Release Date - 29th April 2002

Soul Brother Number One, the Godfather of Soul, the Hardest Working Man in Show Business, Mr. Dynamite -- those are mighty titles, but no one can question that James Brown has earned them more than any other performer…

Other singers were more popular, others were equally skilled, but no other African-American musician has been so influential on the course of popular music in the past several decades.
No other musician, pop or otherwise, put on a more exciting, exhilarating stage show -- Brown's performances were marvels of athletic stamina and split-second timing.

His music is probably more popular today than it's been in over 20 years, and not just among young rappers and samplers. For a long time his discography was mostly out of print, with pieces available only on skimpy greatest hits collections until now…