Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)

~ Person

Relationships

member of:The Four Flames
Fred Wesley and The J.B.’s (until 1973)
original member of:James Brown & The Famous Flames
married:Vicki Anderson
founded:People Records (James Brown's funk label)
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VIAF ID:51952996 [info]
Wikidata:Q888487 [info]
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Appearances

DateTitleCredited asAttributesArtistLength
instruments
1961-02-09Lost SomeoneorganJames Brown3:08
1970-04-25Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine, Part 1organJames Brown2:50
1971-03-08Medley: Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag / I Got You (I Feel Good) / I Got the Feelin’ (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown1:29
Ain’t It Funky Now (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown5:36
BewilderedorganJames Brown6:09
Bewildered (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown4:19
Blues & PantsorganJames Brown9:40
Brother Rapp (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown3:03
Brother Rapp / Ain’t It Funky Now (live)organJames Brown7:46
Georgia on My Mind (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown6:12
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex MachineorganJames Brown10:49
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine (live)organJames Brown5:17
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown2:08
Get Up, Get Into It, Get InvolvedorganJames Brown7:05
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (finale) (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown3:33
Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown5:14
Give It Up Or Turnit a Loose (1970 'Clap Ya Hands' version)organJames Brown6:26
Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (remix)organJames Brown6:12
Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)tambourineJames Brown8:50
I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance) - RemixorganJames Brown7:28
I Got The Feelin’organJames Brown1:07
I Got to MoveorganJames Brown7:18
Intro (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown1:12
It's a Man's World (mono)pianoJames Brown3:20
It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown5:44
It’s a New Day (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown2:53
Licking StickorganJames Brown2:52
Lost Someone (live, 1962-10-24: Apollo Theatre, New York City, USA)organJames Brown10:43
Please Please Please (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown2:08
Please, PleaseorganJames Brown12:22
Sex MachineorganJames Brown5:06
Sex Machine (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown8:45
Sex Machine (reprise) (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown0:39
Soul Power (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown4:25
Soul Power, Parts 1 & 2organJames Brown4:25
Super Bad (mono)organJames Brown & The JBs3:02
Super Bad (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown5:07
Super Bad, Parts 1 & 2organJames Brown4:27
Talkin' Loud & Sayin' Nothing (remix)organJames Brown7:45
Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ NothingorganJames Brown9:29
Try Me (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)organJames Brown2:20
Untitled InstrumentalorganJames Brown3:24
performed
Since You Been GoneJames Brown5:36
Sweet Soul Music (live, 1967-06: Apollo Theater, New York, NY, USA)James Brown feat. Bobby Byrd2:38
You're Welcome, Stop on By (feat. Bobby Byrd)Vicki Anderson3:45
produced
Don’t Throw Your Love in the Garbage CanVicki Anderson?:??
Sayin’ It and Doin’ It Is Two Different ThingsPfunk-Ness?:??
SunshineBobby Byrd?:??
vocals
1952Wheel of FortuneRobert ByrdThe Four Flames2:40
1956-02-04Please, Please, Please (single version)background vocalsJames Brown2:45
1959-11-11I’ll Go Crazy (single version)background vocalsJames Brown2:08
1960-02-20Think (single version)background vocalsJames Brown2:48
1970-04-25Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine, Part 1background vocalsJames Brown2:50
1971-03-08Medley: Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag / I Got You (I Feel Good) / I Got the Feelin’ (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown1:29
1971-03-08Medley: Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag / I Got You (I Feel Good) / I Got the Feelin’ (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)James Brown1:29
Ain’t It Funky Now (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown5:36
Baby, Baby, BabyAnna King & Bobby Byrd2:36
Bewildered (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown4:19
Bewilderedbackground vocalsJames Brown2:26
Blues & PantsJames Brown9:40
Brother Rapp (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)James Brown3:03
Brother Rapp / Ain’t It Funky Now (live)other vocalsJames Brown7:46
Can't Stand ItJames Brown4:42
Devil’s DenJames Brown4:50
Escape-ism (complete take)James Brown19:10
Escape-ism, Part 1James Brown3:24
Escape-ism, Part 2James Brown4:16
Funky Side of TownJames Brown7:50
Funky Side of Town, Part 1James Brown, Bobby Byrd & Hank Ballard4:10
Georgia on My Mind (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)James Brown6:12
Georgia on My Mind (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown6:12
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex MachineJames Brown10:49
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine (live)James Brown5:17
Get Up, Get Into It and Get Involved (mono)James Brown7:08
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown2:08
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)James Brown2:08
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (finale) (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown3:33
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (finale) (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)James Brown3:33
Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)James Brown5:14
Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown5:14
Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)James Brown8:50
Intro (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown1:12
Intro (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)James Brown1:12
It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown5:44
It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)James Brown5:44
It’s a New Day (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)James Brown2:53
It’s a New Day (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown2:53
Licking StickJames Brown2:52
Licking Stick‐Licking StickJames Brown4:53
Maybe the Last Timebackground vocalsJames Brown & The Famous Flames3:05
My Part / Make It Funky (Parts 3 & 4)background vocalsJames Brown5:14
Never Get Enoughlead vocalsBobby Byrd3:14
Please Please Please (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)James Brown2:08
Please Please Please (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown2:08
Sex Machine (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown8:45
Sex Machinebackground vocalsJames Brown5:06
Sex Machine (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)James Brown8:45
Sex Machine (reprise) (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown0:39
Sex Machine (reprise) (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)James Brown0:39
Since You Been GoneJames Brown5:36
Soul Power (mono)background vocalsJames Brown & The JBs3:05
Soul Power (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)James Brown4:25
Soul Power (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown4:25
Soul Power (re-edit) (mono)James Brown8:02
Soul Power, Parts 1 & 2James Brown4:25
Super Bad (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown5:07
Super Bad (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)James Brown5:07
Talkin' Loud & Sayin' Nothing (remix)James Brown7:45
Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ NothingJames Brown9:29
The Whole World Needs Liberationbackground vocalsJames Brown3:41
Try Me (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)James Brown2:20
Try Me (live, 1971-03-09: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France)other vocalsJames Brown2:20
You’ve Got to Change Your MindBobby Byrd & James Brown3:51
instruments
Blow Your HeadsynthesizerFred Wesley and The J.B.’s
vocals
For All the King's MenMaceo
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involvedbackground vocalsJames Brown
Live at the Apollo (remastered)background vocalsJames Brown
Live at the Apollo, 1962background vocalsJames Brown
Talkin' Loud and Saying Nothin'background vocalsJames Brown
composed
Doin' the Do
I Cried
I Found Out
I Found Someone
I'll Lose My Mind
I'm Lonely
Licking Stick - Licking Stick
Lost Someone
Money Makeradditional
Soul Power '92
Why Do You Do Me
lyrics
Doin' the Do
I Cried
I Found Out
I Found Someone
I'm Lonely
Licking Stick - Licking Stick
Lost Someone
Why Do You Do Me
wrote
Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)additional
If You Don't Give Me What I Want (I Gotta Get It Some Other Place)
It’s Been a Long Time
Never Get Enough
No More Heartaches, No More Pain
Polka Power!Bobby Byrdadditional
Representin’ 93Byrd
Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing
The Whole World Needs Liberation
U Don’t Know
U Don’t Know
You’ve Got to Change Your Mind