R.I.P. James. I dont like they way they made him up. I know he was old but he didnt look like that.

I agree #1 and that purple suit is not a good look. But I’m proud of the man.

R.I.P Mr. Brown. i also dont like the way they made him up

RIP James Brown… I know this is wrong but why is he looking like The Joker…

they should have called me i would have done his hair james was known for the flips-hate the suit-james was fly people!! who handled this?????

Wow! James Brown is an ORIGINAL show stopper! Come on, yall know he would have worn that same suit, silver shoes and white gloves to the show he was to perform on New Year’s Eve. That was just him. I myself wondered who in the world was going to do his hair. I think he looks like himself her in the photos. They have put him a way very well. I do think he will be proud. Who else in this world will be able to have a 24 karat gold casket.. Really?? Without the likes of James Brown there would not have been a Prince, Michael Jackson, Usher, and whoever else that follows behind him.

How are ya’ll gonna talk about a dead person’s clothes, hair and make-up? Silly I tell ya.
Anyway I am glad to see so many turn out in respects for the Godfather of Soul.

WAAA? why did they do that to him!? R.I.P james we all loved you

@ #6-I was thinkining the same damn thing…so inconsiderate! RIP Mr James “Hardest working man in show biz” Brown!!!!!!!

His wife that passed away used to do his hair. The dye is very dark. But I think he looks good, just a little dry.

RIP - Like sharpton said, I didn’t expect him to die. He definetly had enough life n spirit to share with all of us…..and he did with his music and dancing.

He looks like himself, ready to perform again execpt only he’s sleeping. But, they could have at least laid his signature hair!

The casket? Gold?…they better bury him above ground, graverobbers still exist.

@#6, ERICA:

I agree about the purple suit. The man went out the same way he came in. A “Show Stopper”…..Nothing quiet about JB.
If the put him in a conservative black suit, it would have been fake.

kind.
RIP JB

I am happy to see that masses of people came out to bid the “God Father” farewell. He was not only a musical genius he has bestowed to the world music and served as an inspiration for Black America. He will be soarly missed. as a childI would often see James Brown when visiting my family in Agusta Gorgia! I shed a tear for the Godfather and pray for his spirit in hopes that he raches the pearly gates and is welcomed by his Lord and Savior.

I was hoping to see a pic of James Brown in the casket…I dunno what it is about seeing famous ppl in a casket that intersest me. R.I.P. There would be no hip hop without James Brown. He changed the world of music forever!

R.I.P I CANT BELIEVE HE IS GONE..

WHO IS GONNA SHOW THE YOUNGER GENERATION WHAT R n B, ROCK n ROLL, AND ALL THAT OTHER STYLES IS..

WE GONNA END UP WITH FOLKS THINKING THAT THE LIL SINGING GROUPS OUT NOW ISTHE WAY IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE..

ITS A SAD SAD DAY IN THE MUSIC WORLD WHEN YOU CANT FIND A DECENT R N B GOINT…

OPPS MY BAD JOINTS…LOL

RIP JAMES BROWN.

YALL KNOW YALL WRONG - RESPECT THE DEAD PLEASE…..

R.I.P Soul Brother #1
BTW Did yall hear they had to drive him in a van from Georgia to NY because they couldn’t get a plane for him? That’s some ish. All these rappers and what not w/planes and the one who started it all has to drive in a van? WTF!! SMH DAMN

I was saying the same thing about how he doesnt like like himself. but then i realized something he doesnt look like how we are use to seeing him in the spotlight he might have looked like this at home. you know he wore alot of makeup and stuff when he was out in public and performing but underneath all that he could have very well looked liked that. I think he looks more his age and natural in the casket then he did in life. he might have looked like that early in the morning.

lawd first luther then lou rawls then rick then gerald and now james everbody droping off and we gonna be stuck with pretTy ricky and omarion DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!!!!

I KNOW WE GET OUR JOAN ON AND HAVE NO CUT CARDS ON PEOPLE ON CL BUT DO SOME OF YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OR RESPECT? HE LOOKS MARVELOUS!! HE LOOKS LIKE HIMSELF. HIS LEGEND WILL LIVE ON IF THE ORIGIONAL MUSIC PAVE MAKERS KEEP IT GOING AND NEVER LET HIM SPIRITUALLY DIE. I GREW UP ON JAMES BROWN HE “IS” NOT “WAS” THE MAN. R.I.P. GOD FATHER.

He looks really “good” (??) I just hate seeing people in caskets.

Not that I am being disrespectful by any means but that doesn’t look anything like him! His hair looks bad and he wore more makeup than that when he was alive! That funeral home did a horrible job! That still doesn’t change who James Brown was but that funeral home is WRONG WRONG WRONG! The suit is fine because he dressed like that everyday!

RIP,James Brown
My condolences to the Brown family.We lost a very talented and well respected entertainer and pioneer of black music.

He looks like a dead california raisin.

lMAO @ AKAI you are wrong lmao.

