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Brown was born here.
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James Brown's life
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His parents splits away. He moved to Augusta, living with his aunt, the madam of a brothel.
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Dismissed from School and worked in odd jobs.
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Sang in the church choir.
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Arrested for stealing a car
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Released from prison
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Married Velma Warren
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Invited by Bobby Byrd to join his R&B vocal group.
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"Please, Please, Please" reached the no. 6 on the R&B charts
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Named as Famous Flames, his group recorded "Please, Please, Please".
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Moved to New York and Recorded "Try Me", that reached No. 1 on R&B charts.
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Recorded Live at the Apollo, that reached the No. 2 of the pop album chart.
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Recorded "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", that is considered as the first song of funk.
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Recorded "Don't Be a Dropout" for the education to the black community.
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Attempted to prevent riots for Marthin Luther King's Jr. assassination in a televised live concert.
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Divorced Velma Warren.
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Married Deidre Jenkins.
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Divorced Deidre Jenkins.
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Married Adrienne Rodriguez
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Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Arrested again after a police chase.
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Released from jail.
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Adrienne Rodriguez died.
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Married with Tomi Rae Hynnie
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Died in the X-mas of 2006 after a battle with pneumonia.