1974: The Payback, the most successful of James Brown's Seventies albums-many of which were double-LPs with lengthy, extended tracks-makes its debut on Billboard's album chart. Released that summer, it tops the R&B chart for eight weeks and even cracks the pop Top Ten.ġ971: James Brown signed with Polydor Records, for which he recorded extensively throughout the decade. It was the best-selling R&B single of 1958, and the first of 17 chart-topping R&B singles by Brown over the next two decades.ġ965: James Brown records "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," a revolutionary single that ushers in a whole new era of soul music. In 1958 James Brown's first #1 hit, 'Try Me,' is released. In 1955 The Famous Flames record "Please Please Please" at the studio of WIBB in Macon, Georgia. As Brown became the focal point of the act, the group changed its name to 'The Famous Flames' and its focus from gospel to R&B. In 1953 James Brown joined the Gospel Starlighters, a vocal quartet led by Bobby Byrd, after completing a four-year stint in prison for robbery. James Brown was raised in poverty in Augusta, Georgia. Get Up, I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine / For Goodness Sake, Look At Those CakesĪmerican singer, songwriter and musician, born near Barnwell, South Carolina, USA and died 25 December 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Sex Machine (Fantastic Plastic Machine House Mix)įoundations Of Funk - A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969 The Payback Mix (Keep On Doing What You're Doing But Make It Funky) Soul Power Parts 1&2 / Give It Up Or Turn It Loose