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Public burial for soul star James Brown

29 décembre 2006, 00:00

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A public funeral service for soul star James Brown, who died on Christmas Day, will be held this weekend in Georgia. The 73-year-old “Godfather of Soul” will lied in state at New York’s Apollo Theatre yesterday. The singer made his debut at the venue, and friend Al Sharpton said the queues outside were “his greatest thrill”. Meanwhile director Spike Lee is to make a film about the late US star, Variety reported, with Brown having approved the use of his music on the soundtrack.The project is being overseen by Brian Grazer, the Oscar-winning producer of A Beautiful Mind, with production likely to begin in 2008. Two posthumous films about singers Ray Charles and Johnny Cash :– Ray and Walk The Line – have reaped awards in recent years.

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