Record labels owned by James Brown

Brownstone Records, founded in 1970, was a joint venture between Brown and his longtime associate in the music business Henry Stone (an alliance reflected in the label's name).

Like its predecessors, People was used to release recordings by performers associated with the James Brown Revue, including Lyn Collins, Bobby Byrd, Sweet Charles and the J.B.'s.

Brown himself appeared in a supporting role on many People releases, playing organ or contributing backing vocals.

Unlike Brown's previous labels, it was commercially successful for a while; it released a number of charting singles, including the #1 R&B hit "Doing It to Death".

The label's output was later anthologized in a series of three CDs released by Polydor titled James Brown's Funky People.