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James Brown gestures backstage after performing at the 47th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in this February 13, 2005 file photo. Brown, the self-proclaimed "Godfather of Soul," who billed himself as the hardest working man in show business, has died at age 73, CNN reported on December 25, 2006. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files (UNITED STATES)