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The J.B.’s were the most renowned of James Brown’s many backing bands (previously, the Famous Flames and the James Brown Band). The band provided musical support for the legendary singer and bandleader for the first half of the 1970s. The band stepped in to fill the shoes of Brown’s previous band, who had walked out on him due to his arduous demands.
The band’s rhythmic foundation was initially provided by teenage bass prodigy William “Bootsy” Collins and his guitarist brother Phelps “Catfish” Collins, both of obscure R&B outfit The Pacemakers. Also included in the original lineup was Brown’s organist friend and longtime musical partner Bobby Byrd. The new outfit attracted musicians from Brown’s previous bands and new players as the lineup shifted almost constantly throughout the early 1970s, before disbanding after the departures of Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker.
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redhotcheebah wrote:
...what the hell? Are these charts broken? How are there exactly 100 plays of each of the weekly top tracks!?
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medic1985 wrote:
Check out "James Brown - I Feel Good" - guitar cover by Wally and medic from The Hysteria: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6T0d6IKN04
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lock2stock wrote:
not enough peas. pass more of them!
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Amazing!
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Some Of The Finest Music I've Ever Heard
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ginandjukes wrote:
but Gimme some bucks and I'll be straight!
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Gaffes wrote:
When then the journalists have interviewed the J.B.'s they said that James Brown was unplesant for the perfection that he wanted for his concert. And when a member (by the J.B.'s) did a mistake, JB. came at home him. ahahahah... a god.!
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Gaffes wrote:
In this band there were the best musicians of all time. Incredible.
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Gaffes wrote:
in this band there were the best musician of all time.
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You Can Have Watergate
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Arbex wrote:
need some mooooooooney
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disisredmango wrote:
i wanna hear part 2 and part 3 and part 4 and part 5....
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cheitel wrote:
panko fanzico zuma koma
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BoaSunnyDia wrote:
On The Dancefloor ,wherte else,Yeaaaaaah !
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ronxi wrote:
the big machine funk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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easyrider72 wrote:
freddy's dead!
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Beat_Conductor wrote:
gimme some more !!!
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cosmocosa wrote:
they are the best. as simple as that.
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Take a trip to the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s! Go now: http://www.youtube.com/brasmeta01 http://brasmeta01.blogspot.com http://www.lastfm.com.br/user/brasmeta01 http://www.lastfm.com.br/user/brasmeta01/personal http://www.imeem.com/brasmeta01 http://www.youtube.com/playtv10 My MP3 Shared Virtual Disk on 4shared Site: http://www.4shared.com/dir/10428534/42b27ca7/sharing.html Jr. and Sons
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cliffclavin wrote:
bobby, james & fred = the ratpack of soulfunk :)
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