Legendary Singer, James Brown, dies at 73

Dyre Straits · Dec 25, 2006, 12:24 PM

Taken to the hospital on Sunday afternoon with symptoms of pneumonia, he died early Monday (Christmas) morning right here in Atlanta, GA.

More here:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/..._mu/obit_brown

SFOSOK · Dec 25, 2006, 12:25 PM

Damn, thats too bad. Gotta admire someone with his energy and spirit. He will be missed by many.

BlueMak · Dec 25, 2006, 01:31 PM

I watched him once live, in 2000 I think, his show kinda sucked. Still, the mas was a legend. I also thought he was much older than just 73.

>GSXR<mrbusa · Dec 25, 2006, 02:53 PM

I didn't like his music but he was one of my favorite celebrities.
He just didn't give a s__t! I love it. He had one hell of a life and will be missed. All these celebrity drones that are all about the buck and there image can take some pointers from him. It's like there all being molded in the same factory. There are some actors and singers that I get mixed up because I cant tell them apart.

e v o · Dec 25, 2006, 05:15 PM

Rip

**MIG-31** · Dec 25, 2006, 09:48 PM

im not a huge fan of his music to be honest,only one or two tracks from his style i liked....

But a great legend none the less.. RIP.

riles9262 · Dec 26, 2006, 01:06 AM

wow, he was scheduled to come to BC for a concert this year (in vancouver I think). Sad news.

Tinkerhell · Dec 26, 2006, 05:21 PM

I heard something about his wife going home from the hospital after he passed & the whole place was locked up & she couldn't get it... It's all about the money. He was a legend though & will be missed. RIP.

Vikingod · Dec 26, 2006, 05:26 PM

Very sad. He was a true great, probably top 5 most influencial artist of all time. Personally I'm a huge fan, I'll miss him.

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BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,244 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	I watched him once live, in 2000 I think, his show kinda sucked. Still, the mas was a legend. I also thought he was much older than just 73. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

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riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 70 System Specs	wow, he was scheduled to come to BC for a concert this year (in vancouver I think). Sad news. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

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>GSXR<mrbusa im a FREAK Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,107 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	I didn't like his music but he was one of my favorite celebrities. He just didn't give a s__t! I love it. He had one hell of a life and will be missed. All these celebrity drones that are all about the buck and there image can take some pointers from him. It's like there all being molded in the same factory. There are some actors and singers that I get mixed up because I cant tell them apart.

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Tinkerhell Not all fairies are nice. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 989 Rep Power: 42	I heard something about his wife going home from the hospital after he passed & the whole place was locked up & she couldn't get it... It's all about the money. He was a legend though & will be missed. RIP. __________________ Stupidity should be painful if not terminal. Darwin for Sainthood!!

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Very sad. He was a true great, probably top 5 most influencial artist of all time. Personally I'm a huge fan, I'll miss him. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*