Bobby Roach was from Topeka, Kansas. James picked him up in Late 1957 or early 1958 when Nafloyd Scott quit the group. Les Buie replaced Roach around September, 1960. That is Mr. Buie, NOT Billy Davis on the 2-9-61 session that produced "Suds" etc. Billy Davis never played on a James Brown session. Nor did Sam Thomas ever play guitar with the Brown band. The credits displayed in the video are incorrect. All those guitar parts you mention are, in fact, Les Buie.Buie was the ONLY guitarist in Brown's band from September, 1960 and December, 1964, when he was replaced by Jimmy Nolen. A couple months later, Alfonzo Kellum joined the band - first as a bassist but he soon doubled on guitar.
Alfonzo Kellum was from Lakeland, Florida where he played locally before joining Brown's band. When Maceo & All The Kings Men broke up, Kellum settled in Rochester, New York, where he eventually led his own band called the Midnight Blues Band. He toured with Sam & Dave for a few months in 1979.
Thanks Alan, wonderful information! How do you know all this stuff? Do you have a source I can refer to? I relied heavily on transcriptions of the compiled King Records studio session dates notes, along with my ear. Thanks again mate!
@@dannyeddyguitar I have spent my life accumulating a detailed discography of James Brown produced recordings. I also happened to work for Mr. Brown from 1969 until 1974. during which time I had access to both the King and then Polydor files. I have a memoir available "There Was A Time", have consulted on several JB-related films and have written liner notes and co-produced almost all of the Polydor/Universal reissues and compilations of his catalogue since 1992. I knew Jimmy Nolen and most of Brown's later guitarists personally. Jimmy was a sweet guy. BTW the Michel Ruppli King discography has many errors on JB sessions - some of which I am responsible for as some of the information I furnished Ruppli was later corrected via files and session reports that surfaced as well as interviews with various Brown musicians and Mr. B himself.
@@alanl126 I'm absolutely honoured and rapt that you have visited and shared these insights Alan. I've ordered There Was a Time and can't wait to devour your experiences! I'm sure you'll know the answer to this question that I could not resolve via the internet - who is the very short guitarist on the famed TAMI show? Thanks again Alan. 🙌
Man, this is so fantastic! Initially attracted by the mention of Jimmy Nolan, I watched it all, and enjoyed it. You really know your stuff . . . . youngster! Come on with more, I'll eat it all up!
This is Mark Cox. With J.B. From 1965 until 2004. There is so much history here, and so many things that bring back memories. I can’t even begin to scratch the surface ! Jimmy Nolan was living in Atlanta with a woman name Lunita when he had his fatal heart attack. When we were coming back from a tour out west, he was having a lot of indigestion in the bus but he kept drinking soda hoping it would cure after we got to Atlanta and everybody split up and went to wherever they were living. Give me lay down for a while at Lunitas house and never woke up. The idea was to have him buried in Okmulgee Oklahoma, so this bitch name Lunita went down to Augusta to break some money loose from J.B. To have Jimmy buried. Sinclair, Pinckney and myself flew up to Tulsa and contacted dryer funeral home to receive the body from the airport and take it out to burial in Okmulgee Oklahoma cemetery. It was frozen ground and a blizzard on that day and Sinclair now was getting sick because he was connected to Jimmy at the hip for all these years. Bobby Roche was one of the original transition players that was with us when James decided to completely change his bag and come up with something totally fresh and break away from that old bullshit blues. We went down to Charlotte, North Carolina and recorded in The Arthur Smith studio. From that session came, I got you (I Feel Good) Papa’s got a brand new bag. I am up there in years now and we’ve lost everybody that was in the original group that did the Apollo back in 61 and Maceo is very ill no longer able to work. Pee-wee Ellis I can’t tell you where he is because I don’t know. Fred Wesley ? The great Johnny Griggs should be young enough to still be around. Danny Ray died a few years ago. I believe he was about 90 and then we get back to the guy who were down in the basement of that radio station in Toccoa, baby, Lloyd Stallworth, Nayfloyd Scott, Nashpendel Knox , Bobby Byrd, bobby Bennett, I can’t remember who else was down there, but there was a Satellite George and ? James would purposely break up The shellac or slickness of tunes.
@@johnnyc.holmes4251 Mark… if you were with him all those years I wonder if you remember a Bari player Emmit Simmons… I think he was from No Caro. He came to Boston and went to the Schillinger House ( now called Berkeley College of Music)… we played together in The Weepin’ Willie All Star Blues Band… I’ve heard so many JB stories
I was Brown's engineer and production supervisor from 1972 to 1977. I don't remember ever meeting you. Pee Wee Ellis, Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo, Bobby Byrd, St. Clair Pinckney, Johnny Griggs, Richard "Kush" Griffith and Russell Crimes all passed on. I worked with them all on the J.B's Reunion album in 1999 along with Fred Wesley and Fred Thomas. I worked with Jabo and Clyde for the last time in 2007 on the "Funk For Your Ass "album with Fred Wesley. Fred Wesley and Fred Thomas are still out there doing it, I stay in touch them. Bob Both
Wallace Richardson never was in the James Brown Band. Like Billy Butler, Richardson was a "gun for hire" a studio musician JB used when he recorded without his own band. By the way, Bobby Roach briefly rejoined the JB band from December 1970 to February 1971 as second guitar behind Phelps "Catfish" Collins and again for a few weeks April-May, 1972.
