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| Soul star James Brown dies at 73 | Soul star James Brown dies at 73 |
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| Singer James Brown, known as the "Godfather of Soul", has died at the age of 73, his agent has said. | Singer James Brown, known as the "Godfather of Soul", has died at the age of 73, his agent has said. |
| He had been admitted to hospital in Atlanta to be treated for pneumonia but died at 0145 local time (0645 GMT), said Frank Copsidas. | He had been admitted to hospital in Atlanta to be treated for pneumonia but died at 0145 local time (0645 GMT), said Frank Copsidas. |
| The star was famous for hits including I Got You (I Feel Good), Papa's Got a Brand New Bag and Living in America. | The star was famous for hits including I Got You (I Feel Good), Papa's Got a Brand New Bag and Living in America. |
| The cause of Brown's death remained unclear at this stage, Mr Copsidas told the Associated Press. | The cause of Brown's death remained unclear at this stage, Mr Copsidas told the Associated Press. |
| Gospel roots | |
| Brown was born in 1933 in South Carolina. | |
| He joined a gospel group as a young man after his release from jail for trying to steal a car. | |
| He had his first hit on the US rhythm and blues chart, Please Please Please, in 1956. | |
| Brown had 94 hits on Billboard's mainstream Hot 100 in the US, according to his official website, and by the end of his career, he had a total repertoire of 800 songs. | |
| However, he achieved only one top 10 single in the UK. | |
| This was Living in America, from the soundtrack of the Sylvester Stallone film Rocky IV, which reached number five in 1986. | |
| He was credited with spreading the popularity of funk around the world, influencing a new generation of black music which spawned rap and hip-hop. | |
| Brown appeared in London in October as part of the BBC's Electric Proms line-up. | |
| And last month he played at a ceremony which saw his induction into the UK Music Hall of Fame. |