'''James Brown''' (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was the godfather of [[soul]]. He invented [[funk music]] in the 1960s and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. | '''James Brown''' (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was the godfather of [[soul]]. He invented [[funk music]] in the 1960s and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. |