Bobby Roach is my father. I noticed my niece (Nevaeh Garcia) commented below and you said you'd like to pick my father's brain. I will definitely give him your email that you provided and have him reach out to you. I will also share this with him. Nevertheless, You will be amazed with the stories he has that have never been told. Thank you for Acknowledging him in your videos...very much appreciated.
@Cara K Right. People will be absolutely amazed because they're never before told stories. Some extremely funny 😁 and others extremely sad. But it's James Brown history that needs to be told by an insider and not just by Hollywood.
James Brown asked me to open for him at San Quentin prison in 80 I knew Jimmy Nolan in the band and I couldn’t wait to meet him he was so nice and he used a black widow guitar by acoustic that show him complimenting me and my sound meant the world to me.
Amazing work! Love all the background and research that went into this! And great playing as well! Although I have one bit of info that contradicts a long held belief of who was the "scratch" player out of the Nolen/Kellum combo. My source is "The Funkmasters The Great James Brown Rhythm Sections 1960-1973" by Allan Slutsky and Chuck Silverman. Under the guitar parts of Cold Sweat it talks about how Kellum was actually the scratcher and Nolen "more often than not..." played licks and muted lines. I'm not disputing your research, I'm just sharing knowledge of what I have read and am thankful for all the info you shared in your video. I look forward to Chapter 2! Now that I think about it, I do have a bit of listening evidence that supports this claim that Kellum was the scratcher, especially for Cold Sweat. The album "Say It Live and Loud: Live in Dallas", the liner notes say Kellum was taking up bass duties and you can hear Cold Sweat is missing a guitar part. Either way, whether it was Nolen or Kellum who played the iconic scratching, we should all be thankful for their contributions to funk guitar playing.
Awesome comment, Robert! Great info re Kellum's playing too - thank you! I need to order that book and listen to the Live in Dallas show. Thanks heaps!
Thanks Bob! That was Jimmy Nolen and Al Kellum with a great example of their contrary parts. (If you're referring to the version on I Can't Stand Myself.)
Your videos are like taking a graduate course in The Origins of Funk Guitar… great, thank you. I’ve watch 3 so far and I may have missed an analysis of Bobby Byrds I Know You Got Soul… Sounds like James counts it off then it’s all Bobby… in my humble opinion one of the funkyest things he’s done
Danny, you are an absolutely brilliant educator and your demeanour is so calming and friendly. I have nothing useful to add to this except to let you know that I wish there were more yous in the world.
I can't compliment you enough on this piece of work you have done. I'm telling as many people who dug James Brown like I did, and you deserve an award for your research efforts. So please continue your research work on James Brown's Bands!!!! KEEP IT COMING 💯 👌!
We were in Charleston South Carolina at the legendary “County Hall” a giant surplus army WW-2 aircraft maintenance hanger that was portable! Touring acts and wrestling matches loved this place for the incredible roominess and the acoustics of a cement floor and nylon skin. A local musician was hanging around the back, trying to get an audience with Mr. Brown. He was a up-and-coming guitar player, he claimed he had every guitar riff from every James Brown song, and he wanted to get a quick audition! James heard about him and invited him in! This kid was overwhelmed! To him it was like the second coming! There standing in front of him in person was the godfather, the legendary, James Brown. After he finished gushing and telling Mr. Brown how much he was a fan, and how much he loved him. Mr. Brown asked him what he could do for him today. The young man said that he was a guitarist and had based his education on James Brown music! Would it be possible to have two minutes to show you what I can do? Mr. Brown looked at him and said what is that you have in your hand what do you call that? What do you think I call it ? and the young man looked at him and said “it’s a guitar Sir! man said well, sir, it’s called a guitar Mr. Brown turned around and said no it’s not. every instrument in my band is a drum first! The young man left totally confused. Mr. Brown considered every instrument on that stage to be first a drum. Secondly, whatever it was, but the drum carried the rhythm.
Loving these incredible stories, Mark!! I thought for a moment you were talking about Keith Jenkins' audition. But then you surprised me. Thanks, mate!
Thanks Ronnie. Yes, this point does seem to get some viewers hot under the collar. And I must admit to not really understanding why. Is it just that the term 'band' makes you think of drummers and guitarists? Can't we call a vocal group a 'band'? I don't see why not... In any case, Nafloyd was the Famous Flames' guitarist - however you choose to label them.
Outstanding! Thank you for providing so much history on some of these unsung heroes of the incredible James Brown band that I grew up with. Never realized how many guitar players there were with James, outside of Jimmy Chank Nolen.
