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James Brown
James Brown is a soul artist from Barnwell, USA formed in 1954. 125 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Soul · Barnwell, USA · Best soul albums
- 3.8 /5
- 9 ratings
- 125
- Releases
- 1963–2026
- Active years
- 1954
- Formed
Discography
124
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Live at the Apollo, 1962
1963 · 12 tracks
Star Time
1991
I Got the Feelin'
1968
Say It Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud
1969
Hot Pants
1971
The Payback
1973
Hell
1974
20 All Time Greatest Hits!
1991
Soul on Top
1970
In the Jungle Groove
1986
Super Bad
1971
Ain't It Funky
1970
Get on the Good Foot
1972
Reality
1974
There It Is
1972
It's a Mother
1969
Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang
1996
Sho Is Funky Down Here
1971
Living in America
1985
Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things
1968
A Soulful Christmas
1968
Get On Up - The James Brown Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2026
Black & Loud: James Brown Reimagined By Stro Elliot
2022
The 50th Anniversary Collection
2020
Roots Of A Revolution
2019
Live At Home With His Bad Self (2019 Mix)
2019
The Singles Vol. 4: 1966-1967
2018
Get On Up - The James Brown Story
2018
Say It Live And Loud: Live In Dallas 08.26.68 (Expanded Edition)
2018
The Singles Vol. 5: 1967-1969
2018
Number 1's
2018
The Singles Vol. 3: 1964-1965
2018
The Complete James Brown Christmas
2018
Make It Funky/The Big Payback: 1971-1975
2018
Out Of Sight
2018
I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me
2015
The Singles Vol. 1: 1956-1960 The Federal Years
2015
Hot On The One (Live)
2015
Hey America
2015
I'm Real (Expanded)
2015
Grits & Soul (Expanded Edition)
2014
Handful Of Soul
2014
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of James Brown
2014
Showtime
2014
Nothing But Soul
2014
Jam 1980's
2014
Mutha's Nature
2014
Take A Look At Those Cakes
2014
Get Down With James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. IV
2014
People
2014
Nonstop!
2014
Hot
2014
Mighty Instrumentals
2014
James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday
2014
Grits And Soul
2014
Everybody's Doin' The Hustle & Dead On The Double Bump
2014
5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Rare And Live Tracks
2013
Best Of Live At The Apollo: 50th Anniversary
2013
It's A New Day - Let A Man Come In
2012
Bodyheat
2012
Pure Dynamite!
2012
Messing With The Blues
2012
Soul Pride: The Instrumentals 1960-1969
2012
The Popcorn
2012
The Singles Vol. 10 1975-1979
2011
James Brown
2011
The Singles: Vol. 9 1973-1975
2010
The Singles Vol. 6: 1969-1970
2009
The Singles Vol. 7: 1970-1972
2009
The Singles Vol. 8: 1972-1973
2009
The Singles, Volume 6: 1969-1970
2009
Gettin' Down To It
2008
Foundations Of Funk: A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969
2008
The Singles, Volume 5: 1967-1969
2008
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of James Brown (Vol. 2 - The ‘70s)
2007
The Singles, Volume 2: 1960-1963
2007
The Singles, Volume 3: 1964-1965
2007
The Singles Vol. 2 1960-1963
2007
Collections
2007
Gold
2007
The Singles, Volume 4: 1966-1967
2007
The Singles, Volume 1: The Federal Years: 1956-1960
2006
Best Of
2006
Greatest Breakbeats
2005
The Best Of James Brown 20th Century The Millennium Collection Vol. 3
2005
The Greatest
2004
Love Over-Due
2004
Platinum & Gold Collection
2004
James Brown's Funky Christmas
2003
Revolution Of The Mind (Live)
2003
Hooked On Brown
2003
The Original Disco Man
2003
20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: James Brown
2003
Motherlode
2003
The Godfather: The Very Best of James Brown
2002
Ballads
2001
Live At The Apollo, Vol. II (Deluxe Edition)
2001
I Feel Good! The Best of James Brown
2000
JB40: 40th Anniversary Collection
1996
The Great James Brown - Live At The Apollo 1995
1995
70's Funk Classics
1995
Funky Christmas
1995
Soul Pride: 1960-1969
1993
Universal James
1993
Love Power Peace (Live At The Olympia, Paris, 1971)
1992
Greatest Hits Fourth Decade
1992
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1992
Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown
1991
Dance Machine
1990
Cold Sweat & Other Soul Classics: James Brown
1990
Soul Session Live
1990
Get Up Offa That Thing
1976
Sex Machine Today
1975
Black Caesar
1973
Revolution of the Mind
1971
Sex Machine (Live)
1970
Sex Machine
1970
James Brown Sings Raw Soul
1967
It's a Man's Man's Man's World
1966
Christmas Songs
1966
I Got You (I Feel Good)
1966
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
1966
Prisoner of Love
1963
James Brown Live At The Apollo, 1962
1963
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James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of funk music and is a major figure of 20th century popular music and dance. In a career that spanned six decades, Brown profoundly influenced the development of many different musical genres. Brown moved on a continuum of blues and gospel-based forms and styles to a profoundly "Africanized" approach to music making. Brown performed in concerts, first making his rounds across the Chitlin' Circuit, and then across the country and later around the world, along with appearing in shows on television and in movies. Although he contributed much to the music world through his hitmaking, Brown holds the record as the artist who charted the most singles on the Billboard Hot 100 without ever hitting number one on that chart.
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For many years, Brown's touring show was one of the most extravagant productions in American popular music. At the time of Brown's death, his band included three guitarists, two bass guitar players, two drummers, three horns and a percussionist. The bands that he maintained during the late 1960s and 1970s were of comparable size, and the bands also included a three-piece amplified string section that played during ballads. Brown employed between 40 and 50 people for the James Brown Revue, and members of the revue traveled with him in a bus to cities and towns all over the country, performing upwards of 330 shows a year with almost all of the shows as one-nighters. In 1986, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 1990 into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Brown died on Christmas Day, December 25, in 2006 from heart failure after becoming ill on December 23 and being hospitalized for hours. James Brown is buried in Beech Island, South Carolina.
James Brown in brief
- How many James Brown releases are on Riffiter?
- 125 releases are catalogued, spanning 1963 to 2026.
- When was James Brown formed?
- James Brown formed in 1954, in Barnwell, USA.
- What genre is James Brown?
- James Brown is catalogued under Soul.
- What is the most recent James Brown release on Riffiter?
- Get On Up - The James Brown Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), released in 2026.