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The J.B.’s
The J.B.'s was James Brown's band from 1970 through the early 1980s. On records, the band was sometimes billed under alternate names such as Fred Wesley and the JBs, The James Brown Soul Train, Maceo and the Macks, A.A.B.B., Fred Wesley and the New JBs, The First Family, and The…via Wikipedia
Career Highlights
11 albums- Formed
- 1970
- Active
- 1970–present
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Selected Discography
- 1972Food for Thought
- 1973Doing It to Death
- 1974Breakin’ Bread
- 1974Damn Right I Am Somebody
- 1975Hustle With Speed
- 1979Groove Machine
- 1990Food for funk (J.B.'s 45's groove)
- 1999Bring the Funk On Down
- 2011The Lost Album Featuring Watermelon Man
- 2014These Are The J.B.'s
- 2019More Mess On My Thing
The Web
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The Connection Web
20 threadsMembers
16- Catfish Collins
- Bootsy Collins(US funk musician & songwriter)
- Don Juan "Tiger" Martin
- Bobby Byrd(founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)1973
- Fred Wesley
- Fred Thomas(bassist)
- James Brown(The Godfather of Soul)
- Phelps Collins, Jr.
- Maceo Parker(US funk/jazz saxophonist)
- John Starks
- Fred Nestley
- John Griggs(conga player of The J.B.s)
- Lyn Collins
- St. Clair Pinckney
- “Sweet” Charles Sherrell
- Philippé Wynne(A lead vocalist of The Spinners)
Collaborations
2Side Projects
2The Extended Web
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