Damn some of u even talk out a dead man WOWWWWWW

SOME PEOPLE ARE YOUNG AND IGNORANT. SHOW SOME TYPE OF RESPECT. I’M SURE YOUR MOTHER TOUGHT YOU “IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY, DON’T SAY SHIT AT ALL”. FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH NEGATIVE THINGS TO SAY, ESPECIALLY @25, YOU SHOULD FIRST PRAY THAT YOU MAKE IT TO LIVE THAT LONG AND SECOND WE ALL WILL ONE DAY LAY IN THAT SAME POSITION. DEAD AND LEAVING A FAMILY BEHIND TO GRIEVE. WHEN YOUR BLOOD IS DRAINED AND YOUR BODY IS FILLED WITH FORMALDEHYDE, METHANOL AND ETHANOL. HOW WILL YOU LOOK? YOUNG DUMMY. I TAKE SHIT LIKE THIS PERSONAL. WHEN YOU SUFFER LOSSES, LIKE I HAVE. IGNORANT PEOPLE WILL PISS YOU OFF. LEAVE THE NEGATIVITY FOR BEY AND JAY OR JERMAINE AND JANET. FOR ONCE ON CL, HAVE A LITTLE DENCENCY AND RESPECT.

DECENCY

My goodness, a great legend has passed and all you all can comment on is how bad he looks???? Sad!!!

I DIDN’T KNOT THAT INTERNET CAN JUST SHWO SOMEONE’S DEAD BODY LIKE THAT!!! THATS WRONG… VERY WRONG YALL GOING TO HELL .. R.I.P. JAMES B

RIP J.Brown..

He opened the door for alot of artist/performers today. And and will always be remembered for his music, dance moves, and crazy style. I think they did a good job making him up…he looks like himself. “SAY IT LOUD, IM BLACK N IM PROUD!!” LOL…

Um… May He Rest In Peace….

Contrary to what we may say, He looks very peaceful. Unlike a person that dies of trauma. I’ve been to funerals of people who die traumatic(gunshots, stabbings,etc.) and they don’t look nearly as good as he does. I’m quite sure if he was looking out of the norm of himself, his family would have had a closed casket funeral. We have to remember, he has aged, and he hasn’t been in the spotlight for many years, so he’s not going to look like the James we’ve seen on TV or on stage.

I think im getting old because this young horny kids/teenager be Pissing me off. so disrespectful and ignorant. anyways………. RIP James Brown, you will be missed.

LMAO @ AKAI

What a small world, my sister said he looked like a california raisin too.

I don’t think he looks any different than he did before. I mean the man is DEAD. What do ya’ll expect him to look like? His hair looks the same, like he has a roller wrap and the outfit looks like something he would wear. Soooo what’s the problem?

Anyway I still can’t believe he’s gone but I know James was smiling down at all his fans who came to give their final farewell.

R.I.P

Lord Have Mercy! Very sad! I can’t believe you guys are picking apart his clothing, hair, etc. I remember seeing him on that very stage when I was a kid! He was the ultimate entertainer! RIP James Brown!

@#18- Though the coffin was of course not made of gold, it was quite heavy. People did offer private planes but the heaviness of the coffin precluded planes from being used. We didn’t need another Aliyah situation.

@#31- What fucking planet are you from? What’s disrepectful? Death is a part of life. Do you own a TV? Video of this has been all over the tube. Your first New Year’s resolution should be not to be an idiot in ‘07

hot diggy damn…the look dont matter, its his impact he made on music…rip

Rest in Peace James Brown. You still got soul.

R.I.P. James Brown.

I have only one comment for the ignorant posts I’ve seen so far.

You can joke all you want–that’s fine.

But every time you pick up an Usher, Ginuwine, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, etc—any of these other so-called artists–just remember they’ve all borrowed a little sumthin from the same man you are now making jokes about and disrespecting–WHILE he lays in his coffin.

My prayers fo out to James Brown’s family…

First and foremost R.I.P. James Brown I cried today when I saw you in that casket because it really sunk in that you are gone.You will be gone but not forgotten you were an inspiration to many. I loved his spirit his spunk and most of all his music. I am sorry to say but alot of you on here are so disrespectful I mean my god he is dead have some kind of heart and show him some respect!

R.I.P BIG JAMES…THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT MUSIC..SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE HATERS THAT NEED JESUS IN THERE LIFE FOR TALKING ABOUT THE DEAD..HE WAS ONE OF THE GREATS THANK GOD FOR THAT GIFT HE BLESSED THE WORLD WITH…WE DONT HAVE THAT MANY GREATS LEFT…ONCE AGAIN R.I.P MR JAMES BROWN

he looks great may he rest in peace

MAY GOD REST HIS SOUL

See,
I feel as though James at 73 looks just as he probably should have given his age and the fact that the body has been preserved as best it could have been, I remember the club being packed up here when he came to perform with Chuck Brown. I must say they are honoring him in away that they should have. Now, I am thankful for his blessing that touched and inspired sooo many lives. I am thankful he impacted my life by inspiring my father (shoe make ol’ school like my dad r.i.p.) to take care of home and always put family first and never ever cease to work as hard as he could to give us (family) the best! Look, what our great culture has produced, Blessings to us all no take this to your home and let his life be a positive inspiration in your home!

