James Brown Biography By MateuSpurs May 3, 1933 Brown was born here. Period: May 3, 1933 to Dec 25, 2006 James Brown's life Jan 1, 1937 His parents splits away. He moved to Augusta, living with his aunt, the madam of a brothel. Jan 1, 1945 Dismissed from School and worked in odd jobs. Jul 1, 1945 Sang in the church choir. Jan 1, 1949 Arrested for stealing a car Jan 1, 1953 Released from prison Jun 19, 1953 Married Velma Warren Jan 1, 1955 Invited by Bobby Byrd to join his R&B vocal group. Feb 4, 1956 "Please, Please, Please" reached the no. 6 on the R&B charts Mar 4, 1956 Named as Famous Flames, his group recorded "Please, Please, Please". Sep 18, 1958 Moved to New York and Recorded "Try Me", that reached No. 1 on R&B charts. Oct 24, 1962 Recorded Live at the Apollo, that reached the No. 2 of the pop album chart. Feb 1, 1965 Recorded "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", that is considered as the first song of funk. Aug 16, 1966 Recorded "Don't Be a Dropout" for the education to the black community. Apr 5, 1968 Attempted to prevent riots for Marthin Luther King's Jr. assassination in a televised live concert. Aug 26, 1969 Divorced Velma Warren. Oct 22, 1970 Married Deidre Jenkins. Jan 10, 1980 Divorced Deidre Jenkins. Jan 1, 1984 Married Adrienne Rodriguez Jan 1, 1986 Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Jan 1, 1988 Arrested again after a police chase. Jan 1, 1991 Released from jail. Jan 6, 1996 Adrienne Rodriguez died. Dec 1, 2002 Married with Tomi Rae Hynnie Dec 25, 2006 Died in the X-mas of 2006 after a battle with pneumonia.
