synffJames Brown, the Godfather of Soul and hardest-working man in show business, forged funk's relentless groove from the raw energy of Ray Charles's gospel fire, the punchy brass of Fred Wesley's arrangements, and Sly Stone's psychedelic edge.
Working alongside bandmates like Maceo Parker and…
57 roots·124 legacies
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped James Brown; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
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Fred Wesley, Bobby Day, Drew Dapps, Ray Charles + 53 more
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