When discussing the foundations of modern music, James Brown is a name that cannot be ignored. Known as the “Godfather of ...

As a progenitor of funk music, Brown with his band created a stripped-down, rhythmically driven aesthetic that has influenced world music from reggae to Afrobeat. Much of popular music since the 1960s ...

Getting into the soulful stylings of the incomparable James Brown? These four songs are essential listening for any fan.

4. Money didn’t change his band members because they hardly received any The price for James Brown’s meticulousness came at a financial cost to everyone but him. If you watch a live ...

Fred Wesley was musical director of The James Brown Band, spin-off group James Brown and The J.B.'s and George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic. He plays The Grand Social, Dublin on 27 March.