James Brown

The 20 greatest Christmas albums – ranked!
Whether you fancy a heartwarming carol with Elvis or the story of a yuletide drug dealer from OutKast, there’s a festive album for you in our rundown of the best ever
Alexis Petridis
15, Dec, 2022 @1:52 PM

Bootsy Collins: 'We're all funky, just not all of us know it'
The P-Funk bassist was a street kid in the 60s, got his break with James Brown, then spent much of the 70s taking LSD. He talks about drugs, racism, police brutality – and the healing power of music
Ammar Kalia
15, Jun, 2020 @1:39 PM

Record Store Day: 20 exclusive releases to look out for
Classic vinyl reissues, limited collectors’ editions and unreleased recordings from Fela Kuti, Prince and David Bowie join rare pressings by the Prodigy and the Notorious BIG this Saturday
Gregory Robinson
10, Apr, 2019 @2:00 PM

Call to investigate James Brown's death after murder claims
Doctor who signed soul legend’s death certificate airs doubts, while suspicions also raised over death of Brown’s third wife, Adrienne
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
06, Feb, 2019 @10:44 AM

Charles Bradley: 'He made it look easy because he was a natural'
The James Brown tribute act became one of the great classic soul voices. As Daptone release his posthumous album, Ozzy Osbourne, Margo Price and more remember his talent
Michael Hann
06, Nov, 2018 @3:00 PM

More synthetic bamboo! The greatest preset sounds in pop music
Christine and the Queens has been criticised for using prefabricated loops from software, rather than coming up with new sounds herself. But from Kate Bush to Kendrick Lamar, these presets are actually the foundation of modern pop
Dave Simpson
14, Aug, 2018 @3:49 PM

Behind the scenes with the biggest soul stars of the 70s
Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Stevie Wonder – Bruce W Talamon photographed them all. His images, collected in a new book, capture an era before publicists controlled their stars
Killian Fox
22, Jul, 2018 @9:00 AM

Bootsy Collins: ‘LSD was a big part of why I left James Brown’s band’
The musician, 66, tells Candice Pires about free love, Funkadelic, coming to earthly consciousness and getting away from being Bootsy
Candice Pires
28, Oct, 2017 @1:00 PM

Charles Bradley obituary
American soul singer and songwriter who found fame late in life
Adam Sweeting
24, Sep, 2017 @4:48 PM

Readers recommend playlist: songs about fads and crazes
Short-lived dances and fashion gimmicks run through your suggestions this week – James Brown, Roxy Music and Sonic Youth all making an appearance
Guardian music
06, Jul, 2017 @11:00 AM

Black dynamite: the best Blaxploitation soundtracks
As Melvin Van Peebles’ seminal score to Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song is re-released we look at the most important soundtracks from the Blaxploitation era
David Ma
26, May, 2017 @1:59 PM

Bill O'Reilly criticized after mocking congresswoman's 'James Brown wig'
Fox News host apologizes after saying he could not hear what Maxine Waters was saying because he was looking at her hair, as channel displays images
Adam Gabbatt in New York
28, Mar, 2017 @7:23 PM
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