James Brown — American Musician born on March 23, 1920, died on December 25, 2006
James Joseph Brown was an American singer-songwriter, musician, rapper, record producer, dancer and bandleader. The founding father of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century popular music and dance, he is often referred to as "The Godfather of Soul". In a career that spanned six decades, Brown influenced the development of several music genres... (wikipedia)