Compare And Contrast Charles And James Brown

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Looking at both James Brown and Ray Charles you can see that they were very similar in their own musical way. Brown was born in Bardwell, South Carolina, on May 3, 1993. He was born into extreme poverty, but later worked his way to the top of the funk and R&B music earning the moniker "The Godfather of Soul".

Ray Charles was born in Georgia in 1930, on September 23. Charles was a legend who was the mainstream of soul music, giving him the name of "Father of Soul". His father was a mechanic, and his mother was a sharecropper. He ultiatmly became one of the best to do in in many genres.

Looking into the perspective of both of them and viewing some of the similarities between Robinson and Brown, you can see that there were several. First,

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