'Godfather of Soul' James Brown dies

“Godfather of Soul” James Brown, who died in Atlanta early today at the age of 73, was one of the major musical influences of the past 50 years.

James Brown, the singer known as the “Godfather of Soul”, has died, his agent said today. He was 73.

Brown went into Emory Crawford Long Hospital, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the US, with pneumonia yesterday and died around 6.45am UK time today, said agent Frank Copsidas.