@@dannyeddyguitar , Yes, I bet it sure is. I read where Joe Beck is featured on the Hell album (1974) but I think that is for only one track. Thanks again for your incredible work.
Saddest day of my life when jimmy died he was my best friend I miss playing those guitar parts together he taught me how to live on the road and how go deal with James Brown
Great repot mate my favourite JB has to be Cold Sweat from 67 or 68 ? Who was on that recording ? I heard it was put together quickly and alledgedly heralded the formal end of the Great american songbook ? Ha ha certainly changed things Drummer Mitch Mitchel then with Hendrix tried to incorperate it in Hey little miss Lover ? Its all good fascinating its good to have hobbies and interests ciao
@@dannyeddyguitar I remember working on that one bar riff for hours and almost but never quite copping the feel… make it easy on us all! But seriously this is a great history lesson as well as the broken down riffs. Thank You 🙏
Just stumbled on your channel today and became an immediate fan. As the producer of the Motherlode and Jungle Groove albums and others from the 80's for Polydor I can't wait for part 2. And here I thought Cliff White and I were the JB experts...your knowledge and talent are astounding!
Jeeezzz, walking around on youtube trying to learn "The Payback" riff, came accros your Vid. Top-notch presentation, very tasteful editing,... got hooked immediately, new subscriber ;) Bravo and thanks for sharing this rich content.
Mr. Leeds! Thanks for checking it out again. I realise I'm in no position to debate your statement, but... I really think that's Wallace. For a start there's only ever one guitar playing at a time, and secondly, if you check out Wally's solo release, Soul Guru, the lead break here definitely sounds like his playing.
JUST PLAIN FUNK was recorded Aug. 30, 1967, at King Studios in Cincinnati with The Dapps. It may resemble Wallace but it's almost certainly "Fat Eddie" Setser. No reason to believe Richardson, a NYC studio cat would have been anywhere near this session..
You mention King Records "transcripts" as a source. Were those actual session reports with personnels? I had access to King's files in 1970 but they were woefully incomplete. I also had access to the Universal tape vault in the 1980's during which I was able to examine every JB tape box (King, Smash, Polydor et.al.)in the vault and gather specific dates and locations of sessions. The info for JB sessions in the King discogs by M. Ruppli contains many errors, thru no fault of Mr. Ruppli.. BTW, sorry for repeating stuff. I forgot what I had posted a year or more ago, LOL. YOUR work is terrific. All these cats deserve the attention!
This is history. That's one of the most inspiring vid I ever saw... I just played my guitar all along and came up with many ultra funky stuff ! I wish we had the same for James Brown's bassists !
@@dannyeddyguitar Totally no worries - even if you hadn't had anything about my song, I love channels like yours which have such high levels of scholarship. So much of the net is pure dross, finding actual expert research like yours is always wonderful! Keep on keeping on, dude! 💖
The info on Billy ‘JC’ Davis is very interesting. I played along side Billy in an oldies show a couple of times maybe 8-9 yrs ago. Are pleasure to meet and talk with .
Thanks for checking it out. Love that Billy Butler tune - the Thumb - you have on your channel too! Phenomenal tone and clarity on those lowdown notes!
Thought I’d check out a few minutes and couldn’t leave. Nice work, Danny, you’ve obviously done a deep, deep dive on a musician who I have an immense respect for, as do you. It was a joy to listen to your dissertation, keep up the good work!
Thanks so much for your work...which you seem to enjoy immensely! Can't wait to hear your upcoming Wayne Bennett tribute...I feel him so much in your JB show....xGreg
This is great, fantastically comprehensive and informative. Funk is my favourite genre so this is very satisfying. Any chance of a look at the Music and funk influences in the INXS catalogue?
I don’t remember in my history more than one similar video on RUclips about playing the funk guitar that would delve so deeply into this topic and thoroughly explore the earliest works of James Brown, amazing!
Excellent presentation! I am so glad to see my former bandmate Bobby Roach recognized in this manner. Btw. He was also a teacher/mentor to Tower of Power guitarist Bruce Conte in Fresno, California. Again my compliments to you.
I just had dinner with erstwhile Famous Flame drummer Sam "The Man" Lathan who, at 95, is still cogent and brimming with great stories. In the course of one such story, he recalled Les Buie and he pronounced the name Less Boo-ee (not Lez Byoo-ee).
@@dannyeddyguitar Lathan lives in Wilson, NC. You probably already know this, but many of the key musical pioneers of JB funk came from NC, especially Kinston.
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Chapter Two is out now! ruclips.net/video/H-_oaZ53u0k/видео.html
Bobby Roach was from Topeka, Kansas. James picked him up in Late 1957 or early 1958 when Nafloyd Scott quit the group. Les Buie replaced Roach around September, 1960. That is Mr. Buie, NOT Billy Davis on the 2-9-61 session that produced "Suds" etc. Billy Davis never played on a James Brown session. Nor did Sam Thomas ever play guitar with the Brown band. The credits displayed in the video are incorrect. All those guitar parts you mention are, in fact, Les Buie.Buie was the ONLY guitarist in Brown's band from September, 1960 and December, 1964, when he was replaced by Jimmy Nolen. A couple months later, Alfonzo Kellum joined the band - first as a bassist but he soon doubled on guitar.
