James Brown
1933–2006 · American musician
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, and record producer. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by various nicknames, among them "Mr. Dynamite", "the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business", "Minister of New Super Heavy Funk", "Godfather of Soul", "King of Soul", 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 ten inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 23, 1986. His music has been heavily sampled by hip-hop musicians and other artists.
James Brown, in order
- 1950 Anna Lucasta: acted · directed by Irving Rapper
- 1950 The Fireball: acted · directed by Tay Garnett
- 1952 Springfield Rifle: acted · directed by André de Toth
- 1953 The Charge at Feather River: acted · directed by Gordon Douglas · audiences 50%
- 1960 Five Guns to Tombstone: acted · directed by Edward L. Cahn
- 1961 Gun Street: acted · directed by Edward L. Cahn
- 1968 James Brown: Man to Man: acted
- 1968 Live at the Boston Garden: April 5, 1968: acted
- 1970 Future Shock (TV series): created
- 1980 The Blues Brothers: acted · directed by John Landis · critics 72%, audiences 92% · streaming on Netflix, Philo, AMC+
- 1983 Doctor Detroit: acted · directed by Michael Pressman
- 1985 Rocky IV: acted · directed by Sylvester Stallone
- 1986 American Masters (TV series): acted · directed by Charles Atlas and Christian Blackwood
- 1997 Behind the Music (TV series): acted · directed by David Greene · streaming on Paramount+
- 1998 Blues Brothers 2000: acted · directed by John Landis
- 1998 Holy Man: acted · directed by Stephen Herek
- 2002 The Tuxedo: acted · directed by Kevin Donovan
- 2002 Undercover Brother: acted · directed by Malcolm D. Lee
- 2003 Paper Chasers: acted · directed by Maxie Collier
- 2014 Still Alice: produced · directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland