James Brown

Questlove, shown here performing in New York City in June, won an Oscar in March for his documentary, Summer of Soul. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Mythical Games hide caption

The latest release of James Brown's music, Get Down with James Brown: Live at the Apollo Vol 4, was recorded in 1972 — and finally released this year. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

James Brown performs at the Philharmonie in Cologne, Germany in 2003. Henning Kaiser/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis' version of "We Three Kings" goes on Christian McBride's holiday playlist. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Brooks Brothers hide caption

John "Jabo" Starks (left) and Clyde Stubblefield laid the grooves on many of James Brown's biggest hits. Here, they clown around on the cover of their joint DVD, Soul of the Funky Drummers. Rittor Music hide caption

James Brown performs onstage at the TAMI Show on December 29, 1964 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in California. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption

John Leguizamo is currently touring on his one man show Ghetto Klown. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The inimitable James Brown sings on stage at the Olympia theater, Paris, France. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption