As you may have heard in the news, the Godfather of Soul, the one and only James Brown, passed away on Christmas day. The contribution that James Brown and his band made to popular music cannot be overstated. His classic funk grooves were the bedrock on which Hip Hop was built, but his influence is not limited to Hip Hop alone. You can hear James Brown's influence in countless records by Prince, you can see his showmanship in the moves of Michael Jackson, and his activism in support of his community inspired artists like Afrika Bambaattaa and Public Enemy to follow his lead. And, we wouldn't have the electro-funk undercurrents that powered so much 80's dance music if it wasn't for him (so it's no coincidence Ministry sampled James Brown, The Tom Tom Club chanted his name, and Cabaret Voltaire named a song after him.) Just like Elvis Presley, James Brown's later years were marked by controversy and creative decline. But his name belongs right next to Elvis, and The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Kraftwerk, and countless others who sent popular music in new directions.

At the dawn of the 1980's, James Brown was for the first time cast to play a part in a major motion picture. He plays a Reverend who's rousing sermon and energetic performance with the choir inspires the main characters in the film to go on a mission to save an orphanage in which they grew up. What was the name of the film?

Bonus Question: What was the name of the song James Brown recorded in 1984 with Afrika Bambaataa?