The Godfather of Soul James Brown dies at 73.

美国灵魂乐的教父 James Brown去世，享年73岁。

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Sad day for the world of music, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown has died.

今天是世界音乐界的悲痛之日，灵魂乐的教父詹姆斯·布朗与世长辞。

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With these words, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, created a new dance that spread across America in the early 1970s.

灵魂乐教父詹姆斯·布朗借由这段歌词，于1970年代初期发明一种遍传美国的新舞蹈。

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Today we tell about James Brown, the musician called "The Godfather of Soul."

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And James Brown became known as "The Godfather of Soul."

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James Brown, "The Godfather of Soul."

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When James Brown's funky horn section got cooking, the Godfather of Soul would call for a solo.

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The battle over the estate of the Godfather of Soul started not long after James Brown died of heart failure and pneumonia on Christmas Day, 2006, at the age of 73.

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Through the day, you'll get the chance to hear and read tributes to one of the great musical innovators and performers of the 20th century, a man who lived long enough to be dubbed the godfather of soul, though to those of us old enough to remember, he'll always be soul brother number one.

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