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The Chambers Brothers are a soul music group best known for their 1968 hit record “

Time Has Come Today”.

The group was formed in 1954 in los angeles by four brothers from mississippi, Lester, George, Willie and Joe Chambers. They toured extensively throughout southern California but did not achieve nationwide success until 1965 when, with the addition of drummer Brian Keenan, they appeared at the Newport Folk Festival. Shortly after this they recorded their debut album People Get Ready. The band scored their first major hit in 1968 with “Time Has Come Today”, from their similarly named third album The Time Has Come. However they found it difficult to build on this success and their manager had alienated both record company representatives and producers. He also misappropriated the groups’ earnings . They eventually split up in 1971. They reformed without Brian Keenan in 1974 to record Unbonded and have toured regularly since.

Brian Keenan’s percussion work on “Time Has Come Today” makes this song a classic in combination with Lester Chambers’ lyrics. In the San Francisco Summer of Love in 1968, “Time Has Come Today” stood on its own merits and a refreshing respite from the otherwise drug adoring culture.

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1	Time Has Come Today full track	307
2	Funky full track	40
3	All Strung Out Over You full track	35
3	People Get Ready full track	35
5	Uptown full track	18
6	Love, Peace and Happiness full track	15
7	I Can't Stand It full track	12
8	Romeo And Juliet full track	9
9	So Tired full track	7
10	Time Has Come Today - Single Version	6
10	In The Midnight Hour full track	6
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Marxism1 wrote:
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Crookyln

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Yamber wrote:
December 2009

<3

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samktg wrote:
November 2009

Always loved these guys, so underrated.

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mynameisjoehann wrote:
October 2009

good band

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NotSoVelvet wrote:
August 2009

Sweet tunes

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Ton87 wrote:
July 2009

Incredibly good group!

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jerdacuttupman wrote:
May 2008

I realize that ximono wrote his question two years ago, but still. Dylan played Time Has Come Today on his radio show. That's how I found this great band.

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geekforever wrote:
February 2008

Check Go Home Productions's remix of To Hell With Poverty

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Agedone wrote:
February 2008

...other side, though the song ends with a last wailing scream. One of my favorite songs from the late 60s. I really like their cover of Otis Redding's Can't Turn You Loose, too. An underrated group, IMHO.

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Agedone wrote:
February 2008

I really like that (shitty) song, too, and I always have. An insistent, driving, punishing rhythm, and the song was long enough to totally get into. The singing and lyrics were raw, and when coupled about halfway through the tune with repeated screaming (and answering demonic laughter), it was as though you were on a trip through a not-so-funny wonderland, and were glad to come out the other sid

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PoisonFrog wrote:
January 2008

Actually I really really like THAT (shitty) song. :)

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dundee12 wrote:
January 2008

PEOPLE GET READY

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Ton87 wrote:
October 2007

And Uptown!

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Ton87 wrote:
October 2007

All Strung Out Over You and I Can't Stand It are my favorites.

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Ton87 wrote:
October 2007

great stuff

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ximono wrote:
July 2006

I can see (hear) why! I love the the album Time Has Come Today, will try to look for it on vinyl. Is it true they were admired by Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix?

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salsashark wrote:
July 2006

These guys were criminally underappreciated. My favorite classic rock band ever.

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