
Artist
The J.B.'s
The J.B.'s is a funk artist formed in 1970. 12 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
- 12
- Releases
- 1972–2025
- Active years
- 1970
- Formed

Artist
The J.B.'s is a funk artist formed in 1970. 12 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

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Funky Good Time: The Anthology
1995

Doing It to Death
1973

Food for Thought
1972

Hustle With Speed
1975

Groove Machine
1979

On The Case (Live Lausanne 1973)
2025

James Brown: Say It Loud - A&E Documentary Playlist
2024

More Mess On My Thing
2019

These Are The J.B.'s
2015
Bring the Funk on Down
2002

Pass The Peas: The Best Of The J.B.'s (Reissue)
2000
Food for funk (J.B.'s 45's groove)
1990
The J.B.'s (sometimes punctuated The JB's or The J.B.s) was the name of James Brown's band from 1970 through the early 1980s. On records the band was sometimes billed under alternate names such as The James Brown Soul Train, Maceo and the Macks, A.A.B.B., The First Family, and The Last Word. In addition to backing Brown, the J.B.'s played behind Bobby Byrd, Lyn Collins, and other singers associated with the James Brown Revue, and performed and recorded as a self-contained group. In 2015, they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The J.B.'s were formed in March 1970 after most of the members of Brown's previous band walked out on him over a pay dispute. (Brown's previous bands of the 1950s and 1960s had been known as The James Brown Band and The James Brown Orchestra.) The J.B.'s initial lineup included bassist William "Bootsy" Collins and his guitarist brother Phelps "Catfish" Collins, formerly of the obscure funk band The Pacemakers; Bobby Byrd (founder of the original Famous Flames singing group) (organ), and John "Jabo" Starks (drums), both holdovers from Brown's 60s band; three inexperienced horn players, Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells, Darryl "Hasaan"…