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*YouTube hopes users will get on the good foot with its new James Brown channel, featuring, concert footage, testimonials — and, of course, opportunities to purchase DVDs and other merchandise, reports Deadline.com. The channel (youtube.com/jamesbrownofficial and shoutfactory.com/jamesbrown) is a partnership between the James Brown Estate and label Shout Factory, which distributes the Godfather of Soul’s [...]
*It’s been 7-years since the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, passed away, but his estate is still unsettled. The South Carolina Supreme Court has been going back and forth with the estate and family about who gets what. A 2009 settlement was to give nearly half to a charitable trust, a quarter to his widow, Tomi Rae Hynie, [...]
*Spike Lee apparently doesn’t leave the best taste in Hollywood’s mouth. It’s not that he doesn’t make some dynamic, worth-talking-about films. It’s more like he’s not someone they particularly want to work with … at least that’s the impression producer Brian Grazer gives. Spike was on the list to direct the James Brown biopic, but [...]
*Recordings by Richard Pryor, Whitney Houston, James Brown and Ray Charles are among the 27 that will be added to the Grammy Hall of Fame this year for its 40th anniversary. Charles’ “Hit the Road Jack,” Brown’s “I Feel Good” and Houston’s self-titled 1985 will join other historic recordings in the Hall, including Richard Pryor’s [...]
*Director Tate Taylor, who adapted and made his helming debut on “The Help,” is in negotiations to direct an untitled biopic on James Brown – with Imagine Entertainment‘s Brian Grazer and fellow musical icon Mick Jagger serving as producers. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] According to Deadline.com, the film will be a co-production between Imagine [...]
*Six depositions and three public documents could resolve five years of legal battles by revealing who filed false and misleading statements in the estate hearings of music legend James Brown–but actions in two courts this week could leave documents sealed and questions unanswered for years. At the request of Attorney General (AG) Alan Wilson and [...]
*At an Aiken, South Carolina hearing in March, Circuit Court Judge George James was asked to revisit the question of whether former James Brown trustee, David Cannon, should pay restitution on the music legend’s missing millions. The hearing also raised questions about who was responsible for not seeking restitution in the original Cannon hearing. In [...]
*In another bombshell twist to the James Brown estate story, Brown’s son Daryl has sent an impassioned plea to Attorney General (AG) Alan Wilson, asking Wilson to protect the intended beneficiaries of his father’s “I Feel Good” education charity. “The Attorney General was supposed to protect the needy children, not give away what my father [...]
*On Thursday (July 19) of last week, S.C. Attorney General (AG) Alan Wilson and Tommie Rae Hynie, former companion of entertainment legend James Brown, obtained an emergency court order–issued orally–to stop a deposition from former Brown trustee Albert “Buddy” Dallas. The order did not, however, stop James Brown’s friend and attorney of 20+ years from [...]
*In South Carolina, Venisha Brown, the daughter of the late James Brown, is being charged with theft by taking a motor vehicle in Richmond County and is being held for North Augusta authorities, according to Richmond County sheriff’s Investigator Billy Dixon. North Augusta Public Safety has issued warrants against Brown for possession of a stolen [...]
*The son of music legend James Brown now regrets that he did not follow his father’s wishes as expressed in his will–and he shared his concern that his daughters will never receive the education funds their grandfather left them in a trust he established in 2000. Daryl Brown, in a taped telephone interview on Wednesday [...]
*How many children did music legend James Brown have? As of Father’s Day, perhaps 13. James Curtis of Las Vegas has stepped forward, claiming to be Brown’s son. His mother, now deceased, met James Brown in Augusta juke joints and became pregnant with him when she was 13 years old, he said. Brown was also [...]
For those who’ve been keeping track of the James Brown probate case, or if you’re simply interested in knowing where things stand 6 years after his death, this report for the Newberry Observer, from writer Sue Sumner, should bring you up to date on all the drama. —————————————— *On Friday night (05-11-12) former James Brown [...]
*The trust of legendary singer and icon James Brown has been battered by greed and confusion since his death. According to an exclusive EUR source, Sue Summer, a South Carolina journalist, high officials have been attempting to cover up money swindling and trust theft. Now the fate of Brown’s charitable trust sits in the hands [...]
*In 1966 the Godfather of Soul recorded a song called “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” that accurately summed up the predominate thought in the world regarding gender relations: men accomplish all things of value and women are accessories. Ironically enough James Brown gained a number one song with this message at the same time [...]
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