Artist:

James Brown

Album:

Composer(s):

James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff

Lyricist(s):

James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff

"The hardest working man in show business" more than deserved that title for a career spanning half a decade and countless albums along the way. His style evolved from R&B and soul to funk and a more modern approach of groove-based music, but the stage was where it all happened, as can be heard on the 1963 album Live At The Apollo. Along the way, The Godfather of Soul surrounded himself with only the best musicians.