James Brown By rufos May 3, 1933 birth Jan 16, 1950 First public attention These years people got to know him Dec 25, 2006 Death James Brown's deathHe died of an overdose Jan 16, 2013 I feel good ifeel goodLater in 1965, King released the uptempo rock 'n' roll song, "I Got You (I Feel Good)", which, in late 1965, reached No. 1 on the R&B charts