Brown began his career as a gospel singer in Toccoa, Georgia. He first came to national public attention in the mid-1950s as the lead singer of the Famous Flames, a rhythm and blues vocal group founded by Bobby Byrd. With the hit ballads "Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me", Brown built a reputation as a dynamic live performer with the Famous Flames and his backing band, sometimes known as the James Brown Band or the James Brown Orchestra. His success peaked in the 1960s with the live album Live at the Apollo and hit singles such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "I Got You (I Feel Good)" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".
During the late 1960s, Brown moved from a continuum of blues and gospel-based forms and styles to a profoundly "Africanized" approach to music-making, emphasizing stripped-down interlocking rhythms that influenced the development of funk music. By the early 1970s, Brown had fully established the funk sound after the formation of the J.B.s with records such as "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" and "The Payback". He also became noted for songs of social commentary, including the 1968 hit "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud". Brown continued to perform and record until his death from pneumonia in 2006.
Brown recorded 17 singles that reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B charts. He also holds the record for the most singles listed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that did not reach No. 1. Brown was posthumously inducted into the first class of the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2013 as an artist and then in 2017 as a songwriter. He also received honors from several other institutions, including inductions into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In Joel Whitburn's analysis of the Billboard R&B charts from 1942 to 2010, Brown is ranked No. 1 in The Top 500 Artists. He is ranked seventh on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown
Studio albums
Please Please Please (1958)
Try Me! (1959)
Think! (1960)
The Amazing James Brown (1961)
James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A. (1962)
Prisoner of Love (1963)
Grits & Soul (1964)
Showtime (1964)
Out of Sight (1964)
James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday (1965)
Mighty Instrumentals (1966)
James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo) (1966)
James Brown Sings Christmas Songs (1966)
Handful of Soul (1966)
James Brown Sings Raw Soul (1967)
James Brown Plays the Real Thing (1967)
Cold Sweat (1967)
I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me (1968)
I Got the Feelin' (1968)
James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul (1968)
Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things (1968)
A Soulful Christmas (1968)
Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud (1969)
Gettin' Down to It (1969)
The Popcorn (1969)
It's a Mother (1969)
Ain't It Funky (1970)
Soul on Top (1970)
It's a New Day - Let a Man Come In (1970)
Hey America (1970)
Sho Is Funky Down Here (1971)
Hot Pants (1971)
There It Is (1972)
Get on the Good Foot (1972)
Black Caesar (1973)
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)
The Payback (1973)
Hell (1974)
Reality (1974)
Sex Machine Today (1975)
Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump (1975)
Hot (1976)
Get Up Offa That Thing (1976)
Bodyheat (1976)
Mutha's Nature (1977)
Jam 1980's (1978)
Take a Look at Those Cakes (1978)
The Original Disco Man (1979)
People (1980)
Soul Syndrome (1980)
Nonstop! (1981)
Bring It On! (1983)
Gravity (1986)
I'm Real (1988)
Love Over-Due (1991)
Universal James (1993)
I'm Back (1998)
The Merry Christmas Album (1999)
The Next Step (2002)
Georgia
James Brown Lyrics
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No, no, no, no, no peace I find
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
I said a Georgia, heh
Maybe it's because I'm from Augusta, Georgia
A song, a song of you
Like the moonlight through the pines
Oh now
Other arms will reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you, yeah
Georgia, yeah, Georgia
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no peace I find
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind, sing the song
Other arms reach out to me
And other eyes will smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you, oh, oh
Georgia, Georgia
Yeah
No, no whoa
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no peace I find
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia, my hometown, on my mind
Oh Georgia, mhm
The song Georgia On My Mind by James Brown is a tribute to the state and to the town where he comes from - Augusta, Georgia. The opening lyrics 'Georgia, oh Georgia, no peace I find,' suggest that he thinks often of his home state but is unable to find peace because he is so far away. Brown goes on to say how the song of Georgia comes to him so sweet and clear, evoke memories of the moonlit pines which reflect the lyricist's attachment to the place.
Line by Line Meaning
Georgia, oh Georgia
Addressing Georgia, the state in the southern United States
No, no, no, no, no peace I find
The singer is saying he has no peace
Just an old sweet song
This song is what brings him peace
Keeps Georgia on my mind
The song makes him think about Georgia
I said a Georgia, heh
Emphasis on Georgia as the focus of the song
Maybe it's because I'm from Augusta, Georgia
The singer has a personal connection to Georgia
A song, a song of you
The song is about the state of Georgia
Comes so sweet and clear
The song is pleasing to his senses
Like the moonlight through the pines
Metaphor comparing the clarity of the song to the light of the moon through trees
Oh now
Expression of emotion
Other arms will reach out to me
The singer expects to be embraced by arms other than those from Georgia
Other eyes smile tenderly
Other people will express kindness to the singer
Still in peaceful dreams I see
The singer still dreams about peace despite not finding it in reality
The road leads back to you, yeah
The path to peace leads to Georgia
Georgia, yeah, Georgia
Reiteration of Georgia as the focus of the song
No, no, no, no, no, no, no peace I find
The singer still has no peace
Just an old sweet song
The song remains as the source of peace
Keeps Georgia on my mind, sing the song
The song keeps the thought of Georgia alive
No, no whoa
Expression of disappointment or regret
Just an old sweet song
The song remains as the source of peace, but also nostalgia
Keeps Georgia, my hometown, on my mind
The singer has a strong attachment to Georgia as his hometown
Oh Georgia, mhm
Reiteration of Georgia as the focus of the song
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorell
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Lemmy from Hamburg
Great stuff.....what a legend...
Assad Muhammad
Classic - James Brown slayed this song !
Rollrollrollrollfort
I love so much how he is performing! it's so powerful!
Stéphane Maddelein
absolutely superb
LauraSS todos decidimos
Que super artista! Todo en uno.
Marko Wilson
Originally I’m from Florida but when I play this song for 6 minutes I’m from Georgia. RIP James Brown
Vincent Valle
Nobody does it better than The Godfather of soul Mr. Dynamite himself Jame Brown
LauraSS todos decidimos
Vincent Valle exacto!
quedog
nobody ever ever
Astrid Bellido
My favorite version for my daughter Jorja 💜