Ketanji Brown Jackson currently serves as Vice Chair and Commissioner of the United States Sentencing Commission, a position she has held since 2010.

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Jesse Jackson, a friend of Brown's since 1955.

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He joins Don Nelson, Lenny Wilkens, Pat Riley, Phil Jackson, Jerry Sloan, Larry Brown and George Karl in the exclusive club.

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From Mick Jagger to Michael Jackson, David Bowie to Public Enemy, Brown's rapid-footed dancing, hard-charging beats and heartfelt yet often unintelligible vocals changed the musical landscape.

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"He was dramatic to the end, dying on Christmas Day, " said US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who has been a friend of Brown since 1955.

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Besides Seger, the Osmonds and Ike and Tina Turner, Jackson's songs were also recorded by James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Clarence Carter.

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They've studied footage of Jackson as well as his influences, including Jackie Wilson and James Brown.

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With his tight pants, shimmering feet, eye makeup and outrageous hair, Brown set the stage for younger stars such as Michael Jackson and Prince.

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Jackson seems, at first, to take the most license with the character of Radagast the Brown.

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