So many young hater’s out their that didn’t even know or understand his Music! If you knew anything about James Brown or even went to any of his concerts you would know He was Fly and wore flashy clothes doin his thang with the Robe! This Man got his Respect all over the world!!!! Ask Your Mom,Dad and your Grandparents they’ll tell yah! So As Far As Him In that Box. THE MAN LOOKS GOOD AND JUST THINK HE’S THE ONE THAT WAS NOT AFRAID TO SAY HE WAS BLACK AND FING PROUD

People, People! Remember we all must go someday. Today isn’t promised to no one. Would any of the people making those ignorant comments about the decease, would like it, if it were any of your family members being disrespected in this manner? This very sad and hurtful that people can be this s—–!
There is absolutely no reason to disrespect this man. James Brown brought a lot of Soul and Funk to our music. He earned his title as being the “Godfather of Soul” gracefully, proudly, respectively and worked damn hard for many years keeping our music alive to the entire world. Stop and think, where would R & B be without him. I grew up listening to this wonderful entertainer.
James had his up’s and down’s just like all people. He gave the world apart of him through his music. Earned the title respectively as being the “The Hardest Working Man”, in show business.
James made black people stand up and be proud of who they are. Yes, I’ll say that I am “Black and damn Proud”. Thank You Mr. James Brown for your music and dedication to your people. R.I.P Job well done. I thank “God” for the talent of such an inspirational entertainer. He is truly an Icon.

Wow…I feel like I just walked up to the casket and viewed his body. I heard you shouldn’t take pics of someone deceased.

On a lighter note, I can hear JB saying, “Don’t have me at my funeral looking bad. Make sure my head is greased, pressed and curled”. Laughter helps to ease pain in difficult times.

He looks nice in his sparkling suit. RIP. You will be missed by many.

For all the people who are upset at the way James Brown looks in his casket, remember the Morticians have to prepare his body as best they can for this service as well as transporting him to N.Y., and back to GA. If his look in that casket makes you look upset, just realize that the family has final apporval and they picked out his outfit. I’m pretty sure he told someone what he wanted to wear into eternety. Just remember him on stage. Dancing, singing, breakin out in a “Cold Sweat”, gettin up up and doing his thang,you know movin, groovin, gettin down, gettin up on the good foot. That’s the James Brown I’ll be keeping in my memory.

WHEN THE LORD CALLS YOU, IT’S NOT GONNA MATTER WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE! PEACE BE UPON HIS NAME!!!

HOW SOMEBODY DiED AND U GUNNA BE LOOKIN AT THEIR CLOTHES;HAIR AND MAKEUP..ARE U SERIUS?..ANYWYZ
R.i.P JAMES BROWN

#20……that’s a sad statement but so true…. the talent level drops off significantly doesn’t it…?

#31 relax….it was a public viewing… Mr. Brown’s picture in the casket has been all over tv and newspapers…. There’s nothing devious about it appearing here on the internet.

Dang, it just hit me…. Out of the 100+ CDs I own, Mr. Brown is now the only non-living artist in my collection

R.I.P. , JB….

Man o man, Mr. Brown will surely be missed by me. I have so many memories of him, but his music will definitely live on in my house. Again, God bless him and his family. R.I.P.

Hola:
James Brown is for my, at least, the better musician of everybody, and I will follow always buying their disks.
Gracias.

R.I.P soul brother #1 he looks good the man was 73 yers old and still dressing the way they buried him he would have been proud peeps r gonna always have sumpthin to say i didnt know he had all dem children oh before i foget #31 sit yo ass down im glad they showed it here you wrong for saying that stop being a cry baby

R>I>P James B. The original Funkmaster!!!

I will never forget leaving Denny’s at 6am, and as I walked out of the door there was a junkbox with James Brown “I feel good”. I put in 0.25 and played the song and the look on everyone’s face when the song started was priceless. It woke everyone up and they all related to the artist and the song.

RIP. You will be missed.

^^Nice story, RIP JAMES BROWN.
I knew his family would lay him out in style.

@#7 — “Just a little dry” Are you kidding… the man is dead you moron. Should he have slathered down in vaseline before he died.
As much as you all would love for everyone to look like you… a little respect for the DEAD yes, DEAD. In case you forgot the man is DEAD. He can’t look wonderful. Get a life already. Get some knowledge. Respect to the man who started ALL OF THIS. And f*** you to all you “he looks this…” and “he looks that” wtf already!!!

I meant #10… sorry #7. Nuff respect to you for your common sense.

R.I.P James Brown.

Another music legend has passed away. But they’ll all be in Heaven making that sweet music together. What will the world be like now? With all the great actors, comedians, and singers passing away…I feel for the younger generations. But, at least the ones that have passed away affected the world in a GREAT way that will never be forgotten!

