James Brown’s Daughters Discuss Growing Up with ‘the Godfather of Soul’ in New Docuseries (Exclusive)

James Brown’s daughters look back on life with the iconic musician as a father.

In a clip from the upcoming documentaries James Brown: Say It Loud that PEOPLE can exclusively share, James’ two daughters, Deanna Brown and Dr. Yamma Brown, open up about growing up with the “Godfather of Soul,” who died at age 73 in Atlanta in 2006.

At the start of the video, Deanna, 55, notes that although she earned a college degree, her “best life lessons” came from being “on the road with my dad.”

“I could hear him, how he talked to different people, how he wanted his business to be run. I learned a lot while putting those rollers in his hair,” she explains.

Then talking about her mother, Deidre Jenkins, Deanna detailed that she was a “homemaker” and “wasn’t in business,” noting, “She was happy raising her two daughters and being Mrs. James Brown. Period.”

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James Brown poses with Yamma Brown, Deanna Brown and Adrienne Rodriguez at Radio City Music Hall in New York in February 1992.

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Yamma, 52, then appears next in the clip, where she talks about how she came into the world and how her name came about.

“I was born in Augusta, Georgia, but my dad was in Japan when I was born,” she says. “He enjoyed the name Mount Fujiyama, he changed the spelling a bit, put two M’s instead of one, and Yamma came from his dad.”

Noting how her famous father was “so serious most of the time”, Yamma then recalled how he was critical of her appearance growing up.

“He would always pick on me for my hair when I was a kid,” she says with a laugh. “Like, ‘What are you doing with your hair? You look messy right now.’ Just like, really? Are you going to call me out in front of everyone?”

James Brown in New Orleans, Louisiana in April 1988.

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According to the official synopsis, James Brown: Say it loud “follows the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th-grade dropout, arrested and imprisoned at age 16 for carjacking in the Jim Crow-era South, to an entertainment legend whose ground-breaking talent and unique perspective catapulted him to become a cultural force.”

“His words, songs, style and movements inspired musical revolutions and shaped the nation’s view of black pride and black manhood,” the synopsis continues. “Consistently facing obstacles and incredible odds, the documentary chronicles how Brown persevered through decades of personal demons, racial injustice and career setbacks to find redemption and become one of, if not the, most celebrated and influential artist of the 20th century.”

The upcoming two-part A&E docuseries will air Monday, February 19 and Sunday, February 20 at 8:00 PM EST.

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