Biography
Like a long-running right-hand guy, Bobby Byrd performed a great function within the Wayne Brown show, starting to warm up the crowds like a single singer, after that retreating towards the sidelines as an associate from the Famous Flames, Brown’s backup vocal group. Certainly, without Byrd, Wayne Brown may haven’t made it from Georgia: in the first ’50s, Byrd and his family members sponsored Brown’s parole from jail, and Byrd offered Brown an area in his vocal group, the Flames (which, needless to say, Brown eventually got over and relegated to the backdrop). Like a lot of Brown’s close affiliates and support music artists, Byrd got an opportunity to record his personal function under Brown’s path, releasing several Brown-produced singles between your early ’60s and early ’70s. A few of these had been even moderate R&B strikes — “We’re in Like” (1965) and “I WANT Help (I CANNOT Do It Only)” (1970) had been the biggest, producing the R&B Best 20. Brown’s support musicians (and occasionally Brown himself) frequently figured heavily within the preparations, and unsurprisingly the paths frequently sounded like Adam Brown records having a different vocalist. The unlucky issue was that Byrd was the average, even nondescript spirit singer, sounding a lot more such as a poor person’s Sam & Dave when compared to a facsimile of Spirit Brother NUMBER 1. The records had been often great, the early-’70s hard funk singles specifically (which often included the J.B.’s make), nevertheless, you can’t help wanting to know if indeed they might audio better with J.B. himself on leading line. Still, supporters from the Adam Brown groove will see too much to like in Byrd’s greatest recordings, in quite similar method as they’ll benefit from the Adam Brown’s Funky People group of recordings that J.B. oversaw (but didn’t sing business lead on). Certainly Eric B. & Rakim believed so, reworking among Byrd’s greatest singles (1971’s “I UNDERSTAND You Got Spirit”) therefore faithfully that legal actions ensued. After splitting from Dark brown in 1973, Byrd documented sporadically and performed frequently (especially in European countries), releasing On the road in 1994. He passed away of cancers in Sept 2007, however, not before executing on the memorial provider for Brown, kept just a couple months earlier.
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1 | Was the only James Brown associate who performed on both Brown's debut album (1959's "Please Please Please") and Brown's final album (2002's "The Next Step"). |
2 | Sung backup on many James Brown records. Mainly did this as either one of the harmonizing Famous Flames (mid-'50s/early '60s) or as an enhancer of James Brown shouts over funky music (early '70s). |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Pretty Little Liars | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Get on Up | 2014 | writer: "Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine Live in Paris" | |
About Last Night | 2014 | writer: "Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine" | |
Mike & Mike | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Levenslied | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2013 music - 1 episode, 2013 | ||
Dancing with the Stars | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
A Thousand Words | 2012/I | writer: "Talking Loud And Saying Nothing" | |
Fresh Meat | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Formula 1: BBC Sport | 2010 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
Dzi Croquettes | 2009 | Documentary writer: "Hot Pants... I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming" | |
Sex: The Revolution | 2008 | TV Mini-Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
Wo ist Fred? | 2006 | writer: " Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine" | |
Indigo Prophecy | 2005 | Video Game performer: "Try it Again" | |
The 47th Annual Grammy Awards | 2005 | TV Special writer: "Sex Machine" | |
Rebecca | 2004 | Short "Hot Pants I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming" | |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 2004 | Video Game performer: "Hot Pants", "I Know You Got Soul" / writer: "I Know You Got Soul" | |
Twisted | 2004/I | "Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine" | |
Get Up! | 2003 | writer: " I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine" | |
The Real Cancun | 2003 | Documentary writer: "Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine" | |
Beat the Devil | 2002 | Short writer: "Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine" | |
The Tuxedo | 2002 | writer: "Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine" | |
City of God | 2002 | writer: "Get Up I Feel Like Being Like Sex Machine" | |
Life as a House | 2001 | writer: "Rearranged" | |
Legally Blonde | 2001 | writer: "Sex Machine" | |
All stars: De serie | 2001 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Scratch | 2001 | Documentary writer: "Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine" | |
Snatch | 2000 | performer: "Hot Pants I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming" | |
Liberty Heights | 1999 | writer: "Chonnie-on-Chon" | |
Skate and Destroy | 1999 | Video Game writer: "I Know You Got Soul" | |
How to Be a Player | 1997 | writer: "Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine" | |
The Closest Thing to Heaven | 1996 | writer: "Get On Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine" | |
3rd Rock from the Sun | 1996 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Ballykissangel | 1996 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Friday | 1995 | writer: "Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine" | |
Tommy Boy | 1995 | "I Love It Loud Injected Mix" | |
A Low Down Dirty Shame | 1994 | writer: "GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING A SEX MACHINE" | |
Florida Lady | 1994 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Moonlighting | 1989 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Saturday Night Live | 1985 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Cycle Sluts | 1971 | performer: "Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine" - uncredited / writer: "Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine" - uncredited |
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Get on Up | 2014 | historical consultant |
Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
The Power of Soul | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
American Masters | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
James Brown: Live at the Boston Garden, 1968 | 1968 | TV Movie | Himself |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Night James Brown Saved Boston | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
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