James Brown
publication date: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 (part of Round XXV)
category: 
Music
clue: This prolific singer and dancer feels good to be the hardest working goo in show business.
explanation: Brown was a soul & funk performer who called himself "the hardest working man in show business." The phrase "feels good" refers to his hit song "I Feel Good." more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Lori Lancaster, Aaron Fischer, Chris McKinnon, Mihai Rusu, Michael Paul Cote, Jackie Mason, E. M., Christine Marie Doiron, Anna Gregoline, Nadine Russell, Anthony Lewis, Kelly Stokes, Jeff Ball, Marc Kelley, and Scott Smart
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