Really Appreciate Your History On My Father Bobby Roach.
Thanks for the information. Damn! The great Alan Leeds dropping some gems on random RUclips video❤❤❤❤
Great show, by the way! Such a rich vein of information regarding my favorite guitar playing styles.
Alfonzo Kellum was from Lakeland, Florida where he played locally before joining Brown's band. When Maceo & All The Kings Men broke up, Kellum settled in Rochester, New York, where he eventually led his own band called the Midnight Blues Band. He toured with Sam & Dave for a few months in 1979.
Thanks Alan, wonderful information! How do you know all this stuff? Do you have a source I can refer to? I relied heavily on transcriptions of the compiled King Records studio session dates notes, along with my ear. Thanks again mate!
@@dannyeddyguitar I have spent my life accumulating a detailed discography of James Brown produced recordings. I also happened to work for Mr. Brown from 1969 until 1974. during which time I had access to both the King and then Polydor files. I have a memoir available "There Was A Time", have consulted on several JB-related films and have written liner notes and co-produced almost all of the Polydor/Universal reissues and compilations of his catalogue since 1992. I knew Jimmy Nolen and most of Brown's later guitarists personally. Jimmy was a sweet guy. BTW the Michel Ruppli King discography has many errors on JB sessions - some of which I am responsible for as some of the information I furnished Ruppli was later corrected via files and session reports that surfaced as well as interviews with various Brown musicians and Mr. B himself.
@@alanl126 I'm absolutely honoured and rapt that you have visited and shared these insights Alan. I've ordered There Was a Time and can't wait to devour your experiences!
I'm sure you'll know the answer to this question that I could not resolve via the internet - who is the very short guitarist on the famed TAMI show?
Thanks again Alan. 🙌
@@dannyeddyguitar Wearing the shades, certain it is Les Buie, the guy to Melvin Parkers "drummer" left would be Sam Thomas (info Alan Leeds)
@@SoulOnTopJB wonderful! Thank you!
Fantastic stuff. Greetings from flamenco player in the Netherlands.
Dankjewel! I appreciate your support!
Man, this is so fantastic! Initially attracted by the mention of Jimmy Nolan, I watched it all, and enjoyed it. You really know your stuff . . . . youngster! Come on with more, I'll eat it all up!
Thanks Marvin. I'm chipping away at the next one...
Thank you very much for this!
So glad you enjoyed it!
SAM THOMAS played only bass with the Brown band. The only guitars during Sam's tenure were Les Buie and then Jimmy Nolen.
Yes, clearly a mistake on the studio running sheets in this regard. Thanks again, Alan.
Hi!! My grandfather is Bobby Roach, and he has so much information about James and the band if you’d ever want some new incite!
Wow!! Incredible! I'd love to pick his brain/memory sometime. My email is djangobillion@hotmail.com Thanks!
@@dannyeddyguitarOne year on, did it happen !?
@@martinheath5947 nope :(
This is THE definitive overview of the JB guitar universe. Thank you for producing this!
You are so very welcome!
This is Mark Cox. With J.B. From 1965 until 2004. There is so much history here, and so many things that bring back memories. I can’t even begin to scratch the surface ! Jimmy Nolan was living in Atlanta with a woman name Lunita when he had his fatal heart attack. When we were coming back from a tour out west, he was having a lot of indigestion in the bus but he kept drinking soda hoping it would cure after we got to Atlanta and everybody split up and went to wherever they were living. Give me lay down for a while at Lunitas house and never woke up. The idea was to have him buried in Okmulgee Oklahoma, so this bitch name Lunita went down to Augusta to break some money loose from J.B. To have Jimmy buried. Sinclair, Pinckney and myself flew up to Tulsa and contacted dryer funeral home to receive the body from the airport and take it out to burial in Okmulgee Oklahoma cemetery. It was frozen ground and a blizzard on that day and Sinclair now was getting sick because he was connected to Jimmy at the hip for all these years. Bobby Roche was one of the original transition players that was with us when James decided to completely change his bag and come up with something totally fresh and break away from that old bullshit blues. We went down to Charlotte, North Carolina and recorded in The Arthur Smith studio. From that session came, I got you (I Feel Good) Papa’s got a brand new bag. I am up there in years now and we’ve lost everybody that was in the original group that did the Apollo back in 61 and Maceo is very ill no longer able to work. Pee-wee Ellis I can’t tell you where he is because I don’t know. Fred Wesley ? The great Johnny Griggs should be young enough to still be around. Danny Ray died a few years ago. I believe he was about 90 and then we get back to the guy who were down in the basement of that radio station in Toccoa, baby, Lloyd Stallworth, Nayfloyd Scott,
Nashpendel Knox , Bobby Byrd, bobby Bennett, I can’t remember who else was down there, but there was a Satellite George and ? James would purposely break up The shellac or slickness of tunes.
