"Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his mind went back over the early days."

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Source: See CBS Sports' James Brown's Powerful Speech Against Domestic Violence by Aaron Couch, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 11, 2014.

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James Brown

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James Brown was a groundbreaking musician known as the 'Godfather of Soul,' whose work transformed music and culture, particularly in the realm of African American identity.

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