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Biography (print)

James Brown. James Brown: The Godfather of Soul. Thunder's Mouth Press, 1980.

James Brown. I Feel Good: Memoirs of a Life of Soul. New York: New American Library, 2006.

Biographical movies

James Brown: Body Heat (1979) (V)

James Brown & Friends: Set Fire to the Soul (1988) (V)

"American Masters: James Brown: Soul Survivor (#18.2)" (2003)

Portrayed in

Liberty Heights (1999)

Talk to Me (2007)

Interview

Uncut (UK)	March 2004, pg. 68 - 71, by: Barney Hoskyns, "Super Bad"
TV Guide (USA)	21 June 2003, Vol. 51, Iss. 25, pg. 12, by: Rochell D. Thomas, "Q&A: James Brown"
Playboy (Germany)	October 1998, pg. 15, "Playboy Blitz Interview"
Interview (USA)	December 1990, Vol. 20, Iss. 12, pg. 94-99, by: Dimitri Ehrlich

Article

Minneapolis Star Tribune (USA)	27 May 2009, by: Katrina A. Goggins, "The Big Payback: Judge OKs James Brown Estate Settlement; Most to Charity, Rest to Wife, Kids"
The Washington Post (USA)	8 August 2008, Vol. 131, Iss. 247, pg. C1-C3, by: David Segal, "Soul Survivors: James Brown's Children Are in Court. They Might Have Settled for Love."
Courier Post (USA)	15 July 2008, by: The Associated Press, "Judge OKs James Brown Auction"
The New York Times (USA)	24 April 2008, Vol. 157, Iss. 54,290, pg. C3, by: Lynnley Browning, "Stewards of James Brown Estate Sue Morgan Stanley"
The Washington Post (USA)	30 December 2006, by: J. Freedom du Lac, "James Brown at 9:30: The Dampened Blast of Mr. Dynamite"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (USA)	29 December 2006, by: Rosalind Bentley, John Blake and Sonia Murray, "Godfather of Soul Packs the Apollo One Last Time"
The Washington Post (USA)	29 December 2006, Vol. 130, Iss. 24, pg. C1-C2, by: David Segal, "The Godfather Fills the Apollo One Last Time: Thousands Pay Their Respects At Wake for James Brown"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (USA)	29 December 2006, by: Bo Emerson, "Augusta Prepares for Grieving Fans"
The Independent (UK)	27 December 2006, Iss. 6301, pg. 3, by: David Usborne, "Hours after his death, James Brown's 'widow' is barred from mansion"
The Independent (UK)	27 December 2006, Iss. 6300, pg. 32 - 33, by: James Maycock, "'Godfather of Soul' who in the culturally explosive Sixties became an icon of black America"
The Independent (UK)	27 December 2006, Iss. 6300, pg. 14 - 15, by: Andrew Gumbel, "A Colossus of Popular Music [Godfather of Soul]"
The Boston Globe (USA)	27 December 2006, by: Sarah Rodman, "Brown's Musical Pulse Lives On"
The New York Times (USA)	27 December 2006, by: Kelefa Sanneh, "Godfather of Soul, and C.E.O. of His Band"
The New York Times (USA)	26 December 2006, by: Alan Feur, "Fans Remember a Legend Who Worked Up a Sweat"
The Daily Telegraph (UK)	26 December 2006, by: Anonymous, "James Brown"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (USA)	26 December 2006, by: Nick Marino and Bo Emerson, "James Brown: 1933-2006"
The Washington Post (USA)	26 December 2006, Vol. 130, Iss. 21, pg. A1+A12- A13, by: Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb, "James Brown, 1933-2006: Hardworking Godfather of Soul"
The Washington Post (USA)	26 December 2006, Vol. 130, Iss. 21, pg. C1-C2, by: Wil Haygood, "Essay: On a Resilient Southern Spirit, Prison Could Place No Bars"
The Washington Post (USA)	26 December 2006, Vol. 130, Iss. 21, pg. C1-C2, by: Richard Harrington, "Appreciation: Eternal Soul: James Brown's Musical Impact Is Everlasting"
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (USA)	26 December 2006, by: Bo Emerson, "James Brown: 1933-2006 An American Voice, a Worldwide Star"
The New York Times (USA)	26 December 2006, by: Jon Pareles, "James Brown, 'Godfather of Soul,' Dies at 73"
Erga kai imeres (Greece)	22 July 2006, Iss. 80, pg. 9, by: Nikos Ralis, "Mavro diamanti tragoudaei akoma"
Radiotileorassi (Greece)	22 July 2006, Iss. 1901, pg. 32,33, "O nonos tis soul stin Ellada"
City231 (Greece)	21 July 2006, Iss. 250, pg. 14, by: Stathis Panagiotopoulos, "Soul brother number one"
The New York Times (USA)	20 February 2005, by: Ishmael Reed, "'I Feel Good': The Godfather of Everything"
The New York Times (USA)	3 February 2005, by: John Leland, "A Legend of Soul and Voice of a Race"
The Washington Post (USA)	7 December 2003, Vol. 127, Iss. 2, pg. N1+N4, by: Wil Haygood, "James Brown, The Sultan Of Sweat And Soul"
Spin (USA)	December 1988, Vol. 4, Iss. 9, pg. 36-37+120, by: Bob Mack and John Brodie, "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen: James Brown Discography of Crime"
Spin (USA)	August 1986, Vol. 2, Iss. 5, pg. 82, by: Scott Cohen, "The Philosophy of James Brown"

Pictorial

The Independent (UK)	29 December 2006, Iss. 6303, pg. 34 - 35, by: David Usborne, "Fans pay tribute to Godfather of Soul as James Brown lies in state in Harlem"
Playboy (USA)	December 1993, Vol. 40, Iss. 12, pg. 238, by: Carl Studna, "Grapevine: He Feels Good"

Magazine cover photo

The Independent (UK)	27 December 2006, Iss. 6300
Oor (Netherlands)	29 June 1991, Iss. 13
Rolling Stone (USA)	6 April 1989
Oor (Netherlands)	9 September 1981, Iss. 18

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