Incredible stuff, Mark! Thank you so very much for sharing a few memories. I can only imagine you'd have hours - if not days - of recollections!
@@johnnyc.holmes4251 Mark… if you were with him all those years I wonder if you remember a Bari player Emmit Simmons… I think he was from No Caro. He came to Boston and went to the Schillinger House ( now called Berkeley College of Music)… we played together in The Weepin’ Willie All Star Blues Band… I’ve heard so many JB stories
I was Brown's engineer and production supervisor from 1972 to 1977. I don't remember ever meeting you. Pee Wee Ellis, Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo, Bobby Byrd, St. Clair Pinckney, Johnny Griggs, Richard "Kush" Griffith and Russell Crimes all passed on. I worked with them all on the J.B's Reunion album in 1999 along with Fred Wesley and Fred Thomas. I worked with Jabo and Clyde for the last time in 2007 on the "Funk For Your Ass "album with Fred Wesley. Fred Wesley and Fred Thomas are still out there doing it, I stay in touch them. Bob Both
What a fantastic deep dive. You've dropped so much deep knowledge here that I'll be going over it for months. Terrific!
Cheers Paul!
Wallace Richardson never was in the James Brown Band. Like Billy Butler, Richardson was a "gun for hire" a studio musician JB used when he recorded without his own band. By the way, Bobby Roach briefly rejoined the JB band from December 1970 to February 1971 as second guitar behind Phelps "Catfish" Collins and again for a few weeks April-May, 1972.
Bobby Roach is my father. I noticed my niece (Nevaeh Garcia) commented below and you said you'd like to pick my father's brain. I will definitely give him your email that you provided and have him reach out to you. I will also share this with him. Nevertheless, You will be amazed with the stories he has that have never been told. Thank you for Acknowledging him in your videos...very much appreciated.
This is so cool. Your dad has a few stories I will never forget. Lol 💯 😆 ❤
@Cara K Right. People will be absolutely amazed because they're never before told stories. Some extremely funny 😁 and others extremely sad. But it's James Brown history that needs to be told by an insider and not just by Hollywood.
Absolutely 💯 ✂️ 😂
Thanks so, SO much Daniel! That's wonderful. It breaks my heart that these guys are basically unknown.
Would love to learn more. Just discovered these great musicians❤
James Brown asked me to open for him at San Quentin prison in 80 I knew Jimmy Nolan in the band and I couldn’t wait to meet him he was so nice and he used a black widow guitar by acoustic that show him complimenting me and my sound meant the world to me.
Wow! Lenny! What band were you in at that time? What guitar and amp were you using? Or did you use Jimmy's gear?
This is great info, even with Alan Leeds corrections 👍
Thank you! I'm so happy yourself and Alan found time to check it out!
Dude... very impressive. I love how thorough you are in your research. Great video, man.
I appreciate that, Jonathon!
Amazing work! Love all the background and research that went into this! And great playing as well! Although I have one bit of info that contradicts a long held belief of who was the "scratch" player out of the Nolen/Kellum combo. My source is "The Funkmasters The Great James Brown Rhythm Sections 1960-1973" by Allan Slutsky and Chuck Silverman. Under the guitar parts of Cold Sweat it talks about how Kellum was actually the scratcher and Nolen "more often than not..." played licks and muted lines. I'm not disputing your research, I'm just sharing knowledge of what I have read and am thankful for all the info you shared in your video. I look forward to Chapter 2!
Now that I think about it, I do have a bit of listening evidence that supports this claim that Kellum was the scratcher, especially for Cold Sweat. The album "Say It Live and Loud: Live in Dallas", the liner notes say Kellum was taking up bass duties and you can hear Cold Sweat is missing a guitar part. Either way, whether it was Nolen or Kellum who played the iconic scratching, we should all be thankful for their contributions to funk guitar playing.
Awesome comment, Robert! Great info re Kellum's playing too - thank you! I need to order that book and listen to the Live in Dallas show. Thanks heaps!
That was incredible. Looking forward to part 2. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it, Darren! Thanks mate
Brilliant!! Who plays the guitar on There was a time??
Thanks Bob! That was Jimmy Nolen and Al Kellum with a great example of their contrary parts. (If you're referring to the version on I Can't Stand Myself.)
That was a picture of Clyde Stubblefield in that section where you discuss the drum part of I’ve Got Money
Thanks John.
@@dannyeddyguitar No problem
this is brilliant work!
i'm won. subscribed ^.^
Awesome, thank you, and welcome aboard!
My man did a LOT of research!
Thanks Cheese!
Your videos are like taking a graduate course in The Origins of Funk Guitar… great, thank you. I’ve watch 3 so far and I may have missed an analysis of Bobby Byrds I Know You Got Soul… Sounds like James counts it off then it’s all Bobby… in my humble opinion one of the funkyest things he’s done
Thanks, William! I hadn't covered that track, but will certainly check it out ASAP.
