James Brown was born James Joe Brown, Jr. The date of his birth is May 3rd, 1933 in Barnwell, SC. His father's name was Joe Garner Brown he was a black and American Indian. His mother, Susie Behlings Brown was black and asian. James was delivered by his aunts .He was a stillborn baby, his Aunt Minnie did not give up after he was born, she blew into his lungs until he started to cry. Both …showed first 75 words of 1074 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1074 total…member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Brown added to his collections of accolades when he received special lifetime achievement Grammy Award in 1992.James Brown is as potent today as he has ever been. His single "Living in America" was featured in Rocky IV and he has appeared in The Blues Brothers. He also appeared in Blues Brothers 2000 and there are presently several companies bidding to do films based on his life story.