ArtistInfo

Fred Wesley & The JB's

Band,
R&B/Soul
A.k.a. A.A.B.B. B. Newton Dessie Rozier Fred & The New J.B.'s J.B.'s Internationals James Who ? JB's Wedge Jem Snowbar Jim Jam (3) News Orb jam Steve Soul Ted Wright The Believers (2) The Godfather Of Soul The Hustle Rats The Hustlers (4) The J.B.'s The J.B.'s All Stars The James Brown Soul Train The Minister Of New New Super Heavy Funk The Sons Of Funk

Directed/Conducted by James Brown and Fred Wesley, Fred Wesley & The JB's are arguably one of the most influential bands in the history of dance music, their tunes having been sampled by later artistes to a unique extent. The band's line-up changed several times over the years, but the core membership consisted of; Bobby Byrd (synthesizer, vocals) Fred Thomas (bass) Fred Wesley (trombone, horns) James Brown (vocals) John Jabo Starks (drums) Lyn Collins (vocals) Maceo Parker (saxophone) St-Clair Pinckney (alto saxophone)

Members

	James Brown voc 1933-2006 US
	Fred Wesley tb *1943 US
	Bobby Byrd voc, bvoc 1934-2007 US
	Lyn Collins voc 1948-2005 US
	Maceo Parker voc, as *1943 US
	St-Clair Pinckney ts, sax 1930-1999 US
	John Jabo Starks dr *1938 US
	Fred Thomas b