A surprising and controversial ode to women, “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World” from 1966 showcases Brown’s softer side. A major hit and an iconic ballad in his discography, this song doesn’t boast the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I first wrote about James Brown, I thought I’d covered enough ground with the big hits—the songs everyone knows and loves. But not long after that article went live, I started ...
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Top 40 Funk Songs

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure ...
James Brown, the trailblazing Godfather of Soul who passed in 2006, places a new song on a Billboard chart for the first time since 1993 as his co-billed collaboration with 310babii, “Bad,” reaches No ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Matthew Eisman/WireImage/Getty Images Bootsy Collins is the ultimate funkateer, which is ...