R.I.P. to James Brown and all the other great people in the entertainment industry that have passed away!!!
~~~The world will never be the same without yall!~~~

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Like everyone said, Beyonce looks so much better with darker hair, think she would look best with a dark brown. James Brown looks like a corspe
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I just lifted this off the UK Awards post a few days ago. Makes me remember to be careful of what I post and say about other people.

James’s funeral reminds me of Aaliyah’s. They both rode out in class.

James Brown’s music was before my time but his music was a HUGE influence on Hip Hop and I became familiar with alot of his music because so many Hip Hop producers sampled his music. I went to the Apollo and meeting ppl who were inspired and influenced directly by his music especially Say It Loud I’m Black and I’m Proud made me realize on how many different levels James Brown was a living legend. Thank God for blessing us with the Godfather of Soul and may he rest in peace and NEVER be forgotten.

RIP JB. I live in North Jersey, and today on one of the radio stations, the DJ did a mix of ALL the early-late hiphop songs that used James Brown. I mean - I knew that he was sampled- but DAMN I could not beleive HOW much. That DJ took me back to grade school/high school. He played something RUN DMC used that had a crazy sound effect, that I assumed was added with technology - but JB used that same sound effect the first go round. Somone needs to do a mix tape of all his work blended with all of the sampled work - it was amazing.

Dang, it just hit me…. Out of the 100+ CDs I own, Mr. Brown is now the only non-living artist in my collection

^@Stinka

Thankfully u had Mister Brown in ur collection but I can’t believe thats the only non living artist in your collection. Smh @ the youth of today. I’m not that old but I’m fortunate enough that I know Miles Davis, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Billie Holiday, and sooooooo many others! U need to add a few more legends to your collection!

@CHLOE,

Salaam Remi did this mix awhile back. Its short snippets of all the tracks that were sampled. If u listen to alot of hip hop you will immediately know the who used the sample. Its a nice little mix.

Enjoy.

http://www.zshare.net/aud...x-by-salaam-remi-mp3.html

@50 I heard that too but my grandpa does every one that passed away,I never got that either but he says to remember it.When a school mate of mines died they took pictures of her in her casket as well.God bless her soul.And as well as James Brown.Everybody has to go away one of these days we can’t be here forever and we know that.The man is dead let his body rest in peace his soul is in heaven and all we can do is celebrate his life and what he gaven us.

R.I.P Mr. James Brown (forever the godfather of soul)

R.I.P. Mr. james Brown. I was so overjoyed to have met u back in 1999 while taping motown live in hollywood. u were like the king coming to tape the show that day. I will never forget shaking your hand and realizing I had just met the Godfather of Soul.
thank u for making legendary music, it will groove souls for years to come! much love and respect! (and p.s. ya’all are off the hook with your comments” lol. lol. mr james brown is dancing and singing in heaven and laughing at these comments! lol. GOD Bless.

i was watching his “eyesight” live performance on u-tube and i couldnt believe how many characteristics artists nowadays have because of him and dont even know it, It was sad when Luther and Rick past,It seems we are losing everyone that made a REAL impact on music(not just black music) and we are making no effort to support the new artist comming up that are true performers-writers-vocalist-musicians-businessmen, and still listening to mindless, materialistic,jigga boo banter. Nas is right :hip-hop died a long time ago, We’ll miss you James(RIP)

oh! im new here, so wassup all>Sphinx

Somebody needs to sue the morticians! JB looks so dry! It’s a shame. Someone should have administered some oil to him! And the hair ain’t right, either. He would be appalled to know that he’s looking like this in public. Well, at least I heard he was going to have a costume change for the next viewing. Here’s to hoping. R.I.P James “Soul Brother Number One” Brown.

They put alot of makeup on the man, wow!!
I was just at the apollo theater. RIP james!!

i just have one question for everybody, why is it that when someone dies everybody wants to talk so good about them and when you say whats really on your mind peolpe wanna get mad and upset? dont get me wrong james brown was a pioneer of music, he shaped and sculped what music is, and many of these rnb cats are just copying him but didnt he do many other things that wernt to cool.

I still can’t believe he’s gone…for some reason I can still picture him performin on the BET awards…concreteloop why yall had 2 show this? R.I.P James.

These pics r everywhere…thanks loop, cause I’m shole goin miss me some James…he was still gettin down in his 70’s! The world is changing, we are gonna miss men like him, Gerald, Rick, Luther, etc…there will NEVER BE anyone to carry these torches because these men were one of a kind, and that’s just it. Some of the jokes though…just plain damn ignorance.
