Legendary Singer James Brown Dies at 73
By GREG BLUESTEIN
This story ran on nwitimes.com on
Monday, December 25, 2006 5:47 AM CST
ATLANTA - James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured
"Godfather of Soul," whose rasping vocals and
revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk
and disco as well, died early Monday, his agent said.
He was 73.Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia at
Emory Crawford Long Hospital on Sunday and died
around 1:45 a.m. Monday, said his agent, Frank Copsidas
of Intrigue Music.
Longtime friend Charles Bobbit was by his side, he said.
Copsidas said the cause of death was uncertain.
"We really don't know at this point what he died of," he
said.
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