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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
Was James Brown still making music up to his death?
James Brown was still making music up to his death, thought his last album was four years before his passing.
What was James Brown's funeral like?
After Brown's death, his relatives, a host of celebrities, and thousands of fans gathered, on December 28, 2006, for a public memorial service at the Apollo Theater in New York.

Question: Did he leave family behind?
Self-contained rewrite: Did James Brown leave family behind?