Mississippi Business Journal » James Brown http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Keeping Our Eye On Kamel King http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/keeping-our-eye-on-kamel-king/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keeping-our-eye-on-kamel-king http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/keeping-our-eye-on-kamel-king/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:16:10 +0000 Stephen McDill http://msbusiness.com/?p=73952 Age: 33 Entertainment Attorney, Frascogna & Courtney Law Firm You could literally say that Kamel King was born into the entertainment industry. The son of a James Brown promoter, Kamel King grew up behind-the-scenes of the music industry, a business that King calls a “living, breathing and evolving creature.” “Even in my off time, I surround [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/29/blackberry-records-executive-entertainment-lawyer-break-down-gospel-industrys-roots-and-future/feed/ 0 Hancock brings in Brown http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/29/hancock-brings-in-brown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hancock-brings-in-brown http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/29/hancock-brings-in-brown/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:03:44 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=72589 Hancock Fabrics Inc. has hired James B. Brown, 44, as executive vice president and CFO. Prior to joining Hancock, Brown was employed by Fred’s Inc., in Memphis where he served as senior vice president, finance from November 2011 to March 2013, being promoted from his earlier positions of vice president, planning and analysis and assistant [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/29/hancock-brings-in-brown/feed/ 0 Godfather of Soul influenced artists of three decades http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/08/godfather-of-soul-influenced-artists-of-three-decades/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=godfather-of-soul-influenced-artists-of-three-decades http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/08/godfather-of-soul-influenced-artists-of-three-decades/#comments Sun, 08 Jul 2012 06:01:06 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=59416 The Godfather of Soul is no longer physically with us, but his legend and his music live on. A controversial figure, James Brown appealed to a wide range of individuals. I’ve always liked his raw, earthy music. He served time in prison and upon release was asked if he had a comment. He did. It [...]

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