James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American entert… Read Full Bio ↴James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American entertainer, record producer, and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honorific nicknames "the Hardest Working Man in Show Business", "Godfather of Soul", "Mr. Dynamite", and "Soul Brother No. 1". In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he influenced the development of several music genres. Brown was one of the first 10 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at its inaugural induction in New York on January 23, 1986.

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.

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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)

Grits
James Brown Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Grits' by these artists:

Brantley Gilbert I had a buddy come down 'round last July Called me…
Brantley_Gilbert I had a buddy come down 'round last July Called me…
Inspectah Deck Niggas keep counting us out (yeah yeah yeah yeah) Niggas ain…
M.V.S. I got grits I got chicken What you thinking Are you syncing…
Masta Killa; RZA When I was small We had nothing at all We used to…
Pieces of a Man I ain’t ever had no black eyed beans and my Mama…
R.Z.A. When I was small We had nothing at all We used to…
RZA When I was small We had nothing at all We used to…
RZA and GZA When I was small We had nothing at all We used to…

RZA feat. Masta Killa When I was small We had nothing at all We used to…
RZA featuring Allah Real & Masta Killa When I was small We had nothing at all We used to…
S.M.V. I got grits I got chicken What you thinking Are you syncing…
S.M.V. (STANLEY CLARKE - MARCUS MILLER - VICTOR WOOTEN) I got grits I got chicken What you thinking Are you syncing…
Stat Quo Hey damn, why you do that girl? You know what you…
The Roots Yo Malik Blunt Whassup? Tell me how you like your…
The RZA When I was small We had nothing at all We used to…

We have lyrics for these tracks by James Brown:

