Leroy
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|  #1 Posted on 25.12.06 0217.40 | Instant Rating: 5.80 | Bad news on Christmas Day.
CNN just ran the story as I was flipping through the channels. May the Godfather of Soul rest in peace.
Edit: Washington Post
(edited by Leroy on 25.12.06 0020)
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| #2 Posted on 25.12.06 0319.10 | Instant Rating: 7.98 | | I'm not very knowledgeable with his work but it seems like his was a life of a lot of highs and lows. A pretty big talent that wasn't expected. 73 years old isn't really that old. | CRZ
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| #3 Posted on 26.12.06 0039.13 | Instant Rating: 9.00 | Click Here (ftp.crz.net) (1.2M, 192k MP3, 0:49)
"....I want you to know: regardless of the success and popularity, I'm still a Soul Brother. And to each and every one that come to see and hear the show... I want you to know that I'll never forget what I come from, where I come from, where I am today, and who put me there...you. Thank you very much." - James Brown, Say it Live and Loud: Live in Dallas 08.26.68
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| #4 Posted on 26.12.06 0925.26 | Instant Rating: 2.53 | Sad to hear this news yesterday. A true American music icon, who will be missed. SNL parodies, and imitations over the years have made a lot of people forget just how great he really was.
He may have had his problems in his personal life, but who hasn't?
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| Oliver
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|  #5 Posted on 26.12.06 1440.19 | Instant Rating: 4.67 | May you rest in peace, James. Thanks for the memories.
As a side note: I bought tickets to his concert that was to happen in January here in Vancouver. I was very excited, because I heard he put on a dynamite show.
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| #6 Posted on 26.12.06 1855.51 | Instant Rating: 3.27 | That really is a bummer. He was quite the showman.
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