James Brown
James Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter, eventually referred to as "The Godfather of Soul"(GFOS). Brown started singing in gospel groups and worked his way on up. He has been recognized as one of the most iconic figures in the 20th century popular music and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing. He was also called "the hardest-working man in show business". Brown began his professional music career in 1956 and rose to fame during the late 1950s and early 1960s on the strength of his thrilling live performances and string of smash hits. In spite of various personal problems and setbacks he continued to score hits in every decade through the 1980s. In addition to his acclaim in music, Brown was also a presence in American political affairs during the 1960s and 1970s.
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place,...
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Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home...
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Rocky IV
as The Godfather of SoulAfter Apollo Creed is killed by Ivan Drago in a match, Rocky Balboa becomes depressed and...
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The Tuxedo
as James BrownCabbie-turned-chauffeur Jimmy Tong learns there is really only one rule when you work for...
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Undercover Brother
as SelfAn Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white...
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Blues Brothers 2000
as Cleophus JamesFinally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her...
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When We Were Kings
as SelfIt's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten...
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Ski Party
as SelfTwo college boys from SoCal attend a spring break vacation at a ski lodge in Idaho to get...
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Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self (archive footage)Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture...
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The Sparks Brothers
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell...
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The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'
as Self (archive footage)Fight alongside Sylvester Stallone as he creates a brand-new director's cut of Rocky IV: ROCKY...
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Beat the Devil
as Mr. James BrownThe Driver drag-races the Devil, in order to earn James Brown his soul.
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Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
as Self (archive footage)James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early...
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Live 8
as SelfOn 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty....
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The Real Rocky
as Self (archive footage)Chuck Wepner is a liquor salesman from Bayonne, N.J., who drives a Cadillac with “Champ” vanity...
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Doctor Detroit
as BandleaderA shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the...
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Soul Power
as Self (archive footage)Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which...
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Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
as Self (archive footage)When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community...
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The T.A.M.I. Show
as SelfHailed by one music reviewer as "the grooviest, wildest, slickest hit ever to pound the screen,"...
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as SelfThe history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage...
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of...
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Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends
as SelfAn excellent comprehensive look at all the music that came out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati...
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George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein
as Self (archive footage)Don Letts's hilarious and colourful profile of the godfather of funk, whose 50-year career has...
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Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self (archive footage)A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke...
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The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.
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The Phynx
as James BrownA rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in...
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Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
as Self (archive footage)"Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer" is a feature-length documentary. In this entertaining look...
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When the Music's Over
as SelfRare clips of performance and interviews by a multiple of stars, all prematurely lost.
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1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
as Self (archive footage)The Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the May events in France,...
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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
as Self (archive footage)On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded...
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It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of...
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A Tale of James Brown
as Self (archive footage)Comedian/filmmaker Camille Solari spends the last year interviewing the legendary musical icon...
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Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular
as SelfThis show brings together legendary artists of the 1960s and 1970s for a once-in-a-lifetime...
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Africa Rising
as Self - Musician (archive footage)How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the...
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Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
as Self (archive footage)Best of the 60s is a documentary and a compilation from across the years of the iconic music...
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Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
as James BrownAre you ready for some old-time rock and roll?! Then you are ready for the masters, the...
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RapLine
as SelfBetween 1990 and 1993, at a time when rap was not yet on the radio in France, Olivier Cachin...
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Paper Chasers
as uncreditedPaper Chasers is a feature length documentary about the impact of hip hop entrepreneurs who have...
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of...
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The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1977
as uncreditedThese are live performances from a television music show that aired late night on the NBC-TV...
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James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
as SelfThe Godfather of Soul tells his life story and features his greatest live performances.
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Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
as SelfDocumentary on the sexual revolution in America.
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James Brown: Soul Survivor
as SelfJames Brown's legacy has influenced rap, soul, funk and R&B. But along with his huge talent,...
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Finding the Funk
as SelfFinding the Funk is a road trip in search of the past, present and future of Funk music....
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Pavarotti The Duets
as SelfLUCIANO PAVAROTTI was the rare artist who could easily bridge the divide between classical and...
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The Giants of Black Music
as SelfMother Popcorn - James Brown What's The Use Of Breaking Up - Jerry Butler MacArthur Park -...
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Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
as Self (archive footage)Radio disc jockey legend Casey Kasem presents this collection featuring momentous occasions in...
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James Brown: Live at Montreux
as Self"Soul Brother No.1", "The Godfather Of Soul", "Mr Dynamite" are all titles that have been...
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Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
as Self - Singer (archive footage)In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor...
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The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
as uncreditedA documentary on funk and P-funk and the bands and artists that made it all happen: James Brown,...
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Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)Fatherhood has proved a great subject for a variety of artists - some celebratory, some...
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James Brown: Body Heat
as SelfIn 1969 at a concert in Monterey James Brown announced his intention to retire from touring but...
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The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
as SelfThe Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during...
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James Brown Live At The Apollo '68
as SelfThis was one of a series of concerts James Brown gave at the Apollo in Harlem in March 1968....
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James Brown: Live From The House Of Blues
as SelfThe hardest working man in show business brings down the House of Blues with a live concert...
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James Brown - Live At Chastain Park
as HimselfThe hardest working man in show business is back--and some say better than ever--in this live...
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James Brown Live in Berlin
as uncreditedThe great James Brown and his band in concert, with a young Maceo Parker on saxophone. A live...
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James Brown Live At The Boston Garden - April 5, 1968
as SelfLive at the Boston Garden: April 5, 1968 is a concert film starring James Brown. Recorded at the...
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James Brown: Soul Train 1973-1974
as SelfAll of James Brown's performances on Soul Train from 1973 to 1974.
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James Brown: Live
as SelfFor one special night back in the mid '80s, the air in Atlanta, Georgia heated up a few degrees....
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James Brown: Love Power Peace
as SelfLive at the Olympia, Paris, 1971 is the only recording that documents one of his live...
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The Simpsons
as James Brown (voice)Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as SelfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-HostThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as SelfThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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Miami Vice
as uncreditedThe story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking...
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The View
as SelfABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
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New York Undercover
as SelfNew York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and...
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Duckman
as uncreditedTogether with Cornfed, his portly, porcine partner in crime solving, this defective detective...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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Amen
as uncreditedAmen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27,...
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The Kennedy Center Honors
as SelfThe Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their...
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Charlie Rose
as Self (Archive footage)Acclaimed interviewer and Emmy-winning journalist Charlie Rose engages a wide range of guests,...
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The Hire
as SelfBMW Films presents "The Hire", a series of nine short films produced for the Internet in 2001...
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Shindig!
as SelfShindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to...
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The Flip Wilson Show
as SelfThe Flip Wilson Show is an hour long variety show that aired in the U.S. on NBC from September...
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TFI Friday
as SelfTFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to...
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The Hollywood Palace
as SelfThe Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly...
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Yo! MTV Raps
as SelfPopular rap music videos showcased along with live performances and interviews with notable rap...
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70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage)A look back at the social movements, revolts and youth subcultures from the post-war period to...
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Playboy After Dark
as uncreditedPlayboy After Dark is an American television show hosted by Hugh Hefner. It aired in syndication...
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The Music Scene
as uncreditedThe Music Scene is a television series aired by ABC as part of its Fall 1969 lineup, in the...
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James Brown: Say It Loud
as Self (archive footage)Traces the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th grade drop-out arrested...
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Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
as SelfSoul music has conquered the world in the last 50 years - growing from the raw, electric rhythms...
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