Farewell to Brown ends in hometown

At a gathering marked by joy more than sorrow, thousands of James Brown’s fans and friends filled an arena bearing his name today for their final tribute to the homegrown singer known as the “Godfather of Soul”.

The farewell tour for Brown – beloved in Augusta, Georgia, as much for his generosity and influence as for his music – wound down with an afternoon funeral, two daysafter a boisterous viewing in the famed Apollo Theatre in New York.