Also, EVERYONE makes mistakes. Rick James did some bad shyt, but he still made a difference in a good way and he will forever be missed and remembered…as well as Big, Pac, etc. We embrace the good and bad because that’s what makes us human.

Wow James Brown, he looks so peaceful there. RIP.

What the freak! they could have done so much better on the makeup and hair. I’m not so sure about the outfit cause he actually might like it, he wore eccentric colors and beaded get ups, so, can’t really say. But regarding hair and makeup, I would have been so upset if i were related cause i’m already upset, and i’m just a fan.

It’s a damn shame once you die you have no control over how they make you look in the casket. I don’t think James would approve of this, but…

Rest in Peace James, and may God be with his family in this hard times.

RIP! He was so influential to so many artists!

I don’t know who the mortician was, but they did not do a good job on him.

http://lpe.ajc.com/galler...ing/1206/brownsatservice/

A sharper photo

James may have requested a purple suit when he passed…so let’s just pay our respects to THE MAN!

RIP “Godfather”

So sad, a legend is gone all some ignorant people can comment on is his makeup and clothes, Dont talk about the dead like that cos its not right.
RIP
JAMES BROWN

#71…I heard Chub Rock (old rapper) and Public Enemy-Fight the power. Thanks for that link.

#75…I agree, the young artists we have today don’t come close to the Legends. Whenever I see artists perform I see Michael Jackson and we all know MJ was influenced by James B.

#84 Thanks for that link. Some ppl on here are being disrespectful but it seems apparent to me that JB’s family wants ppl to comment on his attire b/c that was apart of who he was, a flashy dresser. What other reason would they do the change in clothes? I noticed in the link #84 gave us, JB has a red shirt and black bow tie and on this site he is in a bluish suit.

I feel like his family is sending a message that he was stylish when he was alive and he is still stylish at his passing.

If they’d buried Mr. Brown in anything other than what you see pictured above, he would have been the first since Lazarus to raise up and put a hurting on somebody.
That’s how Papa got down and they did him right!!

He will truly be missed. I had to sit through 3 consecutive viewings of Rocky IV, as my husband found that a proper remembrance for him.(we also tried to figure out the ad-libs to Living In America)

My favorite memory of him was an Arsenio Hall episode where he kept calling Arsenio ” Arsinya” I fell out three times watching that.

he was one of the best and will NEVER be duplicated…

RIP James Brown….

James Brown R.I.P wir hier in Dutschland werden dich vermissen. Du wars auch in good old Germany ein gerngesehener Gast. Wir Lieben deine Musik und werden dich vermissen also Godfather ruhe in Frieden. Ich denke da wo du hingehst wirst du auch die Leute begeistern mit der Music von dir und ich glaube du wirst eine runde mit Gott grooven und ihn den Funk zeigen der dich so liebenswürdig gemacht hat. Also da wo du jetzt bist wirst du nun eine neue erfahrung machen und als zukunftiges Talent in Form einer anderen gestalt zurückkommen und über uns und deiner Familie wachen.

Liebe grüße aus Berlin Germany.

Der Familie wünsche ich alles gute und sie sollen Ihn so in Erinnerung behalten wie wir ihn Kannten.

Sorry i could not say what i feel in englisch thats why i wrote it in german. PS my englisch is OK but you only can say what you feel in the language you know best.

This is the outfit he has at the Apollo viewing - he has another outfit for the funeral and viewing in Augusta today.

#18 - As for the comment about that they had to use a van to drive his body to the NY from GA - they did that because his family decided to bury him in a 24 karat gold coffin, and as you imagine it’s very heavy, and the small private planes could not accomodate the weight -and a commercial flight was not available until later. Since they had already planned the Apollo viewing, the only way they could make it in time was to drive all night from GA to NY.
So the funeral director and the Rev. Al Sharpton drove all night to get James at his “show” on time. They knew he would not have wanted it any other way.
He was known for his work ethic and being prompt and professional and they weren’t going to let his last show in the Apollo be any different.

So what was the purpose of Al Sharpton travelling with the funeral director? What was he going to do if someone tried to stop them? Just the thought of it makes me laugh. He would probably tell Jesus…’I need to set my ‘Rev.’ title to the side and I’m not going to worry about my hair. I’ll re-curl it when we get to NY’.

^^ - The purpose was probably so that the funeral director wouldn’t have to drive all night alone. It may have simply been for company for the man —
or just maybe, he decided that he wanted to accompany the body of the man he loved, respected, and consider like a father to him.

I think everyone should be created anyway. There is no reason(but money) to put all that money into burying a “shell” that is no longer of any use to you.
God bless the Godfather, absolutely love the man. My favorite is, Sex Machine. There never has been, nor will there ever be a funkier song.

