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This is a discography chronicling the musical career of James Brown. Brown joined Bobby Byrd's vocal group The Flames in 1953, first as a drummer, and then as leading front man. Later becoming The Famous Flames , they signed with Federal Records in 1956 and recorded their first hit single, " Please, Please, Please ", which sold over a million ...
"Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" is a funk song recorded by James Brown. Released as a single in 1969, the song was a #1 R&B hit and also made the top 20 pop singles chart. [1] [2] "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" appeared as an instrumental on the Ain't It Funky (1970) album, removing Brown's vocals and adding guitar overdubs, while the vocal version was released on It's a New Day – Let a Man ...
"Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)" is a song recorded by James Brown and released as a two-part single in 1969. A #1 R&B and #11 Pop hit, [1] [2] it was the highest-charting of a series of recordings inspired by the popular dance the Popcorn which Brown made that year, including "The Popcorn", "Lowdown Popcorn", and "Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn".
"Cold Sweat" is a song performed by James Brown and written with his bandleader Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis. Brown recorded it in May 1967. An edited version of "Cold Sweat" released as a two-part single on King Records was a No. 1 R&B hit, and reached number seven on the Pop Singles chart.
Brown's ad-libbed vocals are sporadic and declamatory, mostly concerned with encouraging the other band members. The song is played in the key of D minor, though the first verse is in C major. As in the full-length version of " Cold Sweat ", Brown announces the upcoming drum break, which comes late in the recording, requesting to "give the ...
"How Do You Stop" is a song written by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight and recorded by James Brown. It appeared on Brown's 1986 album Gravity and was released as a single which charted at number 10 on the US R&B chart. [1] Brown also performs the song on his 1989 album Soul Session Live.
Jam 1980's is an album by the American musician James Brown. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was released in 1978 by Polydor Records . [ 3 ] The album was arranged by James Brown, with Sweet Charles Sherrell arranging "Nature".
James Brown (lead vocal) Alphonso Kellum (bass) Clyde Stubblefield (drums) Waymon Reed and Richard "Kush" Griffith (trumpet) Levi Rasbury(valve trombone) Fred Wesley (trombone) Maceo Parker (tenor saxophone) St. Clair Pinckney (baritone saxophone) Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis (alto saxophone) Jimmy Nolen (guitar)