by Kevin Morton | Jun 30, 2011
The star of this 1968 hit, besides the singer of course, is the rhythm section. Bassist Tim Drummond can also be heard on many artists’ hits, from Lonnie Mack to Bob Dylan. Drummer John “Jabo” Starks was already established in Bobby Blue...
by Kevin Morton | Jun 17, 2008
by Kevin Morton | Jul 12, 2007
by Kevin Morton | Jul 12, 2007
JB’s biggest hit, and undoubtedly the song most associated with him is “I Got You (I Feel Good),” which went to # 3 in 1965. Brown, who racked up an astonishing 44 Top Forty hits (and many earlier hits on the R & B charts), invariably used the...
by Kevin Morton | Jul 12, 2007
It would not be an understatement to say that all the funk drummers of the ’70s, and later, got their first inspiration from listening to the drummers of James Brown. From the mid-’50s, JB’s records had always placed high in the R&B charts, but...
