'Get On Up' star said he worked five to eight hours a day with a choreographer. — -- When Chadwick Boseman was approached about taking on the complicated, soulful, split-loving role of James ...

Brown was born in 1933, raised in extreme poverty in South Carolina, and later, in Georgia, according to Biography. After discovering his deep affinity for gospel music at an early age, Brown decided ...

Released in 2014, Get on Up attempted to repeat the successes of the biopics Ray and Walk The Line, turning the story of a musical icon into box office gold and bag an award or two in the process. The ...

James Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter, eventually referred to as "The Godfather of Soul"(GFOS). Brown started singing in gospel groups and worked his way ...

James Brown always knew his measure. He thought very highly of his favorite person, James Brown, and was convinced that guy could do just about anything he set his mind to. Asked how he survived his ...

A James Brown bio pic will be shot in Mississippi. Mississippi native Tate Taylor, director and screenwriter of the acclaimed movie "The Help", made the announcement Monday, along with Gov. Phil ...

The drummer was, alongside Clyde Stubblefield, the rhythmic backbone to one of James Brown's most prolific and iconic eras. Jab'o Starks, the drummer who provided the steady beat for James Brown's ...