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Godfather Of Soul's NY Farewell Photos

People walk past the body of "The Godfather of Soul," James Brown, on Dec. 28, 2006, at Harlem's Apollo Theater in New York. Brown, who shaped American rhythm-and-blues, funk and disco genres for a half-century and was a charter inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died of complications from pneumonia in Atlanta on Dec. 25. He was 73.

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