James Brown
Known for: Acting
Born: May 3, 1933
Died: December 25, 2006
James Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter, eventually referred to as "The Godfather of Soul"(GFOS). Brown started singing in gospel groups and worked his way on up. He has been recognized as one of the most iconic figures in the 20th century popular music and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing. He was also called "the hardest-working man in show business". Brown began his professional music career in 1956 and rose to fame during the late 1…
Known for
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
2021
Soul Power
2009
James Brown: Body Heat
2004
The Lost James Brown Tapes
1991
James Brown - Live At Chastain Park
1985
James Brown Live At The Apollo '68
2008
James Brown: Live at Montreux
1981
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
2014
James Brown: Love Power Peace
1971
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
1989
James Brown: Live
2004
The Giants of Black Music
2003
James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003
James Brown Live in Berlin
1991
James Brown Soul Brother No. 1
1978
A Tale of James Brown
2016
James Brown Live At The Boston Garden - April 5, 1968
2008
The UB40: Story of Reggae
2001
James Brown: Soul Train 1973-1974
1974
James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul
1987
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1977
2007
James Brown: Live From The House Of Blues
1999
James Brown - Live at Chastain Park Atlanta 1980
2003
James Brown: Living in America
2007
The Godfather of Soul
2026
The T.A.M.I. Show
1964
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
2008
Paper Chasers
2003
Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
2004
Finding the Funk
2014
The Blues Brothers
1980
Beat the Devil
2002
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
2014
When We Were Kings
1996
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
1974
RapLine
1993
Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits
2005
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
The Apollo
2019
Pavarotti The Duets
2008
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
2009
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
When the Music's Over
1983
The Real Rocky
2011
Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends
1995
Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular
2001
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein
2006
Undercover Brother
2002
It's Black Entertainment
2002
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
2018
Rocky IV
1985
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
Holy Man
1998
The Tuxedo
2002
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021
Ski Party
1965
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup Party
2006
The Phynx
1970
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019
Doctor Detroit
1983
Africa Rising
2019
Live 8
2005
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
Robots
2005
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
Duckman
1994
The Simpsons
1989
Miami Vice
1984
The View
1997
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020
TFI Friday
1996
Web Junk 20
2006
Amen
1986
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Shindig!
1964
The Music Scene
1969
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
Throb
1986
Where Are They Now?
1999
Playboy After Dark
1969
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
The Hire
2001
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Les Fous du Funk
2015
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
2005
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
New York Undercover
1994
James Brown: Say It Loud
2024
Death by Fame
2023
Madam Secretary
2014
The Millers
2013
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025