Conversation so far:
What year was this?
1962.
What was he doing?
Brown and his band scored a hit with their cover.
What was the cover of?
Night Train.
What happened to the band?
becoming not only a top five R&B single but also Brown's first top 40.
What else did he accomplish that year?
That same year, the ballads "Lost Someone.
What other single did he release?
Baby You're Right".

Question: What did he do?
Self-contained rewrite: What did James Brown do?