Danny, you are an absolutely brilliant educator and your demeanour is so calming and friendly. I have nothing useful to add to this except to let you know that I wish there were more yous in the world.
Thanks so much Michael!
Sir Thank You so much History I am floored Al Kellum played Bass on James Brown Live in Dallas Texas 1968
Thanks, Ben. It kind of breaks my heart, how little we know of these guys!
Wonderful research and information. Thank you!
Thanks, Andrew. Glad you enjoyed it! Chapter three is coming...
This is an incredibly interesting series you've done here! Bravo! You have a new sub instantly! What is that red guitar you are playing throughout?
Thank you so much! That's an Australian made Maton.
This is fantastic, thanks for posting! James Brown had some of the best guitarists ever!
Couldn't agree more!
Epic Danny 👍
So much research...thanks
Thanks for watching, Cliff!
I can't compliment you enough on this piece of work you have done. I'm telling as many people who dug James Brown like I did, and you deserve an award for your research efforts. So please continue your research work on James Brown's Bands!!!! KEEP IT COMING 💯 👌!
Wow, thank you! I'm so grateful for your shares and this comment!
@@dannyeddyguitar NOTHING BUT LOVE MY BROTHER. PLEASE DO SOME MORE!!!!
You said it all, brother!
We were in Charleston South Carolina at the legendary “County Hall” a giant surplus army WW-2 aircraft maintenance hanger that was portable! Touring acts and wrestling matches loved this place for the incredible roominess and the acoustics of a cement floor and nylon skin. A local musician was hanging around the back, trying to get an audience with Mr. Brown. He was a up-and-coming guitar player, he claimed he had every guitar riff from every James Brown song, and he wanted to get a quick audition! James heard about him and invited him in! This kid was overwhelmed! To him it was like the second coming! There standing in front of him in person was the godfather, the legendary, James Brown. After he finished gushing and telling Mr. Brown how much he was a fan, and how much he loved him. Mr. Brown asked him what he could do for him today. The young man said that he was a guitarist and had based his education on James Brown music! Would it be possible to have two minutes to show you what I can do? Mr. Brown looked at him and said what is that you have in your hand what do you call that? What do you think I call it ? and the young man looked at him and said “it’s a guitar Sir! man said well, sir, it’s called a guitar Mr. Brown turned around and said no it’s not. every instrument in my band is a drum first! The young man left totally confused. Mr. Brown considered every instrument on that stage to be first a drum. Secondly, whatever it was, but the drum carried the rhythm.
Loving these incredible stories, Mark!! I thought for a moment you were talking about Keith Jenkins' audition. But then you surprised me.
Thanks, mate!
Again a brilliant overview of guitar history. I really enjoy your videos ! Gold !
Many thanks, Mars! I appreciate your support.
It'd be super if you could show more of the chord fingering dumb charts. ?
Complete Tabs for this and part 2 are found via my Patreon.
When willthis guy and many others learn that the Famous Flames was James Brown's SINGING GROUP, not his band.
Thanks Ronnie. Yes, this point does seem to get some viewers hot under the collar. And I must admit to not really understanding why.
Is it just that the term 'band' makes you think of drummers and guitarists? Can't we call a vocal group a 'band'? I don't see why not...
In any case, Nafloyd was the Famous Flames' guitarist - however you choose to label them.
Thanks for the informative, entertaining and cohesively presented content. Well done!
Thanks a heap, Matthew! Glad you liked it.
Outstanding! Thank you for providing so much history on some of these unsung heroes of the incredible James Brown band that I grew up with. Never realized how many guitar players there were with James, outside of Jimmy Chank Nolen.
Thank you, Frederick. I'm currently working on part three, but it's SO much more difficult to discover who is playing on those late 70s albums...
@@dannyeddyguitar , Yes, I bet it sure is.
I read where Joe Beck is featured on the Hell album (1974) but I think that is for only one track. Thanks again for your incredible work.
Very informative AND entertaining. Thank you!
Thanks so much, David. Glad you enjoyed.
For a collective noun for country artists, rather than 'slew' how about 'saloon'
Love it!
AMAZING VIDEO, SO SUCH RESEARCH!!!
Glad you liked it
Saddest day of my life when jimmy died he was my best friend I miss playing those guitar parts together he taught me how to live on the road and how go deal with James Brown
Wait - is this Ron's account? Or his partner perhaps? I'd love to make contact if possible.
He was introduced as the Bass player
Al - yes, I did read that somewhere!
Great repot mate my favourite JB has to be Cold Sweat from 67 or 68 ? Who was on that recording ? I heard it was put together quickly and alledgedly heralded the formal end of the Great american songbook ? Ha ha certainly changed things Drummer Mitch Mitchel then with Hendrix tried to incorperate it in Hey little miss Lover ? Its all good fascinating its good to have hobbies and interests ciao
Thanks, David. Jimmy Nolen and Country Kellum played on the original recording of Cold Sweat from '67.
such a fantastic break down! u hve a new fan
Thanks Snottyman!! Really appreciate your support.
