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Fresh Air Pays Tribute To James Brown, 'Godfather Of Funk' James Brown is featured in the new biopic Get On Up. In '80s and '90s, Terry Gross talked with his biographer and two musicians who played in his band. And in 2005, she talked with Brown himself.

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Fresh Air Pays Tribute To James Brown, 'Godfather Of Funk'

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Fresh Air Pays Tribute To James Brown, 'Godfather Of Funk'

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Even though James Brown died in 2006 at age 73, he continues to be influential — a new biopic about him called Get On Up, premieres in theaters Friday.

In the '80s and '90s, Fresh Air recorded interviews with Brown's biographer and two musicians who played in his band. And in 2005, James Brown chatted with Terry Gross after the publication of his autobiography I Feel Good.