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James Brown was an American singer, songwriter, and musician, born on May 3, 1933, near Barnwell, South Carolina. He passed away on December 25, 2006, in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of 73. Raised in poverty in Augusta, Georgia, Brown worked various jobs including shoe shiner, car washer, and cotton picker. In 1953, after completing a four-year prison sentence for robbery, he joined the Gospel Starlighters, a vocal quartet. As he became the focal point of the act, the group changed its name to 'The Famous Flames' and shifted their focus from gospel to R&B. In 1955, they recorded "Please Please Please," and in 1958, Brown achieved his first #1 hit with "Try Me," which became the best-selling R&B single of that year and marked the beginning of 17 chart-topping R&B singles over the next two decades. In 1965, Brown recorded "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," a revolutionary single that ushered in a new era of soul music, topping the R&B chart for eight weeks and reaching the pop Top Ten. He signed with Polydor Records in 1971 and recorded extensively throughout the decade. His album "The Payback," released in 1974, became the most successful of his Seventies albums and was the only gold-certified album of his career. In 1984, Brown collaborated with

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