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When was James Brown's death?
On Christmas Day 2006, James Brown died at approximately 1:45 a.m. EST, at age 73, from congestive heart failure, resulting from complications of pneumonia.
What was the cause of James Brown's death?
James Brown died from congestive heart failure, resulting from complications of pneumonia

Question: Was he still making music up to his death?
Self-contained rewrite: Was James Brown still making music up to his death?