he was a very good man he made very good songs that i like to listen to like i feel good.I wish he was still alive to continue his great life and finish his soul songs.It was nice having him around. to.My friend james

he looks so peaceful. he went to home his final
resting place and has never to deal with this world’s
trouble anymore. He will be missed!

i bet dey r ugly just like him

R.I.P to the GODFATHER OF SOUL… He will be truly missed.

Looks like he’s sleeping peacefully. God Rest his soul. People talik about how he looks, instead we should be talking about his half-century long career, and his life in good terms.

Al Sharpton throwing things together again……why did they rush, that’s why he looks like that

Very disappointed more stars didn’t show up at the GA service-especially the ones who made money off of him, P-diddy,Rakim/Eric B, Kool Moe Dee etc. & where was George Clinton & so many others who were influenced by him-thank goodness for Bootsy & MJ & Hammer because if it weren’t for them (as far as talent goes) that service would have been a parade of nobodys & the Godfather deserves sooo much more. RIP

rest in peace Mr. James Brown. this just makes me sad.

I agree with 102. I thought maybe I had missed something, but reading and seeing the photos, I too wonder where were the artist and celebrities. It truly is a shame that someone as influential as James Brown to have 3 services that no one in the industry he helped create could not find time to attend his funeral. At least Michaeal Jackson with all of his troubles made the sacrifice to pay tribute to one of the greatest entertainers of all time. I am confused and dissappointed that I did not see a larger turnout of his peers who benefited from his musical gift.

#70…. you know what they say about folks who make assumptions…. I’m far from a “youth”(pushing 40 actually)… Just happen to not have the same collection as you.

#102 Dee,

I agree with you…. Maybe some celebs attended a private viewing or something… James had too many friends in business to hardly have only a handful of famous faces show up.

RIP James Brown. He will be missed.

Not every celebrity has to come to attendance,some people don’t like funerals and stuff like that.Celebrities they families too and I’m pretty sure they sadden about this.Why do celebrities have to come?For a fashion show so we can decided what they wearing was trashy?He is dead Bless his soul.But I kind of agree with Itty Bitty too.It always been like that.But everybody goes through somethings in their life that they try to control,we can’t judge him.I’m pretty sure everybody had their share of doing bad things.RIP to Mr. Brown.

james brown you will truly be missed you are a legand and to the people that had something to say about him i hope GOD punish them.Iam 23 and my mother listen to your music all the time i like alot of old skool jams like sam cook,johnie taylor,cutis mayfield,and i love marvine gaye thats real music you will be missed but i know your okay and in a better place every body has to go one day iam blessed to still be living. R.I.P. JAMES BROWN

RIP James Brown

But y they got him looking like that?? I’m hella mad but then again it depends on how he looked at the time of death…that might have been the best they could do. I’m sorry but that suit is ALL him!!!

I think the biggest disgrace in all of this is that they say Usher is probably gonna play James Brown in a biopic. Usher, of all people! He doesn’t even qualify to wipe James Brown’s sweat, let alone play him in a film.

TALkiN BAD OVER A DEAD MAN’S BODY..WHY DOES iT MATTR iF UR MAkEUP iS RiGHT?!?..U DONT DiE 2 GO ON TELEViSiON FYi

First of all to all the people talking shit, especially Akai, eat a dick. You fools think someone is going to be looking normal after they are dead? U fools ever been to a funeral and seen a dead body. Do you know what happens at the morgue before ur buried? Go back and retake that biology class u failed so yall lil niggas can learn what happens to the human body after death.

Lawd, how good do you all expect a dead person to look?!? The man is DEAD, not just leaving a Tyra Banks Makeover show! Come on, people!! You all are focusing on the wrong thing. I’d like to see ONE person that looks EXACTLY the same way in death that they did in life. Things happen when a person dies: embalming, facial stuffing, transport to and from the funeral home….and you can’t forget that the person’s soul is GONE. That’s just a shell there now. The actual person is no longer there. Things are going to look different. Stay positive, folks.

My only complaint over Mr. Brown’s public viewing is that it looked like the Reverends Jesse and Al show with James in the backup position.

Hey, maybe the Brown family wanted it this way but I think the two Revs should have played their roles more on the down low side instead of the high profile side. They looked more like the gate-keepers who made it known that they were in charge of the whole shebang.

Did these two make Mr. Brown’s fans kiss their rings before approaching his casket?

most of you guys are idiots….talking about his make up and shit and then paying your “respects”

the man is dead, how else is he supposed to look?..there is only so much a mortician can do…theyre not god, they cant make the dead look living…

ppl are always going to find a problem with something

