of Soul", "Mr. Dynamite", and "Soul Brother No. 1". In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he influenced the development of several music genres. Brown was one of the first 10 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at its inaugural induction in New York on January 23, 1986.
Brown began his career as a gospel singer in Toccoa, Georgia. He first came to national public attention in the mid-1950s as the lead singer of the Famous Flames, a then-only Rhythm and blues vocal group founded by Bobby Byrd. With the hit ballads "Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me", Brown built a reputation as a dynamic live performer with the Famous Flames and his backing band, sometimes known as the James Brown Band or the James Brown Orchestra. His success peaked in the 1960s with the live album Live at the Apollo and hit singles such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "I Got You (I Feel Good)" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".
During the late 1960s, Brown moved from a continuum of blues and gospel-based forms and styles to a profoundly "Africanized" approach to music-making, emphasizing stripped-down interlocking rhythms that influenced the development of funk music. By the early 1970s, Brown had fully established the funk sound after the formation of the J.B.s with records such as "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" and "The Payback". He also became noted for songs of social commentary, including the 1968 hit "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud". Brown continued to perform and record until his death from pneumonia in 2006.
Brown recorded 17 singles that reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B charts. He also holds the record for the most singles listed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that did not reach No. 1. Brown was inducted into the first class of the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2013 as an artist and then in 2017 as a songwriter. He also received honors from several other institutions, including inductions into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In Joel Whitburn's analysis of the Billboard R&B charts from 1942 to 2010, Brown is ranked No. 1 in The Top 500 Artists. He is ranked seventh on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.- Actor
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
His early life became a bit embarrasing - he started school in a girls' school, where his aunt was a teacher. He played theatre in high school but that didn't gave him any dreams of becoming an actor. He continued to the university of Stockholm and read litterature- and art history. He continued with small time acting and eventually became interested and was accepted at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school. After graduation, he began a busy career at the different theatres in Stockholm with plays by August Strindberg, Hjalmar Bergman, Noël Coward and Garson Kanin. His movie career began with Elvira Madigan (1943) and other bit parts. He got the leading part in När kärleken kom till byn (1950) where he played a substitute-teacher who comes to a small village. He made a lot of movies during the 1950s, since the theatres was only open eight months a year. He was usually cast as a nice young man until Arne Mattsson's Damen i svart (1958). He also worked as a producer for Sandrews and produced the immensely successful Love Mates (1961). He got a well-deserved Guldbagge award for his role as the retired hairdresser in Glädjekällan (1993).- Ingerid Vardund was born on 24 April 1927 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress, known for Jentespranget (1973), Fru Inger til Østråt (1975) and Høyfeber (1965). She was married to Røsting, Øivind, Carsten Byhring and Heflin, William. She died on 25 December 2006 in Oslo, Norway.
- Matti Varjo was born on 2 April 1925 in Naantali, Finland. He was an actor, known for The Last Wedding (1995), Kesyttömät veljekset (1969) and Kunnon sotamies Svejkin seikkailuja (1967). He was married to Kaarina Kylmälä and Maikki Länsiö. He died on 25 December 2006 in Turku, Finland.
- Elsa Tee was born on 3 September 1917 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Here Come the Boys (1948), Heaven Is Round the Corner (1944) and A Night of Magic (1944). She was married to Ian Drew and Laurence Evelyn Wood Pomeroy (motoring journalist). She died on 25 December 2006 in Kew, Surrey, England, UK.
- Bob Cotton was born on 29 November 1915 in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. He was married to Beryl Betty Krummel and Eve Elizabeth Macdougall. He died on 25 December 2006 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Jose A. del Busto was born on 21 August 1932 in Lima, Peru. He died on 25 December 2006 in Lima, Peru.
- Actress
- Music Department
Raymonde Serverius was born on 4 August 1924 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium. She was an actress, known for De vijanden (1968), Het afscheid (1966) and De graaf van Luxemburg (1959). She died on 25 December 2006 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium.- Maurizio Gueli was born on 12 January 1937 in Rome, Italy. He was an actor, known for Ritratto di signora (1975), Convoy Busters (1978) and Weapons of Death (1977). He died on 25 December 2006 in Rome, Italy.
- Paul McKell was born in 1935 in Atoka, Tennessee, USA. He died on 25 December 2006 in Atoka, Tennessee, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lágrima Ríos was born on 26 September 1925 in Durazno, Uruguay. She was an actress, known for Tango (1996), Banda sonora (2007) and Café de los maestros (2008). She died on 25 December 2006 in Montevideo, Uruguay.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anatoliy Kucherenko was born on 27 March 1940 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Did Livogo Kraynogo (1973), Svidaniye (1982) and Stracheni svitanki (1995). He died on 25 December 2006.