"** FILE **James Brown performs at the Olympic Flame concert in London on June 26, 2004. Brown, the ""Godfather of Soul"" and a legend in rap, rock and funk, has announced that he has prostate cancer. In a statement released to The Associated Press on Friday morning, Dec. 10, 2004, Brown, 71, said that he will undergo surgery for the ailment on Dec. 15. (AP Photo/Richard Lewis, File) Ran on: 12-11-2004  James Brown JUNE 26, 2004 FILE PHOTO Photo: RICHARD LEWIS"
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