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USA: Famous musician James Brown dies at 73 Mon. December 25, 2006 08:40 am. - Hajarah Kizza James Brown (SomaliNet) The international entertainment industry has suffered a great loss with the death of famous musician, James Brown. James Brown, commonly referred to as "Godfather of Soul," died today (Christmas day) at the age of seventy three. His manager, Frank Copsidas, says that Brown died from pneumonia, having been admitted in an Atlanta hospital on Saturday. Brown is famous for another of hits, one of which is "Say it Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)" which was very popular in the 1960s. By his death, he had recorded over 50 albums with 119 chart hitting songs. He won the 1992 Grammy lifetime achievement award. Brown was not only a musician but also a businessman, who owned several radio stations and his own production company. This made him a very wealthy man. Brown’s life has been completely smooth sailing. In the 1980s and 90s, he was arrested numerous times, and charged with drug possession. He is also said to have grown up in conditions of extreme poverty. Amongst his 1960s to 1970s famous hits are "Please, Please, Please," "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "I Got You (I Feel Good)" "Get Up (I feel like being a Sex Machine)" and "It's a Man's World." However, he won his first grammy after hid 1985 hit song, “Living in America. News Category: World Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: Somali pirates hijack second Stolt ship-of... Libya: 6 killed as gun battles break out in southeas... Nigeria: Militants threaten to renew "oil war" if a... Zimbabwe: Opposition chief Tsvangirai rejects SADC c... Philippine: Troops kill 10 Muslim rebels in the troub... Ivory Coast: Political leaders postpone November 3... Rwanda: Thousands protest against arrest of Rwa... Nicaragua: Thousands riot after Nicaragua local elec... India negotiating a $1.5 -billion arms deal with Isra... Sudan, Chad restore full diplomatic ties, exchange e... More News...