I know I said I wouldn’t be making any updates or anything until the 26th or 27th, but I think this is important enough for you guys to know before then… James Brown, best known as “The Godfather of Soul,” passed away in an Atlanta, Georgia hospital this morning. He was 73 years old.
James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured ”Godfather of Soul,” whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died early Monday, his agent said. He was 73. Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia at Emory Crawford Long Hospital on Sunday and died around 1:45 a.m. Monday, said his agent, Frank Copsidas of Intrigue Music. Longtime friend Charles Bobbit was by his side, he said. Copsidas said the cause of death was uncertain. “We really don’t know at this point what he died of,” he said. CONTINUE READING
