James Brown & The Famous Flames

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Profile:James Brown and changing cast of back-up musicians, singers and dancers. The group played gospel and rhythm & blues, playing at juke joints, and later when they became better known, they performed at various colleges.

Prior to their first recording, "Please, Please, Please", The Famous Flames were billed simply as The Flames, and Brown himself was billed as a member of the group. In later concerts and recordings Brown and the group were billed as James Brown and The Famous Flames, or sometimes as James Brown and His Famous Flames.

During the earliest phase of the Flames' career, before they had a recording contract, each member of the group played an instrument; Bobby Byrd played the piano, while Brown himself played drums. However, in later years (aside from the brief exception of guitarist Nafloyd Scott) The Famous Flames consisted specifically of the singers who backed Brown, not the instrumentalists in his band. (During the 50s and 60s the band was billed separately as the James Brown Band, the James Brown Orchestra, or The Poets depending on the context.) Brown and the Flames' record label King Records contributed to the confusion on this point by crediting the vocal group on the printed labels of James Brown singles such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" that did not actually feature them.
URLs:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Famous_Flames
http://www.soul-patrol.com/funk/career.htm
Members:Famous Flames, The, James Brown, Johnny Terry
Name Variations: All | James Brown & The Famous Flames | James Brown | James Brown & His Famous Flames | James Brown And His Famous Flames | James Brown And The Famous Flames | James Brown With The Famous Flames
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Releases:
Cold Sweat (7") Polydor  
Funky Soul / The Soul Of J.b (7") Polydor  
I Got The Feelin' / If I Ruled The World (7") Polydor  
King Of Soul (LP) Polydor  
Spotlight On James Brown (LP) Polydor Special  
The Soul Of James Brown (LP, Album) Polydor Special  
Please, Please, Please / Why Do You Do Me (7", Single) Federal Records (2) 1956
Baby, You're Right / I'll Never, Never Let You Go (7") King Records (3) 1961
Night Train / Why Does Everything Happen To Me (7") King Records (3) 1962
Like A Baby / Every Beat Of My Heart (7", Single) King Records (3) 1963
The Bells (7", Single) King 1963
Again / How Long Darling (7") King Records (3) 1964
Have Mercy Baby / Just Won't Do Right (I Stay In The Chapel Every Night) (7") King Records (3) 1964
James Brown (LP) Polydor 1964
I Got You (I Feel Good) / I Can't Help It (7") King Records (3) 1965
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (7") King Records (3) 1965
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (7") London Records 1965
Ain't That A Groove (7") King Records (3) 1966
Don't Be A Drop Out (7", Single) Pye International 1966
Don't Be A Drop-Out / Tell Me That You Love Me (7", Single) King Records (3) 1966
It's A Man's Man's Man's World / Is It Yes Or Is It No ? (7", Single) King Records (3) 1966
Lost Someone / I'll Go Crazy (7") King Records (3) 1966
The Christmas Song (7", Single) King Records (3) 1966
Bring It Up / Nobody Knows (7") King Records (3) 1967
Cold Sweat (LP) Polydor (US) 1967
Cold Sweat (7") King Records (3) 1967
Cold Sweat (LP) King Records (3) 1967
Kansas City / Stone Fox (7") King Records (3) 1967
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (LP) Polydor 1968
I Got The Feelin' / If I Ruled The World (7") King Records (3) 1968
I Guess I'll Have To Cry, Cry, Cry / Just Plain Funk (7") King Records (3) 1968
Licking Stick-Licking Stick (7") King Records (3) 1968
There Was A Time / I Can't Stand Myself (7", Single) King Records (3) 1968
There Was A Time (7", 45r) Polydor 1969
Cold Sweat (LP) Polydor 1983
I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me (CD, Album, RE) UM³/USM Japan 2007
I Got The Feelin' (CD, Album, RE) UM³/USM Japan 2007
Tracks Appear On:
Diggin 13 (LP) Bring It Up Diggin Breaks Records  
Hit History 1967 (LP, Comp) Cold Sweat (Part 1) Karussell  
Pop, Rock And Soul (Box + 4xLP) Try Me Columbia  
Roots Of A Revolution (2xLP) I Feel That Old Feelin... Polydor (UK), Polydor (UK) 1984
CD Of JB (Sex Machine And Other Soul Classics) (CD) Try Me (I Need You) (M... Polydor (US) 1985
CD Of JB II (Cold Sweat And Other Soul Classics) (CD, Comp) Good Good Lovin', I'll... Polydor 1987
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - 1956 Still Rockin' (2xLP, RM) Please, Please, Please Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1988
Star Time (Box + 4xCD, Comp) Try Me, Tell Me What I... Polydor (US) 1991
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (CD) Please, Please, Please Not On Label 1991
Out Of Sight...More Sounds From The In Crowd (2xCD, Dig) I'll Go Crazy Universal Music (UK) 2006
Star Time (4xCD, Comp, RE + Box, Dig) Try Me, Tell Me What I... Polydor 2007
Unofficial Releases:
Diggin 13 (CDr, Album) Bring It Up Diggin Breaks Records  

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