詹姆斯·布朗在其50年的演艺生涯中，曾经两次成为促进美国音乐变革的关键人物———在60年代，是他把R&B变成了Soul；在70年代初，又是他把Soul变成了Funk。他的演出也独具个性。他的歌唱总是用尽全力，结合喘气、呼叫、呜咽等。许多时候，当表演结束时，他脸上流着汗，双膝弯曲，好像就要晕倒在台上一样，但一会又站起来，不顾一切地继续演唱。同时，他的舞蹈也很有名，曾影响了从“滚石”乐队主唱米克·贾格尔到迈克尔·杰克逊等很多人的表演（东方早报）。半个世纪以来，“灵魂音乐教父”革新的天才丰富了我们的文化，影响了一代又一代的音乐人。作为一个独创式美国天才， 他的歌迷来自各行各业，来自不同的社会背景。布朗骨子里是一个很会秀的艺人，他的舞蹈尤其值得一提。布朗之于节奏与舞曲音乐，就像迪伦之于抒情歌词，是该领域中无可争议的伟大革新者。布朗是一位传奇的R&B歌星、作词家，他是“疯克”(Funk)音乐的缔造者，在饶舌、嘻哈、迪斯科等领域也独树一帜。布朗有很多别名，但他的天赋却得到大家众口一词的赞扬。
1959Please Please PleasePolydor
1959Try Me!King
1960ThinkPolydor
1961James Browns Presents His Band & Five Other Great ArtistsKing
1961Night TrainKing
1961The Amazing James BrownKing
1962Jump AroundKing
1962Shout & ShimmyKing
1962Tour the
1963Live at the ApolloPolydor
1963Prisoner of LoveKing
1964Pure Dynamite! Live at the RoyalKing
1964ShowtimeSmash
1964Out of SightSmash
1964Grits & SoulSmash
1965Papa's Got a Brand New BagPolygram
1965James Brown Plays James Brown: Yesterday and h
1965Papa's Got a Brand New BagKing
1966I Got You (I Feel Good) [Creative Sounds]King
1966James Brown Plays New BreedSmash
1966It's a Man's Man's Man's WorldKing
1966Handful of SoulSmash
1966James Brown & His Famous Flames Sing Christmas SongsKing
1966Mighty InstrumentalsKing
1967Sings Raw SoulPolydor
1967Live at the GardenKing
1967James Brown Plays the Real ThingSmash
1967Cold SweatKing
1968I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch MeKing
1968I Got the Feelin'Polydor
1968James Brown Plays Nothing But SoulKing
1968Live at the ApolloPolydor
1968James Brown Sings out of SightPolydor
1968A Soulful ChristmasKing
1968A Thinking About Little Willie/A Few Nice
1968James Brown Presents His Show of TomorrowKing
1968Soul PartyPolydor
1969Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm ProudPolydor
1969Gettin' Down to ItPolydor
1969It's a MotherPolydor
1969The PopcornPolydor
1969ExcitementKing
1969Plays Rhythm & BluesPhilips
1970Ain't It FunkyKing
1970Soul on TopVerve
1970It's a New Day -- So Let a Man Come InPolydor
1970Sex Machine [live]Polydor
1970Hey AmericaKing
1971Sho Is Funky Down HereKing
1971Hot PantsPolydor
1971Revolution of the Mind [live]Polydor
1971Soul Brother No. 1Polydor
1971Super Bad [live]King
1972There It IsPolydor
1972Get on the Good FootPolydor
1973Black CaesarPolydor
1973Slaughter's Big Rip-OffPolydor
1973The PaybackPolydor
1974HellPolydor
1974RealityPolydor
1975Sex Machine TodayHip-O Select
1975Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double BumpPolydor
1976Get up Offa That ThingPolydor
1976BodyheatPolydor
1976HotPolydor
1977Mutha's NaturePolydor
1977StrangersPolydor
1978Jam/1980'sPolydor
1978Take a Look at Those CakesPolydor
1979The Original Disco ManPolydor
1979Mister DynamitePolydor
1980PeoplePolydor
1980Hot on the One [live]Polydor
1980Soul SyndromeRhino
1981Nonstop!Polydor
1981The Third ComingPolydor
1981Live in New YorkAudio Fidelity
1981SpecialPolydor
1982Mean on the Scene [live]Audio Fidelity
1983Bring It On!Churchill/Augusta
1985Live in ConcertSugar Hill
1986GravityScotti Brothers
1988I'm RealScotti Bros.
1991Love Over-DueScotti Bros.
1992Universal JamesScotti Bros.
1995Live at the ApolloScotti Bros.
1998Live in Paris 1971PSP
1998I'm BackMercury
1999The Merry Christmas AlbumWaxworks
2001Live DynamiteCharly
2001Get up Offa That Thing [live]Bianco
2001Funky ChristmasSpectrum
2002Super Bad: LiveOrpheus
2002Startime LiveUniversal
2002In Concert [live]BCI Eclipse
2003Slaughter's Big Rip Off [Japan CD]Japanese Import
2004Music Legends: James Brown Live in ConcertBCI Music
200470's Funk Classic [Collectables]Collectables
2004Give It Up or Turn It LoosePazzazz
2005Night of Super Soul [live]MPG
2006Live at Chastain ParkMusic Avenue
2006And I Do Just What I WantUniversal/Spectrum
2006Fine Old Foxy SelfUniversal/Spectrum
2006Definitive James Brown [live]Store for Music Lt
詹姆斯·布朗(James Brown 1933-2006)，出生于美国南卡罗莱纳州的巴恩韦尔，被誉为美国灵魂乐的教父（Godfather of Soul），说唱、嘻哈和迪斯科等音乐类型的奠基人。
1953年开始演唱生涯。1965年，詹姆斯·布朗凭借《老爸的新袋子》获得格莱美最佳R&B唱片，从20世纪50年代至70年代中期，美国歌坛的两次变革都与他有关。
布朗一生录制了逾50张专辑，单曲超过119支。布朗曾于1965年和1987年获得格莱美两项大奖，并于1992年加冕格莱美终身成就奖。他还是1986年首批入选摇滚名人堂的歌手之一。
2006年12月25日凌晨1点45分因肺炎不幸在美国去世，享年73岁。
