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Although public records, such as arrest records and FBI files released under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act and the United States Social Security Death Index, in addition to obituaries published by news organizations and by Brown's family, show 1932 as Brown's year of birth, other sources both inside and outside the United States cite 1928 as Brown's year of birth. Sullivan, J. (2000, May 12). James Brown still can't act his age. The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 10, 2007. See also James Brown biography. (2007). Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved June 10, 2007. No primary source for a birth in 1928 can be found, so it appears that the 1928 date is most likely an error. Brown himself claimed 1933 as his birth year on several occasions.
Chuck Brown. (2000). Washington Area Music Association. Retrieved January 28, 2007.
Unterberger, Richie (2005). The Supremes. In All Music Guide. Ann Arbor, MI: All Media Guide.
Wilson, Mary and Romanowski, Patricia (1986). Pg. 29–36.
Brun-Lambert. Nina Simone, het tragische lot van een uitzonderlijke zangeres. p. 57.
Hampton. Break Down And Let It All Out. pp. 9–13.
Simone. I Put a Spell on You. p. 26.
Hampton. Break Down And Let It All Out. p. 15.