This LP is available on vinyl reissue: For Sweet People From Sweet Charles [Vinyl LP] [Stereo]. Sweet funk, sweet soul and sweet R&B from the great Sweet Charles aka Charles Sherell. A regular in the JB stable of artists as a musician as well as a singer.  This is the […]

1974 People LP: Charles Sherell – For Sweet ...


This single is available in this CD collection: Singles 4: 1966-1967. It’s also available in this MP3 collection: Singles 4: 1966-1967. More pure uncut flow from the fathers of FUNK; JB and his band.    

1967 King 45: Get It Together (Part 1)/Get ...


The single, We Want to Parrty…, is available in this killer CD collection: Mama Feelgood: The Best of. An MP3 of it is available here: We Want To Parrty, Parrty, Parrty, Part 1 & 2. Lyn Collins always turned the heat up even higher on top of the J.B.’s funky beats. […]

1973 People 45: Lyn Collins – We Want ...




Pull over Beethoven!! JB still killing it in 1980, as is the band. Jimmy Nolen on blistering guitar. Nolen, who played with JB until he passed away in ’83, was one of the founding fathers of funk. His influence on modern music remains unsung. Dig that funky hat on JB! […]

Rapp Payback live in 1980


Most of the tracks on this LP are available in this must have CD collection of JB instrumentals: Soul Pride: Instrumentals. It’s also available on vinyl reissue here: James Brown – Grits & Soul LP. An R&B, blues and soul filled instrumental LP from JB and his band.     […]

1964 Smash LP Grits & Soul



This single is available in the following CD collection: Singles 5: 1967-1969. Also available in this MP3 collection: The Singles Volume 5: 1967-1969. Let’s Unite the Whole World is a soul filled xmas jam. In the Middle is an instrumental. Deep hard funk at it’s best. Realize that this is […]

1968 King 45: Let’s Unite the Whole World ...


This single is available in this CD collection: Singles 10: 1975-1979. It”s also available in this MP3 collection: The Singles Vol.10 (1975-1979). A great funky jam from the late 70s. JB still was killing it after over 25 years in the music biz.  

Polydor 1978 45: Nature (Part I)/Nature (Part II)


This single is available in this CD collection: The Singles Volume 1: The Federal Years 1956-1960. It’s also available in this MP3 collection: The Federal Years: 1956-1960. Try Me was JB’s second chart topping single. Tell Me What I Did Wrong is an R&B twist jam. Here is some info […]

1958 Federal 45: Try Me/Tell Me What I ...



This single is available in this CD collection: Singles 10: 1975-1979. Also available in this MP3 collection: The Singles Vol.10 (1975-1979). JB showing people he was still the BOSS and how funk should be done in this hard beat jam from ’76. Gotta go to chuch y’all!!

1976 Polydor 45: Body Heat (Part 1)/Body Heat ...