Great playing! Thank you for this. And, uh, Alan freak’n Leeds, setting us right!
Right?! What an honour!!
Great stuff thanks for the video
Thanks for watching and letting me know!
Great! Woulda liked to hear your take on Papa Don't Stand No Mess though..!
Good call! Yeah, I constantly have to draw the line with these vids. It gets to the point where I want to insert every single riff, lol!
@@dannyeddyguitar I remember working on that one bar riff for hours and almost but never quite copping the feel… make it easy on us all! But seriously this is a great history lesson as well as the broken down riffs. Thank You 🙏
Just stumbled on your channel today and became an immediate fan. As the producer of the Motherlode and Jungle Groove albums and others from the 80's for Polydor I can't wait for part 2. And here I thought Cliff White and I were the JB experts...your knowledge and talent are astounding!
Serious?! Wow! I'm honoured that you checked it out. I'm slaving away on the next chapter...
Jeeezzz, walking around on youtube trying to learn "The Payback" riff, came accros your Vid. Top-notch presentation, very tasteful editing,... got hooked immediately, new subscriber ;) Bravo and thanks for sharing this rich content.
Thanks so much, Vince! Welcome aboard.
Which guitar would you choose ? A Fender Strat sounds like the guitar being used in the 70's .
Personally, I love Strats but for funk I just love the Tele.
@@dannyeddyguitar
Telecasters are iconic .
There's a reason why Keith Richards mostly plays a Tele , they are so versatile .
Excellent! Thanks a lot!
Thanks kindly, David!
A TON of good info mate appreciated.
Thanks for checking it out, Finn.
Wonderful thanks.
Fantastic mate
Cheers!
This is extraordinary. Thank you!
You're very welcome, Brooks!
Brilliant thank you!
You're very welcome, Russell!
holy shit how does this only have 1k views
Thanks for watching it. There's just so much competition on RUclips. Maybe if everyone who loved it, shared it...
It was the same Eddie Freeman.
Wow! Is that right? How do you know this? BTW, I only just read that Midnight The Stars and You was recorded at Abbey Road!
Thank you so much Danny for creating this video. This is very informative, detailed and helpful!!!
Thanks for letting me know!
Guitarists on JUST PLAIN FUNK session are "Fat Eddie" Setser and Troy Seals
Mr. Leeds! Thanks for checking it out again. I realise I'm in no position to debate your statement, but... I really think that's Wallace. For a start there's only ever one guitar playing at a time, and secondly, if you check out Wally's solo release, Soul Guru, the lead break here definitely sounds like his playing.
JUST PLAIN FUNK was recorded Aug. 30, 1967, at King Studios in Cincinnati with The Dapps. It may resemble Wallace but it's almost certainly "Fat Eddie" Setser. No reason to believe Richardson, a NYC studio cat would have been anywhere near this session..
You mention King Records "transcripts" as a source. Were those actual session reports with personnels? I had access to King's files in 1970 but they were woefully incomplete. I also had access to the Universal tape vault in the 1980's during which I was able to examine every JB tape box (King, Smash, Polydor et.al.)in the vault and gather specific dates and locations of sessions. The info for JB sessions in the King discogs by M. Ruppli contains many errors, thru no fault of Mr. Ruppli.. BTW, sorry for repeating stuff. I forgot what I had posted a year or more ago, LOL. YOUR work is terrific. All these cats deserve the attention!
@@alanl126 phenomenal stuff, being able to access that treasure trove of hidden knowledge! I'm endlessly envious!
I learn so much from your videos. You’re a master curator. I can only say thank you!
You are very welcome!
Fantastic, I love these deep dives!
Cheers, Marshall!
This is history. That's one of the most inspiring vid I ever saw... I just played my guitar all along and came up with many ultra funky stuff !
I wish we had the same for James Brown's bassists !
This is great feedback to read! All I want to do is remind people of how much music enriches our lives. Thanks heaps for watching commenting.
Thank you.
Glad you got here FC Brown. The mods took my post down minutes later. Thanks for checking it out man!
A solid review of James Brown guitarists. Thank you for this piece of history.
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it. More coming soon...
😊Your The Man😊
Thanks, Rome.
Great video! You put serious time in to this! What spring reverb are you using on the maton? Sounds awesome!!
Thanks MPF! Yeah, that took MONTHS! The reverb is just the Vox AC30 amp modelling in Logic. It's unreal!
Thanks for this!
Thanks, Funky Monk! Glad you enjoyed it. Chapter 2 on its way...
Thank you
Cheers, Brent!
Woooah - I had no idea that was even a possibility! Thanks for playing my song, too! :-D
Woah!! I still cover Your Woman at my solo gigs! Thanks for checking this out, Jyoti.
