James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, died early Monday after a bout with pneumonia.According to his agent Frank Copsidas, Brown went to the dentist yesterday for a "routine appointment" when it was discovered that the he had the illness.It's no coincidence that Brown was nicknamed the 'Hardest Working Man in Show Business.' His career peak lasted nearly 20 years, having at least one Top Ten single in the Billboard Hot 100 or the Billboard Top R&B Singles chart each year except one, 1964.Update:
This is my home,” Hynie told a reporter outside the house. “I don’t have any money. I don’t have anywhere to go.”
This is my home,” Hynie told a reporter outside the house. “I don’t have any money. I don’t have anywhere to go.” Dallas said legal formalities need to be followed now, adding that Brown’s estate was left in trust for his children. He declined to elaborate on Brown’s final instructions.
“It’s not intended and I hope not interpreted to be an act of unkindness or an act of a lack of sympathy,” Dallas said. “Ms. Hynie has a home a few blocks away from Mr. Brown’s home where she resides periodically when she is not with Mr. Brown. She is not without housing or home.”
Dallas said Brown and Hynie had not seen each other for several weeks before his death.
The couple had had a sometimes tumultuous relationship. Brown pleaded guilty in 2004 to a domestic violence charge stemming from an argument with Hynie and was let off with a $1,087 fine. He was accused of pushing Hynie to the floor at the home and threatening to kill her.
Hynie could not be reached Tuesday for further comment. A lawyer who has represented her in the past, Robert Rosen, was out of the country and could not be reached, according to a receptionist in his Charleston, S.C., office.
Hynie’s cell phone wasn’t accepting incoming messages Tuesday, but had an outgoing message that said in part, “James, if this is you, I’m in a meeting and I will call you back when I get out. Thank you so much for calling. Happy holidays.”
