Deceased Godfather of Soul, James Brown, has vanished. Well not quite - but trustee Buddy Dallas has confirmed that he has had the body moved to a secret location.

The singer's body had previously been kept in a climate-controlled room at his home in Beech Island, where it had been since December 30. As yet, Dallas has not commented on the new location or the reason for the move.

Brown, who died of heart-failure on Christmas Day, has posthumously become entangled in several legal wrangles, including one involving the omission of one of his children from his will. The dead funk legend's family are currently formulating plans to have Brown's former home turned into a Graceland-style attraction.