@@dannyeddyguitar Totally no worries - even if you hadn't had anything about my song, I love channels like yours which have such high levels of scholarship. So much of the net is pure dross, finding actual expert research like yours is always wonderful! Keep on keeping on, dude! 💖
What a fantastic work you are doing! This is history at its best -- Congratulations, Sir!
Many thanks, Ramón! Chapter two is not far off...
Great video! Thank you
Thanks so much, Isaac. Hey - nice soloing over Billie's Bounce too mate!
@@dannyeddyguitarhaha, thanks mate :)
I'm sure you know this, but Jimi played with Joey Dee & the Starlighters in '64 and '65 and of course, King Curtis.
Yes! Thanks, Patrick.
Wonderful presentation and info! Thanks so much!
Thank you!!
Fantastic deep dive - really enjoyed it.
Glad you enjoyed it, Pavlos.
you asked to type what you’ve got wrong
it’s frightening how right you are😅
thank youuuuuuu
Haha! Thanks for the feedback.
The info on Billy ‘JC’ Davis is very interesting. I played along side Billy in an oldies show a couple of times maybe 8-9 yrs ago. Are pleasure to meet and talk with .
Wow! What an experience. That's so cool!
Show
Show?
6 minutes in and I'm already stoked, thanks soo much...
Glad you're liking it!!
Extraordinary info from someone who has insights into all of James Brown sounds. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the two times I watched it.
Thanks so much, Peter!
We are in the presence of a notable scholar... You the man Danny. Thanks
Gee, thanks Phil!! Really appreciate your support.
I’ve always loved the live at the Apollo album and loved the guitar parts. So thankful for this video! Very inspiring.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much Jessica.
Amazing knowledge...
Cheers, Mike
Great how everything developed 😉
Thanks for checking it out. Love that Billy Butler tune - the Thumb - you have on your channel too! Phenomenal tone and clarity on those lowdown notes!
Thought I’d check out a few minutes and couldn’t leave. Nice work, Danny, you’ve obviously done a deep, deep dive on a musician who I have an immense respect for, as do you. It was a joy to listen to your dissertation, keep up the good work!
Thanks kindly, Peter. I'm so glad you stuck around to enjoy it!
Bedankt
Amazing cascade of info!!! Longa samples of the described music would help make the story less overwhelming. Thanks for the generous sharing!!!
Thanks, Hector. It's tricky to get the snippets in without getting blocked. But I really appreciate your feedback, mate.
Thanks so much for your work...which you seem to enjoy immensely! Can't wait to hear your upcoming Wayne Bennett
tribute...I feel him so much in your JB show....xGreg
Thank you very much. I do enjoy it!
Thank you, sir so much. Very Informative.
You are most welcome, Tod. Thanks!
9:04 is that freddie king?! Please Explain
Not sure. I can't find any listing of the others in this pic aside from JB and Syd Nathan.
@@dannyeddyguitarits 100% Freddie King. I wonder what he was doing in there? I mean Albert King played drums on some Jimmy Reed stuff.
@@TheArtofBluesFreddie recorded for king,usually with Sonny Thompson
I'm working on my own vids. Love your voice and editing.i commented before you asked if that's relevant.
Thanks man! Good luck with your channel.
There's so much nice history into this video. There should be a chronological playlist for both videos.Thank you!
Great suggestion - thanks!
This is great, fantastically comprehensive and informative. Funk is my favourite genre so this is very satisfying. Any chance of a look at the Music and funk influences in the INXS catalogue?
Thanks heaps! I have long planned to do an INXS video. It'll happen one day...
This is such a great series! Fantastically funky work!
Thanks again, Damon. Seriously honored to have your approval, mate!
I appreciate your brilliantly detailed and important music history lesson !
Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
I don’t remember in my history more than one similar video on RUclips about playing the funk guitar that would delve so deeply into this topic and thoroughly explore the earliest works of James Brown, amazing!
Thank you so very much! Glad you found it interesting.
Wow! That is a wonderful work. Thank you and greetings from Germany
Danke schön, mate!
Excellent presentation! I am so glad to see my former bandmate Bobby Roach recognized in this manner. Btw. He was also a teacher/mentor to Tower of Power guitarist Bruce Conte in Fresno, California. Again my compliments to you.
Wow! Jimi! Thanks heaps, mate! I actually had the chance to speak with Bobby - check this out: ruclips.net/video/H-_oaZ53u0k/видео.html
I just had dinner with erstwhile Famous Flame drummer Sam "The Man" Lathan who, at 95, is still cogent and brimming with great stories. In the course of one such story, he recalled Les Buie and he pronounced the name Less Boo-ee (not Lez Byoo-ee).
That's so cool! Thanks, Dan!
@@dannyeddyguitar Lathan lives in Wilson, NC. You probably already know this, but many of the key musical pioneers of JB funk came from NC, especially Kinston.
lovely stuff .. getting educated in Funk ..
Cheers, R Y. Glad you got something out of it.
Thanks for the hard work on this video
I subscribed
Thanks for the recognition, and the sub!