The J.B.'s

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Aliases: Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s
Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
Fred Wesley & The JB's
The J.B. Horns
The J.B.'s and Fred Wesley
The J.B.'s & Fred Wesley
The JB Horns
The JB's
Country: United States
Comments: James Brown's very own band in the People/Starday King/Polydor days. Lineup changed prominently over time and recording session.
Members: Fred Wesley
Clayton Gunnels
Bobby Byrd
Maceo Parker
Related: James Brown

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks and I'll Be Straight	Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	June 1973	Sweet Pea Atkinson feat. Mindi Abair Sampled by (2 artists)
		Pass the Peas	The JB's	April 3, 1972	(4 artists) Sampled by (2 artists)
		Doing It to Death	Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	June 1973	(4 artists)
		Damn Right I Am Somebody	Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	1974	T.J. Kirk Sampled by (3 artists)

Covers by The J.B.'s

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		You've Got a Friend	The J.B.'s & Fred Wesley	December 6, 2011	Carole King
		You Sure Love to Ball	Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	1974	Marvin Gaye
	i	Watermelon Man	The J.B.'s	November 1972	Herbie Hancock
		Use Me	The J.B.'s	1972	Bill Withers
		Soul Power	The J.B. Horns	1992	Maceo and The Macks REC, James Brown REL
		Secret Love	The J.B.'s & Fred Wesley	December 6, 2011	Doris Day REC,REL,BRD
		Everybody Plays the Fool	The J.B.'s	1972	The Main Ingredient
	i	Children's World	The J.B. Horns	1992	Maceo Parker
		Back Stabbers	Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s	1972	O'Jays
	i	Alone Again (Naturally)	Fred Wesley & The JB's	November 1972	Gilbert O'Sullivan

Sampled songs

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks and I'll Be Straight	Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	June 1973	Covered by Sweet Pea Atkinson feat. Mindi Abair Sampled by (2 artists)
		The Grunt	The J.B.'s	June 1970	Sampled by (7 artists)
		Taurus, Aries and Leo	The J.B.'s	1975	Sampled by ULTRAmagnetic m.c.'s
		Same Beat	Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	1974	Sampled by EPMD
	i	Rice 'n' Ribs	Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s	1974	Sampled by Organized Konfusion
		Pass the Peas	The JB's	April 3, 1972	Covered by (4 artists) Sampled by (2 artists)
		More Peas	Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	June 1973	Sampled by (4 artists)
		La Di Da La Di Day	Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	June 1973	Sampled by Cypress Hill
		I Wanna Get Down	Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s	1974	Sampled by Ice Cube
	i	(It's Not the Express) It's the J.B.'s Monaurail	The J.B.'s	1975	Sampled by EPMD
		If You Don't Get It the First Time, Back up & Try It Again, Parrty	Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	1974	Sampled by (2 artists)
		Hot Pants Road	The JB's	April 3, 1972	Sampled by (2 artists)
		Givin' Up Food for Funk (Part 1)	The J.B.'s	July 5, 1972	Sampled by (3 artists)
		Gimme Some More	The JB's	November 5, 1971	Sampled by (4 artists)
		Damn Right I Am Somebody	Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	1974	Covered by T.J. Kirk Sampled by (3 artists)
		Blow Your Head	Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	1974	Sampled by (6 artists)

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Breakin' Bread	Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s	1974	People [US2]
	Doing It to Death	Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	June 1973	People [US2]
	Exorcist - Damn Right I Am Somebody	Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	1974	People [US2]
	Funky Good Time / Live	The J.B. Horns	1992	Tokuma Japan Communications
	Hustle with Speed	The J.B.'s	1975	People [US2]
	The Lost Album featuring Watermelon Man	The J.B.'s & Fred Wesley	December 6, 2011	Hip-O Select

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Back Stabbers	Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s	1972	People [US2]
	Gimme Some More	The JB's	November 5, 1971	People [US2]
	Givin' Up Food For Funk (Parts 1&2)	The J.B.'s	July 5, 1972	People [US2]
	If You Don't Get It the First Time, Back Up and Try It Again, Party	Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	September 1973	People [US2]
	Pass the Peas	The JB's	April 3, 1972	People [US2]
	The Grunt	The J.B.'s	June 1970	King [US]
	Use Me	The J.B.'s	1972	Polydor
	Watermelon Man	Fred Wesley & The JB's	November 1972	People [US2]

Reported errors

#	Reported by	Reported on	Status	Last update
#32897	wally creek	2006-10-22 06:05:24 UTC	processed	2006-10-26 22:29:47 UTC by Denis

Forum topics

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	All covers of one artist on a page/single search? unread	Discussion	maryhelen	14	November 8, 2015 by maryhelen