Decades before his famed duet with Luciano Pavarotti in 2002, the Godfather of Soul was already a big admirer of opera ...

Augusta Commission members on Tuesday signed a letter of support for keeping the James Brown name on the new arena when it’s ...

Two weeks ago, news broke that the new James Brown Arena in downtown Augusta may not be the new James Brown Arena. A possible ...

James Brown set the standard for dynamic live performance in American music. Inspired by preachers in the Black church, Brown started out singing in gospel quartets. As the "Godfather of Soul," he ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When discussing the foundations of modern music, James Brown is a name that cannot be ignored. Known as the ...

Bass Week: There's not much to be said about James Brown that hasn't already been covered by the media, but not enough has been made about the amazing bassists who backed him up throughout his ...

Should the name of Augusta's new arena be James Brown, a sponsor, or something else entirely? Tell us what you think in our ...

Augusta Commissioner Alvin Mason is our guest on this week’s edition of The Means Report. We have an in-depth discussion on ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When I first wrote about James Brown, I thought I’d covered enough ground with the big hits—the songs everyone knows and loves. But not long after that article went live ...