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Old 12-25-06, 02:07 AM
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James Brown, Dead at 73
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/..._mu/obit_brown

ATLANTA - James Brown, the legendary singer known as the "Godfather of Soul," has died, his agent said early Monday. He was 73.

Brown was hospitalized Sunday at Emory Crawford Long Hospital with pneumonia and died around 1:45 a.m. Monday, said his agent, Frank Copsidas of Intrigue Music. Longtime friend Charles Bobbit was by his side, Copsidas said.
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I just saw this....

Get on the scene...RIP
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That's terrible. RIP.
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Sad news.
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Interesting how the article just calls it "early monday" rather than "early Christmas morning" or "early on December 25th".

Sorry to hear of his passing, at least it was relatively quick.
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Very sad. My dad will be surprised to hear this. He's always gone on and on about how he saw Mr. Brown 3 times in one year...
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Interesting how the article just calls it "early monday" rather than "early Christmas morning" or "early on December 25th".
It's that war on Christmas I tell ya!
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Old 12-25-06, 04:06 AM
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I thought the devil have stopped his aging process. Ah well. RIP.
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Damn, R.I.P. James... nobody could come close to matching your moves!
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RIP James.

That "one good article every issue" held true for a wonderful, lengthy James Brown write up in Rolling Stone recently. Worth seeking out.
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Old 12-25-06, 09:01 AM
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farewell, Sex Machine. Take it to the bridge.......
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RIP James Brown.
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Wow, that's a real Xmas bummer. I will miss him.

Keep it funky for 'em, wherever you are, brutha James.
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James Brown is dead.

Bummer.
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Damn R.I.P to the hardest workin Man in showbusiness.
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I don't feel good.

RIP James.
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I wonder if whoever found him came out and put the cape on him to revive him?

RIP James.
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Whoa. Sorry to hear that. He was one of the true originals. RIP, Hardest Working Man In Show Business.
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Well, with just under 200 JB songs on my Ipod, I guess I know what I'll be listening to around the house today...

James has been my favorite musician since I was 16 years old. This one really hurts.
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i really wish i could have seen him live...i always thought i would...sad news..
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sucks. One of the biggest musical influences of the 20th century.


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No mention of his death on ENTERTAINMENT TONITE or E! NEWS DAILEY on Monday.
And ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY has no mention in their 2006 YEAR END issue.
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No mention of his death on ENTERTAINMENT TONITE or E! NEWS DAILEY on Monday.
And ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY has no mention in their 2006 YEAR END issue.
It just happened today. The year-end EW issue went to print long before then. As for the shows, they were likely recorded in advance because of Christmas.
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