Originally posted by Yahoo News
AP - Mon Dec 25, 11:20 AM ET
ATLANTA -
James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured "Godfather of Soul," whose
rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a giant of R&B
and an inspiration for rap, funk and disco, died early Christmas
morning. He was 73.
Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia at Emory Crawford Long Hospital
on Sunday and died around 1:45 a.m. Monday, said his agent, Frank
Copsidas of Intrigue Music.