Barnwell County, South Carolina - People from Barnwell County, South Carolina, James Brown, Elko, South Carolina, Barnwell, South Carolina (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: People from Barnwell County, South Carolina, James Brown, Elko, South Carolina, Barnwell, South Carolina, Williston, South Carolina, Kline, South Carolina, Blackville, South Carolina, Snelling, South Carolina, Hilda, South Carolina, Savannah River Site, South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, Henry Louis Wallace, Troy Brown, J. B. Hutto, Ellenton, South Carolina, Johnson Hagood, Dunbarton, South Carolina, Marvin Sease, Bettye Ackerman, Solomon Blatt, Sr., Solomon Blatt, Jr., Edgar Allan Brown, Julius Dixson, Meyers Mill, South Carolina, National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnwell County, South Carolina, Church of the Holy Apostles Rectory, Central Savannah River Area, Denmark Technical College, Joseph Emile Harley, Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal, Barnwell Regional Airport, Sampson H. Butler, Samuel W. Trotti, Blackville-Hilda High School shooting, James O'H. Patterson, Old Presbyterian Church (Barnwell, South Carolina), Bethlehem Baptist Church (Barnwell, South Carolina), Lake Brown. Excerpt: James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter. Eventually referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," Brown started singing in gospel groups and worked his way on up. He has been recognized as one of the most iconic figures in the 20th century popular music and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing. He was also called "the hardest-working man in show business." A prolific singer, songwriter, dancer and bandleader, Brown was a pivotal force in the music industry, leaving his mark on numerous artists. Even as his own career declined during the height of the golden age of hip hop, Brown's work found new life in the form of digital sampling; he would go on to become the most sampled artist in the history of the genre. Brown's music also influenced the rh...