Do you know who you should thank for James Brown? Bobby Byrd. He took Brown in when he was fresh out of a reformatory prison. He gave him a place to live, turned him on to music, and gave him a job as the drummer in his band, the Flames. When Brown eventually stepped out to try vocals on for size, the whole dynamic changed. But, while Brown became the star, the bag was not wholly his. Byrd was integral to the sound that you and I know well, for the next ten years or so, and intermittently after that.
Check the two posts about Byrd at The "A" Side and the Wikipedia thing. Respect is due.
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Listen:
Bobby Byrd - Never Get Enough mp3 at Ubupopland
Bobby Byrd = Hot Pants (I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming) mp3 at ATumblr (?)
Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul mp3 at The "A" Side
Bobby Byrd - Keep On Doin' What You're Doin' mp3 at The "A" Side
Bobby Byrd = Hot Pants (I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming) mp3 at ATumblr (?)
Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul mp3 at The "A" Side
Bobby Byrd - Keep On Doin' What You're Doin' mp3 at The "A" Side
Early Byrd (as Bobby Day):
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