(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons I love you for sentimental reasons I hope you do believe…
03. Escape-Ism I was talking, I was talking to a cat the…
11 Soul Power Huh! Know we need it (soul power) We got to have it…
18. You've Got The Power Please, please, please, please (Please, please don't go) Don…
A Sex Machine Fellas, I'm ready to get up and do my thing…
A-Sexmachine Fellas, I'm ready to get up and do my thing I…
Ain Hit me band, look at the band I want to ask…
Ain't It Funky Ain't it funky now? Ain't it funky now? Ain't it funky now? …
Ain't It Funky Now Pt. 1 Fellas, things done got too far gone We gotta let the…
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens One night farmer Brown was takin' the air And I locked…
Ain't That A Groove Hit me band, look at the band I want to ask…
Ain't That A Groove Part 1 When you and your baby are tight And everything you say…
Ain't That A Groove Part 2 Hit me band, look at the band I want to ask…
Ain't That a Groove Part I When you and your baby are tight And everything you say…
All For One Now don't put all your dreams in one basket. Don't put…
All The Way When somebody loves you It's no good unless they love you…
America Is My Home Talking 'bout me leaving America You gotta be crazy, man, I…
And I Do Just What I Want Live while you're livin', 'cause you know what they said, D…
B-It's A Man's Man's World This is a man's world This is a man's world But it…
Baby Baby Baby Sometimes, the going gets a little bit tough now (Oh, baby,…
Baby Cries Over The Ocean Baby cries over the ocean Baby cries over the sea Baby…
Baby Here I Come California, here I come Right back where I started from Wher…
Baby You Sometimes, the going gets a little bit tough now (Oh, baby,…
Baby You're Right You think I love you Well, baby, you're right You think I…
Back Stabbin' One-two One-two-three uh! Hot pants, hey hot pants uh!…
Bells There are four black horses With eyes of flaming red Their r…
Bessie One, two get down Paid the cost to be the boss Paid…
Bewildered Bewildered, lost in a dream In the love I need why…
Big Strong They say loving nothing but the blues Everybody got the blue…
Bill Bailey Won't you come home, Bill Bailey, won't you come home? I've…
Blues & Pants Yeah, hey, c′mon! Gotta have it, uh Baby Sweet li'l angel My…
Body Heat (Body heat) When your body get down from aggravation (Body h…
Body Heat Part 1 Georgia, oh Georgia No, no, no, no, no peace I find Just…
Body Heat Pt. 1 Little salamander, where did you go? The edge of the yard …
Bodyheat (Bodyheat) When your body get down from aggravation (Bodyhea…
Bring It On Gather round, clap your hands Come on and dance, dig the…
Brother Rapp Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Baby, here I come Baby, here I come B…
Brother Rapp & Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Baby, here I come Baby, here I come …
Brother Rapp Parts 1 & 2 Watch me, watch me, I got it, watch me I got…
Caldonia Walking with my baby She got great big feet She's long, lean…
Call Me Super Bad Watch me, watch me, I got it, watch me I got…
Can't Be the Same I'll never be the same Stars have lost their meaning for…
Can't Get Any Harder (Get up) (The star of the show Hard-working Mr. Dynamite Jaa…
Can't Stand It When you touch me When you touch me Good God When you touch…
Cant' Be the Same I'll never be the same Stars have lost their meaning for…
Chicago Chicago, Chicago, that toddling town Chicago, Chicago, I'll …
Chonnie On Chon Well big bone Lizzy Old Aunt Fanny Everybody young Annie Hav…
Chonnie-On-Chon Well big bone Lizzy Old Aunt Fanny Everybody young Annie …
Christmas In Heaven It's christmas In heaven It's here With you And darlin…
Christmas Is Love It's been a long long time Since you said that you…
Clean for Christmas Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Cold Sweat Ha! I don't care ha! about your past I just want ho!…
Cold Sweat Pt. 1 Ha! I don't care ha about your past I just want ho…
Cold Sweat (1969 Version) Ha, ha, ha! Get it Ha He-eh-he-he Get it No, no, no, no I d…
Cold Sweat ) Ha! I don't care ha! about your past I just want ho!…
Cold Sweat / I Can't Stand Myself / Papa's Got a Brand New Bag / I Got You Come here sister, Papa's in the swing He ain't too hip,…
Cold Sweat Part 1 Ha! I don't care ha about your past I just want ho…
Cold Sweat Part 2 Ha! I don't care ha about your past I just want…
Cold Sweat Pt. 1 Ha! I don't care ha about your past I just want ho…
cold sweat pt. 2 Ha! I don't care ha about your past I just want…
Cold Sweat Pts. 1 & 2 Ha! I don't care ha about your past I just want…
Coldblooded Hello, yeah Yeah Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey They said you can′…
Come on in the House Hey you all look out let a man come in I…
Come Over Here Come over here, come over here Come over here, come over…
Come Rain Or Come Shine I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you Come rain or…
Cottage For Sale A little dream castle with every dream gone Is lonely and…
Dead On It Part I Ow, there it is Hey, soul, soul Need a taste Mine is right,…
Deep In It Mmm, mmm Hmm Too funky in here!!! Ow! Gimme some air! Too-wo…
Do I Love You I love you, yes, I do I love you, yes, I…
Doin' It to Death Hit it How you feeling, brother (Feeling good) You feel goo…
Doing It to Death Hit it How you feeling, brother (Feeling good) You feel…
Doing The Best I Can Whoo Doing the best I can Doing the best I can I'm only…
Don't Be A Drop Out Now a good friend of mine Sat with me and he…
Don't Cry Baby Don't cry, baby, don't cry, don't cry, baby Dry your eye…
Don't Deceive Me Want you to know I go for your squeezin' Want you…
Don't Fence Me In Wildcat Kelley, looking mighty pale Was standing by the Sher…
Don't Mind Oh, oh, oh,oh I don't mind your love I don't mind the…
