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James Brown Dead at 73

HeadlineDec 26, 2006

James Brown — the Godfather of Soul — has died at the age of 73. He died early on Christmas morning as a result of congestive heart failure caused by pneumonia. Over the past 50 years, James Brown revolutionized popular music.

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