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Remembering James Brown
Brown family feels raped after auction

Last Updated: 5:10 PM 07/22/08 - Christie's Auction House put over three hundred items from James Brown's personal collection up for sale. We spoke with family members from New York City who call those items priceless. (Full Story)
James Brown Auction raises over $850,000

Last Updated: 5:18 PM 07/18/08 - James Brown's personal items raised $857,688 at Christie's Auction house in New York yesterday. (Full Story)
James Brown possessions up for auction

Last Updated: 5:47 PM 07/16/08 - Thursday's your chance to get close to the Godfather of Soul. You can bid on James Brown's prized possessions. (Full Story)
James Brown auction to take place as planned

Last Updated: 6:10 PM 07/14/08 - The South Carolina Court of Appeals rules the James Brown auction may take place, as scheduled. It's on for this Thursday, at Christie's in New York. (Full Story)
Local musician dies

Last Updated: 6:05 PM 06/12/08 - Leon Rhodes Austin, an Augusta musician and associate of the late James Brown who once styled the singer's famous hair, has died at the age of 74. (Full Story)
"Sex Jumpsuit" among items in James Brown auction

Last Updated: 8:40 PM 06/10/08 - More than 320 lots from Mr. Brown's South Carolina home feature everything from his iconic stage worn jumpsuits and capes, to his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction award to handwritten lyrics.
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James Brown Payback Exhibit and Concert

Last Updated: 6:09 PM 04/30/08 - This weekend there will be a celebration for James Brown, including a concert and exhibit presented by The Augusta Museum of History. (Full Story)
Paternity test ordered for James Brown II

Last Updated: 7:15 PM 04/25/08 - A judge handling the estate of James Brown has ordered a paternity test for the son of a woman who claims to be the late soul singer's widow.
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James Brown Possessions going to Museum

Last Updated: 11:43 AM 04/18/08 - Some of James Brown possessions are heading to a museum in South Carolina for preservation. (Full Story)
Article says James Brown couldn't have kids

Last Updated: 2:41 PM 03/31/08 - A new magazine article suggests the godfather of soul had a vasectomy in the 1980's, making it unlikely he fathered a child since. His widow says that's not the case. (Full Story)
Magazine claims James Brown had vascectomy

Last Updated: 1:19 PM 03/28/08 - An article in the April issue of GQ magazine claims James Brown had a vasectomy in 1985. His youngest child, James Brown II, was born in July of 2001. (Full Story)
Developments in the James Brown Hearing

Last Updated: 7:35 PM 03/07/08 - New developments in the James Brown Estate Hearing. It was a day of courtroom surprises. (Full Story)
James Brown's family speaks out about Arena trouble

Last Updated: 10:49 AM 02/28/08 - There are problems at the James Brown Arena. Now the Godfather of Soul's family is speaking out about what it means for James Brown's legacy. (Full Story)
James Brown Hearings - Feb. 20, 2008

Last Updated: 12:56 PM 02/21/08 - Former James Brown Trustee David Cannon was forced to surrender his passport immediately. (Full Story)
James Brown court case gets testy; progress is made

Last Updated: 1:14 PM 02/08/08 - One attorney is off the case, another stays, and tense testimony on another will found, dated in 1999. (Full Story)
No jail for David Cannon...yet

Last Updated: 7:06 PM 01/24/08 - David Cannon, scheduled to go to jail Friday if he did not pay $433,000 back to the Aiken County Court, does not have to go to jail as of now. (Full Story)
Cape Man's foreclosure hearing postponed

Last Updated: 3:22 PM 01/16/08 - A former James Brown sideman is trying to hang onto his Augusta home in a foreclosure action. (Full Story)
Potential James Brown auction

Last Updated: 7:58 PM 01/09/08 - A little more than a year after James Brown died, you could soon have a chance to own some of his possessions. (Full Story)
Judge in Brown Case Refuses to Step Down

Last Updated: 8:07 AM 01/07/08 - The judge in the James Brown case is refusing to step down amid allegations he forced two of Brown's trustees to resign. (Full Story)
Unreleased James Brown album?

Last Updated: 11:59 AM 01/02/08 - An adviser to James Brown says the Godfather of Soul recorded a new album in Los Angeles before his death, but it won't be released until issues over his estate are resolved. (Full Story)
Brown Children File Another Suit

Last Updated: 11:12 AM 12/31/07 - Five of James Brown's adult children and their children are suing to have his 2000 will overturned. They also want the court to overturn the education trusts that would give much of his money to charity. (Full Story)
Thousands gather for James Brown Toy Giveaway

Last Updated: 7:36 PM 12/20/07 - One year after his death, the annual James Brown toy giveaway lives on. (Full Story)
James Brown's Cape Man fights to save his home

Last Updated: 11:39 AM 12/20/07 - Christmastime is hard on many who knew the Godfather of Soul, but James Brown's former right-hand man is also fighting to keep a roof over his head.
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James Brown Toy Giveaway

Last Updated: 1:08 PM 12/20/07 - James Brown may be gone, but his tradition lives on through the kids. The James Brown annual Toy Giveaway kicked off Thursday at the Imperial Theater. (Full Story)
James Brown exhibit coming to Augusta

Last Updated: 7:03 PM 12/13/07 - He passed away last Christmas day, and not even a year later there is a big plan in the works to pay tribute to the Godfather of soul James Brown. (Full Story)
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