i don’t know what to say he looks like but he looks ugly.they could have at least tried to fix him up better and that purple suit that he was wearing was looking completely ugly.i don’t like the way they fixed him up at all.if it was me,i would have done a way better job than that.anyway, R.I.P James Brown

James Brown was the best performer I ever saw perform on tv or in person.
Rest in peace Mr Brown

no matter what his hair or makeup looks like he stil not with us anymore

You can tell alot of stupid youngins visit this site, just look at some of the shyt they write. He look like the joker, why they make him look that way?etc, how many folks that have passed look the same? lawdy. Why fugg would someone say he look like the joker? shyt isn’t funny, just dayum ignorant to the core.

littlemamajtb, I think you are showing disrespect towards James Brown by comparing him to some clowinsh comic book character. The man was an icon in the world of show biz. Entertainers are like Mr. Brown were all about the glitter and flamboyance on stage and in the public’s eye. There is absolutely nothing wrong in bringing that image to the grave with them.

Besides, who else could pull off being waked at the Apollo in such style?

My only fear is that this event may give Flava Flav some ideas. Oh mannnnnn…!

samantha said:
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i don’t know what to say he looks like but he looks ugly.they could have at least tried to fix him up better and that purple suit that he was wearing was looking completely ugly.i don’t like the way they fixed him up at all.if it was me,i would have done a way better job than that.anyway, R.I.P James Brown

samantha are just about the most ignorant person ever.
you make all of those disrespectful and foolish comments, that have no relevance at all and then say rest in peace. do you even know what that means?

you don’t like the way they fxed him up WTF, do you even know this man or his accomplishments? and even if you don’t spend less time posting ignoramt ass comments and more time trying to get an understanding of how to respect your elders and people in general.

Was Little Richard at James Brown’s Funeral ??
I was concerned that we didn’t see him…
I was also concerned that Prince wasn’t there…

@25 Akai said:
“He looks like a dead California Raisin!”

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ROFLMAO! You go sit in the corner for the rest of the day and don’t say nothing else! OMG! You are gonna burn for that one! LOL!

Anyway, on a serious note, my condolences to the family! James Brown will be missed! Definitely a trailblazer that started it all! May he R.I.P.

Gone But Not Forgotten - People who passed away in 2006

January 6 - Lou Rawls, soul singer (”Lady Love”) age 72

January 14 - Shelley Winters, two time Oscar winning actor (”The Diary of Anne Frank” and “A Patch of Blue”) age 85

January 19 - Wilson Pickett, soul singer (”In the MIdnight Hour” and “Mustang Sally”) age 64

January 19 - Anthony Franciosa, actor (”The Long Hot Summer” and “The Name of the Game”) age 77

January 24 - Chris Penn, actor (”Reservoir Dogs” and “Starsky & Hutch”) brother of Sean Penn, age 40

January 30 - Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King and Civil Rights matriarch, age 78

February 3 - Al Lewis, actor (Grandpa on “The Munsters” and Officer Leo Schnauzer on “Car 54, Where Are You?”) age 82

February 4 - Betty Friedan, author (”The Feminine Mystique”) and early leader of the feminist movement, age 85

February 12 - Peter Benchley, author (”Jaws”) age 65

February 13 - Andreas Katsulas, actor (GKar on “Babylon 5″) age 59

February 18 - William Cowsill, singer (The Cowsills, band that inspired the TV series “The Partridge Family” ) age 58

February 18 - Richard Bright, actor (Al Neri in ” The Godfather”) age 68

February 20 - Curt Gowdy, sportscaster (”American Sportsman”) age 86

February 24 - Don Knotts, actor (Deputy Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show” and Ralph Furley on “Three’s Company” ) age 81

February 24 - Dennis Weaver, actor (Chester Goode on”Gunsmoke” and Sam McCloud on “McCloud”) age 81

February 25 - Darren McGavin, actor (Carl Kolchak on “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” ) age 83

March 6 - Kirby Puckett,Baseball Hall of Famer who played for Minnesota Twins, age 44

March 6 - Dana Reeve, widow of Christopher Reeve, age 44

March 11 - Slobodan Milosevic. tyrant (”Butcher of the Balkans”) age 64

March 13 - Maureen Stapleton, actress (”Reds” and “Interiors”) age 80

March 26 - Buck Owens, singer, host (”Hee Haw”) age 76

March 25 - Richard Fleischer, director (”Tora, Tora, Tora” and “Soylent Green”) age 89

March 26 - Paul Dana, IRL race car driver - Rahal Letterman Racing Team, age 30

March 28 - Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan, age 88

April 5 - Gene Pitney, singer/songwriter (”Town Without Pity” and “Liberty Valance”) age 65

April 17 - Scott Brazil, producer/director (”The Shield” and “Hill Street Blues”) age 50

May 2 - Louis Rukeyser, journalist (”Wall $treet Week With Louis Rukeyser”) age 73

May 3 - Earl Woods, father of golfer Tiger Woods, age 74

May 11 - Floyd Patterson, Heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic Gold medalist, age 71

May 14 - Lew Anderson, actor and musician (Clarabell on “Howdy Doody Show”) age 84

May 23 - Lloyd Bentsen, Secretary of the Treasury (under Clinton) and U.S. Senator from Texas 1971-1993, age 85

