Newsstand Friday: People Magazine

'Tis the season to go on vacation for celebs, who spent their holidays at hot-spots from Hawaii to Aspen

Godfather of Soul James Brown, the singer who pioneered funk and influenced hip-hop, dies at 73

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt share the details of their family's passionate fight to help Maddox's homeland, Cambodia

Former President Gerald Ford, a Michigan congressman who sought to heal the nation after the Watergate scandal, dies at 93

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James Brown Dies

The passing of anyone is always sad, but particularly more so when it's over the holidays. Soul singer James Brown, 73, died this morning in Georgia after being admitted to the hospital yesterday for severe pneumonia.

Brown is known for producing such top singles as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "I Got You (I Feel Good)," and "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine)."

Brown is survived by his fourth wife Tomi Rae, and six children from his various marriages.

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