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    • Oct 30, 2007
    Having grossed $49 million in 12 months, Elvis Presley ranks #1 as Forbes lists the top-earning dead celebrities. John Lennon, $44 million, is #2, and George Harrison, $22 million, is #4. Also named: Marilyn Monroe, James Brown and James Dean
    Nov 27, 2008
    Ray Charles ranks #2 among Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers Of All-Time. Among other deceased stars listed: Sam Cooke, #4; Otis Redding, #8; James Brown, #10; Roy Orbison, #13; Jackie Wilson, #26; Janis Joplin, #28; Buddy Holly, #48; Wilson Pickett, #68; and Karen Carpenter, #94
    Nov 24, 2009
    The Recording Academy names The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Mr. Bojangles" a new entry in the Grammy Hall of Fame along with Janis Joplin's album "Pearl" and recordings by Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, James Brown and The Beach Boys
    Aug 27, 2010
    Elvis Presley ranks #4 among Gibson.com's Top 50 Frontmen (And Frontwomen) Of All Time. Also in the Top 10: Mick Jagger, #1; Freddie Mercury, #2; Robert Plant, #3; James Brown, #5; Jimi Hendrix, #6; and Michael Jackson, #7
    Sep 6, 2010
    Elvis Presley ranks #8 among VH1's "100 Greatest Music Artists Of All Time." Also in the Top 10: The Beatles, #1; Bob Dylan, #2; Michael Jackson, #3; Led Zeppelin, #4; The Rolling Stones, #5; Jimi Hendrix, #6; and James Brown, #9
    Dec 8, 2010
    "Seven Spanish Angels" singer Ray Charles places #22 among Gibson.com's 50 Most Revolutionary Artists. Following him in the Top 30: James Brown, #23; Madonna, #26; and Little Richard, #28
    Feb 8, 2016
    EMI releases Eric Church's "Record Year" to radio. It references Waylon Jennings, George Jones, James Brown and New Grass Revival, plus Willie Nelson's "Red Headed Stranger," John Lee Hooker's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" and Stevie Wonder's "Songs In The Key Of Life"
    Dec 14, 2020
    "Grease," featuring Olivia Newton-John singing "Hopelessly Devoted To You," joins the National Film Registry, along with "A Clockwork Orange" and "The Blues Brothers," featuring live performances by Ray Charles, James Brown and Aretha Franklin
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