My brother "James" told me about that in the car,on the way to our mother's house. Made the day a slight bummer.
I forgot about it for awhile but the next day...well y'know,the news.
I have a small box set of James Brown cassettes,I never got to listen to them very often but now I wish I'd listened to them more.
I do have a VHS tape of him on an old B & W show,doing an super-electrifying version of "NightTrain". That's back when he could really move!
I know he's resting peacefully now. After being the hardest working man in show business,he sort of earned it.
So long James.