This single is available in this CD collection: Singles 6: 1969-1970. Also in this MP3 collection: The Singles Volume Six: 1969-1970. Some bouncy soul-funkiness from the inventor of FUNK, James Brown!    

1969 King 45: World (Part 1)/World (Part 2)


This single is available in this CD collection: Singles 7: 1970-1972. Also available in this MP3 collection: The Singles Vol. 7: 1970-1972. Classic JB and band. Make it funky! Make it FUNKY!    

1971 King 45: Soul Power Pt. 1/Soul Power ...




You can get this single in this CD collection: The Singles Volume 1: The Federal Years 1956-1960. Or the MP3s in this collection: The Federal Years: 1956-1960. Some early sweet soul from the King of modern music.      

1960 Federal 45: I’ll Go Crazy/I Know It’s ...


You can get these singles in this CD collection:  Singles 8: 1972-1973 . Or this MP3 collection: The Singles- Vol. 8 1972-1973 Some trippy hippy funk from the motion picture soundtrack Slaughter’s Big Ripoff.  Sexy Sexy Sexy an  R&B funky redo of Money Won’t Change You.    

1973 Polydor 45: Slaughters Theme/Sexy Sexy Sexy


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This single is available in this CD collection: Singles 5: 1967-1969 (See all R&B Music CDs). Or as MP3s here: The Singles Volume 5: 1967-1969. The deep funk classic Give it Up or Turnit A Loose isn’t as hard as the live version but then again what is? I’ll Lose […]

1969 King 45: Give It Up Or Turnit ...



You can get these singles in this great CD collection: Mama Feelgood: The Best of Lyn Collins. The MP3s here: Take Me Just As I Am, and here: Don’t Make Me Over. A couple of super funky slow soul groovers from the Female Preacher, Lyn Collins. Take Me As I […]

1974 People 45: Lyn Collins – Take Me ...


Right now this album is only available new on expensive re-release: I Can’t Stand Myself Funk in full effect in 1968. JB still has the soul and R&B, but the funk groove is front and center defining all modern music that came after. I’m diggin’ on James’ funky suit on […]

1968 King LP: I Can’t Stand Myself When ...


This single is available in this CD collection: The Singles Volume 2: 1960-1963. Or this MP3 Collection: The Singles Vol 2. Originally done in `952, Night Train was a big hit for JB. Funk is definitely bubbling under the groove on this one. The swing and pop is hitting hard. […]

1962 King 45: Night Train/Why Does Everything Happen ...



This is one of 2 testimonials (that I know of!), the other being one by Hank Ballard that I will post at a later date. Someone online said that Sammy Lowe arranged the backing track and that makes sense since James Brown made recordings with him and his orchestra.  I’ve included a […]

1969 Bethlehem 45: Florence Farmer – Living Legend, ...