&d1=1933&i1=1&t1=James Brown is born in South Carolina on May 3.&d2=1938&i2=1&t2=Moves into his Aunt Honey's house, a brothel, at 944 Twiggs Street in Augusta, Georgia.&d3=1940&i3=1&t3=Taught "some piano" by a neighborhood friend, Robert Graham, Jr.&d4=1944&i4=1&t4=Enters the amateur night competition at Lenox Theater and wins first prize.&d5=1949&i5=1&t5=Caught breaking into cars in Augusta, Georgia, he is sentenced to eight to 16 years' hard labor. Forms a gospel quartet while in prison.&d6=1952&i6=1&t6=Paroled early for good behavior on June 14. Works at Lawson Motors and moves in with the Byrd family temporarily. &d7=1953&i7=1&t7=Joins Bobby Bryd's musical group, later named the Famous Flames. A King Records talent scout hears their song demo. Marries Velma Warren in June.&d8=1956&i8=1&t8="Please Please Please" is released on Federal Records in March; it eventually sells over a million copies.&d9=1957&i9=1&t9=His manager, Ben Bart, renames the group James Brown and the Famous Flames. &d10=1958&i10=1&t10=Single "Try Me" is released in October; it reaches number one on the R and B charts.&d11=1959&i11=1&t11=First performs at the Apollo Theatre on April 24. The album TRY ME is released. Dubbed "the hardest-working man in show business" by "Fats" Gonder.&d12=1960&i12=1&t12=AMERICAN BANDSTAND marks his first appearance on national TV.&d13=1963&i13=1&t13=LIVE AT THE APOLLO and PRISONER OF LOVE are released; the single, "Prisoner of Love," reaches the top 20 on the pop charts.&d14=1964&i14=1&t14="Out of Sight" is recorded in June and becomes one of his biggest hits. Performs on THE T.A.M.I. SHOW in November and outshines the Rolling Stones.&d15=1965&i15=1&t15=Records "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"; signs a new contact with King Records in the summer.&d16=1966&i16=1&t16=Releases "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" and "Don't Be a Drop-Out." Performs on the ED SULLIVAN SHOW and at a benefit concert for the "March Against Fear."&d17=1967&i17=1&t17=Album COLD SWEAT is released in July.&d18=1968&i18=1&t18=Buys his first radio station. Manager Ben Bart dies. Performs for the troops in Vietnam. "Say It Loud -- I'm Black and I'm Proud" becomes a million-seller.&d19=1969&i19=1&t19="Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" released. Opens two Gold Platter restaurants. Performs at the Newport Jazz Festival in July. Velma and he divorce.&d20=1970&i20=1&t20=Album SEX MACHINE released in September; disputes over money cause many band members to leave. Marries his second wife, Deirdre Jenkins.&d21=1971&i21=1&t21=Fred Wesley becomes his band leader. Signs with Polydor Records when King Records is sold to them. "Hot Pants" is released in July.&d22=1972&i22=1&t22="Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing," "King Heroin," and "Get on the Good Foot" are released. Endorses the reelection of President Nixon.&d23=1973&i23=1&t23=His son, Teddy, dies in a car crash on June 14. IRS claims he owes $4.5 million in back taxes for 1969 and 1970.&d24=1974&i24=1&t24=Goes to Zaire for the music festival that coincides with the Ali-Foreman fight; releases "Funky President (People It's Bad)" about President Ford. &d25=1978&i25=1&t25=His wife Deirdre leaves him.&d26=1980&i26=1&t26=Plays a preacher in the film THE BLUES BROTHERS. &d27=1984&i27=1&t27=Records "Unity" with Afrika Bambaataa. Marries his third wife, Adrienne Rodriguez.&d28=1985&i28=1&t28=Has a hit single with "Living in America" from ROCKY IV.&d29=1986&i29=1&t29=Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.&d30=1988&i30=1&t30=Arrested on drug charges and for assaulting his wife; involved in a police chase from Georgia to South Carolina; sentenced to prison.&d31=1991&i31=1&t31=Paroled from prison on February 27.&d32=1996&i32=1&t32=His wife Adrienne dies following plastic surgery.&d33=2001&i33=1&t33=Marries Tomi Rae Hynie, a backup singer in his band, and they have a son, James Brown II.&d34=2003&i34=1&t34=Celebrates his 70th birthday.&done=34&