James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American musician. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by various honorific nicknames, some of which include "the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business", "Godfather of Soul", "Mr. Dynamite", and "Soul Brother No. 1". In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he influenced the development of several music genres. Brown was one of the first 10 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at its inaugural induction in New York on January 23, 1986. More about James Brown
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Brown began his career as a gospel singer in Toccoa, Georgia. He rose to prominence in the mid-1950s as the lead singer of the Famous Flames, a rhythm and blues vocal group founded by Bobby Byrd. With the hit ballads "Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me", Brown built a reputation as a dynamic live performer with the Famous Flames and his backing band, sometimes known as the James Brown Band or the James Brown Orchestra. His success peaked in the 1960s with the live album Live at the Apollo and hit singles such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "I Got You (I Feel Good)" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".The most expensive item with a signature of James Brown (James Brown Signed Gibson Acoustic Guitar On Body Beckett - My Soul Inscription) was sold in June 2022 for $2250.00 while the cheapest item ( JAMES BROWN Hand Signed Autograph 4X4 PHOTO - CBS SPORTSCASTER) found a new owner for $0.01 in December 2023. The month with the most items sold (3) was October 2021 with an average selling price of $10.50 for an autographed item of James Brown. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2023 with $349.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.01 was December 2023. In average, an autographed item from James Brown is worth $19.84.
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JAMES BROWN Hand Signed Autograph 4X4 PHOTO - CBS SPORTSCASTER | $1.55 | ||
JAMES BROWN Hand Signed Autograph 4X4 PHOTO - CBS SPORTSCASTER | $0.01 | ||
James Brown #2 Art Card Limited 17/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -) | $2.99 | ||
James Brown #2 Art Card Limited 18/50 Edward Vela Signed (Music -) | $3.99 | ||
JAMES BROWN signed AUTOGRAPH 1546 | $32.00 | ||
James Brown signed Photo | $30.00 | ||
James Brown Sketch Card Limited 13/50 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | ||
James Brown Sketch Card Limited 14/50 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | ||
JAMES BROWN-Rare 1963 Signed Movie Contract-Cowboy-Western Actor-Ranger McBride | $349.99 | ||
Vintage JAMES BROWN Signed AUTOGRAPH PHOTO Western TV COWBOY / RIN TIN TIN | $24.95 |
A Dancing Spirit Makes ‘Little Women’ Wild at Heart (01/24/20): Movement is a priority in Greta Gerwig’s bold, physicalized look at the March sisters. Some secret ingredients? James Brown and David Bowie.