James Brown

James Brown, "The Godfather of Soul" died early Christmas morning. Brown was aged 73 and was in hospital suffering from pneumonia.

Internationally acclaimed for his passionate stage performances and groundbreaking musical style, he recorded countless hits including (Get Up I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine and Out Of Sight.

Music Mogul

Ahmet Ertegun died last Thursday at the age of 83. He was a pioneer in the music business - ran Atlantic Records for most of his life and made multi millions sellers of groups such as The Rolling Stones, and started Ruth Brown's career (she also died recently), plus Aretha Franklin,Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Led Zepplin and Ray Charles. One of the greatest Blues record producers, ever. Sadly, he died after being injured in a fall backstage at a Rolling Stones gig on October 29th).

Found item - Billie Holiday

You will find a YouTube movie about Billie Holliday if you explore the site. And that may not be all you will find. But here is a link to a nice French point of view - with a nice collection of photos. Click here