The great James Brown has died in an Atlanta hospital this morning. He was in there due to a pneumonia. R.I.P.

Live at the Apollo,” which Brown put up his own money to record from a 1962 performance, became No. 2 on Billboard’s album chart. His first Top 10 pop single was the 1965 “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag.”

Brown received a lifetime achievement Grammy Award in 1992.

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