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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' 2003 Honoree James Brown (L) laughs with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell in Washington in this December 6, 2003 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 Theiler/Files (UNITED STATES)