He said

"Die on your feet, don't live on your knees."

Mr. Dynamite

Mr Please, Please, Please

The Godfather of Soul

The Hardest Working Man in Show Business

Soul Brother Number One

Allowed me to be unashamed of my Blackness

I didn’t even care that he had a process

Mr Brown turned me on to the rock in the roll

I learned to love the blues and the rhythm of my soul

He was the One and he was the Only

The world already feels a little more lonely

He told Santa to go straight to the ghetto

He flew around in his own private jetto

His band was so hot he called them the Flames

He had a thousand hits, to go with all of his names

We all said it proud, “I’m Black!” real loud

They bloodied his head but he remained unbowed

We all got the feelin’ and we danced all nite

Never out of mind, always out of sight

Of your sweet funky stuff

You are the original Mr Funk-intellecky

And we will celebrate you forever

With our soul and funk-a-tears.

I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I'll Get It Myself)

Living in America

"Thank God I had the ability to understand that I had a different beat and that I was a drummer."

Mr James Joseph Brown (1933-2006)