James Brown James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. A progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music and dance, he is often referred to as the "Godfather of Soul". In a career that lasted 50 years, he influenced the development of several music genres. Brown began his career as a gospel singer in Toccoa, Georgia. He joined an R&B vocal group, the Gospel Starlighters (which later evolved into the Flames) founded by Bobby Byrd, in which he was the lead singer. First coming
Carlo Rizzi (The Godfather) Carlo Rizzi (The Godfather) Carlo Rizzi is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel "The Godfather". In the 1972 film adaptation, he was portrayed by Gianni Russo. Described in the novel as "a punk, sore at the world", Rizzi is born in Nevada and moves to New York City following some trouble he'd run into with the law. He befriends Sonny Corleone and in 1941, he meets Connie at a surprise birthday party for Vito. The two marry in 1945. Vito disapproves of Connie's marriage to a small-time criminal who is not a full-blooded Sicilian (Rizzi's mother was from northern