The Godfather of Soul, James Brown died on Christmas Day after being admitted to hospital over the weekend for severe pneumonia.

The singer, is credited with bringing the word “funk” into mainstream musical vernacular and influencing a new generation of black music that spawned rap and hip-hop.

He had more than 119 charting singles and recorded over 50 albums, was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and received a lifetime achievement award from the Grammys in 1992.

Rest in Peace.