Don't Tell It One, two Get down Me and my squeeze Got a thing going on Mu…
Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing I don't want nobody To give me nothing Open up the door I'll…
Dont Be A Drop Out Now a good friend of mine Sat with me and he…
Dooley's Junkyard Dogs One! Uh, ha, Dooley's junkyard dogs Dooley's junkyard dogs …
Down And Out In New York Say brother, can I borrow a thin brother You know, a…
Drive That Funky Soul I said they're drivin' that funky soul In Georgia, drivin' t…
Escape-Ism Lookee here Now what you sayin? I'm walkin' all over this pl…
Escapeism I was talking, I was talking to a cat the…
Escape‐Ism Lookee here Now what you sayin? I'm walkin' all over this pl…
Every Day I Have the Blues Everyday, everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, eve…
Everyday I Have The Blues Everyday, everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, ever…
Evil The star of the show James Brown…
Eyesight Everyday, everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, eve…
Fast Medley: I Can't Stand It Some like 'em short, some like 'em tall Some like 'em…
Fat Wood Parts 1 & 2 Watch me, watch me, I got it, watch me I got…
Feel It Come here sister .Papa's in the swing He ain't too hip…
Feel It Part 1 Ow, there it is Hey, soul, soul Need a taste Mine is right,…
Feel It Part I Ow, there it is Hey, soul, soul Need a taste Mine is ri…
Feel It Pt. 2 Ain't it funky now? Ain't it funky now? Ain't it funky now? …
Fever Never know how much I love you Never know how much…
For Once In My Life Hey-hey-hey-hey For once in my life I have someone who needs…
For Sentimental Reasons I love you for sentimental reasons I hope you do believe…
For The Love Of Money I love you for sentimental reasons I hope you do believe…
Forever Suffering Ain′t nobody home, But us, Aint nobody home, Aint nobody ho…
Funki Drummer Parts 1 & 2 Come back, cover Shades, good God It's a raid Cut off t…
Funky Drummer Come back, cover Shades, good God It's a raid Cut off the l…
Funky Drummer (Pt. 1 & 2) Pull back the cover Shades, good God It's a raid Cut off th…
Funky Drummer - Come back, cover Shades, good God It's a raid Cut off the l…
Funky Drummer Parts 1 & 2 Come back, cover Shades, good God It's a raid Cut off t…
Funky Good Time Ah, do it, yeah Clap my body, her body, my body;…
Funky President Funky town, nasty Hey, listen to the man I'm the Godfather P…
Funky President (People It's Bad) Funkytown, nasty (Hey, listen to the man) Yeah, I'm the Godf…
Further On Up The Road You're laughing pretty baby, baby Further on up the road So…
Georgia Georgia, oh Georgia No, no, no, no, no peace I find Just…
Get It On The Good Foot Can't pass the people, can't pass the, hit me Ooh, get…
Get It On Up Gather round, clap your hands Come on and dance, dig the…
Get It Together Ooh whee! Dun' got wise Of the way you do it Dun' got…
Get It Together Part 1 Ooh whee! Dun' got wise Of the way you do it Dun' got…
Get It Together Part 2 Take off that make up honey I know what you've been…
Get It Together Pts. 1 & 2 Don't guess why Over what you're doing Don't guess why Ov…
Get On Ooh whee! Dun' got wise Of the way you do it Dun' got…
Get On The Good Foot Can't pass the people, can't pass the, hit me Ooh, get…
Get on the Good Foot (Parts 1 Can't pass the people, can't pass the, hit me Oh, get…
Get On The Good Foot Parts 1 Can't pass the people, can't pass the, hit me Oh, get…
Get On The Good Foot Parts 1 & 2 Can't pass the people, can't pass the, hit me Ooh, get…
Get On The Good Foot Pt. 1 Can't pass the people, can't pass the, hit me Oh, get…
Get On The Good Foot Pt. 1 ) Can't pass the people, can't pass the, hit me Oh, get…
Get On The Good Foot-Part 1 Can't pass the people, can't pass the, hit me Oh, get…
Get On Up AAW! Oh! Say it now! I'm back! I'm back! I'm back!…
Get Up Sex Machine Fellas, I'm ready to get up and do my thing…
Get Up Sex Machine Parts 1 & 2 Fellas, I'm ready to get up and do my thing I…
Get Up Sex Machine Pt. I & II Fellas, I'm ready to get up and do my thing I…
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine SHOUT: Fellas, I'm ready to get up and do my…
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine, Part 1 Fellas, I'm ready to get up and do my thing…
Get Up Get Into It and Get Involved Everybody over there (Get on up) Everybody out there (Get in…
Get Up Get Into It Get Involved Part 1 Everybody over there (Get on up) Everybody out there (Get…
Get Up Get Into It Get Involved Pt. 2 Everybody over there (Get on up) Everybody out there (Get in…
Get Up I Feel Like a Sex Machine Fellas, I'm ready to get up and do my thing…
Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine ) Fellas, I'm ready to get up and do my thing I…
Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine - Pt. 1 / Single Version Fellas, I'm ready to get up and do my thing…
Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine Pts. 1 & 2 Fellas, I'm ready to get up and do my thing I…
Get Up I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine Fellas, I'm ready to get up and do my thing…
Get Up Off a That Thing AAW! Oh! Say it now! I'm back! I'm back! I'm back!…
Get Up Off Of Me I don't want nobody To give me nothing Open up the door I'll…
Get Up Off of That Thing AAW! Oh! Say it now! I'm back! I'm back! I'm back!…
Get up Offa That Thang Aaw Oh Say it now I'm back I'm back I'm…
Get Up Offa That Thing AAW! Oh! Say it now! I'm back! I'm back! I'm back!…
Get Up Offa That Thing / Release The Pressure Get up offa that thing And dance till you feel better Get…
Get Up Offa That Thing Part 1 AAW! Oh! Say it now! I'm back! I'm back! I'm back!…
Get Up Offa That Thing/Release The Pressure Get up offa that thing And dance till you feel better Get…
Get Up on the Good Foot Can't pass the people, can't pass the, hit me Ooh, get…

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