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James Brown career started in Toccoa, Georgia, where he became a gospel singer. Brown's career lasted about 50 years and within that time period, he influenced so many people and influenced the development of several different music genres. He became nationally famous when he became the lead singer for an R&B vocal group called the Gospel Starlighters. The Gospel Starlighters actually became known as the Flames or The Famous Flames. After this, James Brown and the band had many hits, some even hitting top charts for R&B. The style of music that James Brown performed and wrote became known as funk music. Brown even became known as "The Godfather of Soul," which was and still is the most famous nickname for him. Around 1983, Brown was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and following that he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
James Brown Career:
James Brown Early Life:
James Brown was actually supposed to be named Joseph James Brown. But a funny mistake happened when it came to his birth certificate, they accidentally switched his first name and middle name. Brown grew up in extreme poverty and lived in Elko, South Carolina. After about 4 or 5 years of having James Brown, the family moved to Augusta, Georgia, where they stayed at one of Brown's aunts' brothels for a little. Sadly a few years later, Brown's mother decided to leave his family. This basically pushed Brown to the streets where he tried to hustle people just to get by. Another sad thing that happened after his mother left him was that he decided to drop out of school after the sixth grade.
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