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 James Brown artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
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
James Brown On Film: An Admiring And Unflinching Look At 'Mr. Dynamite'
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