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Brown began his career as a [[Gospel music|gospel]] singer in [[Toccoa, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hay |first1=Fred J. |title=Music box meets the Toccoa band: the godfather of soul in Appalachia |journal=Black Music Research Journal |date=2003 |volume=23 |issue=1–2 |pages=103–133 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A134784201/CSIC?u=bali98452&sid=CSIC&xid=8e4fea67 |accessdate=30 January 2020|doi=10.2307/3593211 |jstor=3593211}}</ref> He first came to national public attention in the mid-1950s as the lead singer of [[The Famous Flames]], a [[rhythm and blues]] vocal group founded by [[Bobby Byrd]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-famous-flames/bio/ |title=The Famous Flames Biography &#124; The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum |publisher=Rockhall.com |date= |accessdate=February 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/james-brown/bio/ |title=James Brown Biography &#124; The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum |publisher=Rockhall.com |date= |accessdate=February 16, 2013}}</ref> With the hit ballads "[[Please, Please, Please]]" and "[[Try Me (James Brown song)|Try Me]]", Brown built a reputation as a tireless live performer with the Famous Flames and his backing band, sometimes known as the James Brown Band or the James Brown Orchestra. His success peaked in the 1960s with the live album ''[[Live at the Apollo (1963 album)|Live at the Apollo]]'' and hit singles such as "[[Papa's Got a Brand New Bag]]", "[[I Got You (I Feel Good)]]" and "[[It's a Man's Man's Man's World]]".