May 27 - Paul Gleason, actor (Principal Richard Vernon in “Breakfast Club”) age 67

May 30 - Robert Sterling, actor (ghost George Kerby in “Topper”) age 88

June 2 - Vince Welnick, keyboard player for the Grateful Dead, age 51

June 6 - Billy Preston, keyboardist (”Outta Space” and “Nothing From Nothing”) age 59

June 20 - Claydes Charles Smith, musician (co-founder and lead guitarist of Kool & the Gang) age 57

June 23 - Aaron Spelling, producer (”Mod Squad,” “Starsky and Hutch,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “The Love Boat,” “Dynasty,” and “Beverly Hills 90210″) age 83

June 24 - Patsy Ramsey, mother of slain child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, 49

June ? - Moose, actor (played Eddie on “Frazier”) age 16 ½

July 1 - Benjamin Hendrickson, actor (Hal Munson on “As the World Turns”) age 55

July 2 - Jan Murray, comic host (”Treasure Hunt”) age 89

July 5 - Ken Lay, fomer CEO of Enron, who was convicted of conspiracy and fraud, age 64

July 7 - Syd Barrett, musician (founder of Pink Floyd) age 60

July 8 - June Allyson, actress (”The Glenn Miller Story” and “Strategic Air Command”) age 88

Juky 11 - Barnard Hughes, actor (Grandpa in “Lost Boys”) age, 90

July 13 - Red Buttons, actor (”Sayonara” and Poseidon Adventure”) age 87

July 16 - Lt. Governor Win Rockefeller, Arkansas politician, billionaire great-grandson of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller, age 57

July 17 - Mickey Spillane, writer (Mike Hammer novels) age 88

July 19 - Jack Warden, actor (”Crazy Like a Fox” and “Heaven Can Wait”) age 85

August 11 - Mike Douglas, singer and talk show host (”The Mike Douglas Show:), age 81

August 14 - Bruno Kirby, actor (Ed Funillo in “City Slickers”) age 57

August 30 - Glenn Ford, actor ( “The Blackboard Jungle,” “Put the Blame on Mame”) age 90

September 1 - Nellie Connally, wife of former Gov. John Connally of Texas (1917-1993) and the last surviving occupant of President Kennedy’s limousine when he was assassinated, age 87

September 2 - Bob Mathias, Olympic decathlete and U.S. Congressman (1967-1975), age 75

September 4 - Steve Irwin, Enviromentalist known as the “Croc Hunter,” age 44

September 13 - Ann Richards, former Governor of Texas (1991 to 1995), age 73

September 14 - Michael Hargitay,bobybuilder ex-husband of Jayne Mansfield and father of “Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay, age 80

September 17 - Patricia Kennedy Lawford, sister of John F. Kennedy and former wife of Peter Lawford, age 82

September 22 - Edward Albert Jr., actor ( Don Baker in “Butterflies Are Free”) age 55

September 26 - Byron Nelson, Golfing great, age 94

October 11 - Corey Lidle, pitcher of the New York Yankees, age 34

October 14 - Freddy Fender, country singer (”Before the Next Teardrop Falls”) age 69

October 20 - Phyllis Kirk, actress (Nora Charles on “The Thin Man”) age 77

October 20 - Jane Wyatt, actress (Margaret Anderson on “Father Knows Best”) age 96

October 28 - Red Auerbach, legendary winning coach of the Boston Celtics, age 89

November 9 - Ed Bradley, journalist, longtime corresponent for “60 Minutes,” age 65

November 10- Jack Palance, actor (Curly Washburn in “City Slickers”) age 87

November 17 - Bo Schembechler, legendary football coach at University of Michigan, age 77

November 21 - Robert Altman, director (”M.A.S.H.”) age 81

December 25 - James Brown, Godfather of Soul, “I Got You (I Feel Good)” age 73

December 26 - President Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States 1974-1977, age 93
December 29 - Saddam Hussein,Butcher of Bagdad, age 69

Did anyone see Michael Jackson at James Brown’s Funeral ???
Man, that’s a strange looking dude…
Was that a wig he was wearing ??
I heard that Michael Jackson is moving to Las Vegas, and he will performing at one of the Casion’s on a regular basis

oh yeah, I have something to say about James Brown’s funeral…

As much as I respect James Brown, and love his music, it pained me to see him in that casket.

Whoever the Mortician/Funeral Director was should be shot…
That has to be the worst job of preparing a body I’ve ever seen…
James’s hair wasn’t done, and they should have applied MORE makeup to make him look more lifelike…

When I was in college I used to work in a funeral home, so I know what could have been done…

That’s mortician’s work was HORRIBLE.

R.I.P. Mr James Brown…!! Definitely ONE IN A MILLION!! 73 isnt old at all; and to be honest in the world of entertainment, many artist/celebrities tend to look old beyond their yrs at times from all of the traveling, entertaining, ups & downs, stress, etc. I think James Brown looked good for his age and he had also been pretty sickly. He was def a LIVE one! But I think by right, it was good to see him laid to rest in a more humble fashion….somewhat anyways.

Peace!~

His eyebrows don’t look right. He looks a lil different in the face

Perfectlyme wrote that “73 isn’t old at all”

Hmmm, how old are you, P, 72 ?

I’m kidding ! Don’t get mad.

Come on people, James has lived his life. I was at the funereal in Augusta Ga, & it was a great homegoing…this man has been through alot & he has lived his life the way that was enjoying for him,all that he has been through, God bless his soul…& no that was not a wig Michael was wearing I have close up pictures.

R.I.P James Brown we love you. God Bless.