If there’s one song that embodies James Brown’s influence on funk, it’s “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine.” Released ...

If you wanted to play with James Brown, you would play by his rules ... in funk-infused tunes like “Get Up (I Feel Like Being) a Sex Machine,” Brown’s music is the id unleashed.

James Brown set ... man in show business," Brown turned ballads into virtuosic theatrical turns—falling hard on his knees, busting into splits and half spins, popping the mike to the floor and back, ...

2. Get on up - and vote Nixon? Despite being a figurehead supporting the fight for race equality, James Brown supported Richard Nixon, whose Presidential campaign strategy deliberately exploited ...