Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

James Brown Biography and Timeline

Follow James Brown through 4 dated historical records for United States of America.

James Brown, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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1933–1986Years on this page

1933

Birth of James Brown

Barnwell · Arts / Popular Music

Birth of James Brown, South Carolina

1965

I Got You (I Feel Good)

Arts / Popular Music

Records the single, "Papas Got a Brand New Bag". Records the single, "I Got You (I Feel Good)"

Papas Got a Brand New Bag

Arts / Popular Music

Records the single, "Papas Got a Brand New Bag". Records the single, "I Got You (I Feel Good)"

1986

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Arts / Popular Music

James Brown is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.