James Brown and the Famous Flames

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American rhythm and blues vocal group vocal group

James Brown and the Famous Flames were an influential American rhythm and blues vocal group led by James Brown that helped pioneer the soul and funk music styles in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
James Brown and The Famous Flames	3
James Brown and the James Brown Band	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American rhythm and blues vocal group ⓘ vocal group ⓘ
activeEnd	1960s ⓘ
activeStart	1950s ⓘ
associatedAct	James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ The J.B.'s NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Federal Records NERFINISHED ⓘ King Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedIn	Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalImpact	helped define the sound of early soul music ⓘ laid groundwork for funk music arrangements ⓘ
era	1950s American music ⓘ 1960s American music ⓘ
formedIn	1950s ⓘ
genre	funk ⓘ gospel-influenced R&B ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	James Brown & The Famous Flames NERFINISHED ⓘ The Famous Flames NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMember	Bobby Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Bobby Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Stallworth NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedGenre	funk ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ
leader	James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	dynamic stage performances ⓘ influencing funk music ⓘ pioneering soul music ⓘ
notableMemberRole	Bobby Byrd – vocalist and collaborator ⓘ James Brown – lead vocalist ⓘ
notableWork	Bewildered NERFINISHED ⓘ I’ll Go Crazy NERFINISHED ⓘ Live at the Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ Lost Someone NERFINISHED ⓘ Night Train NERFINISHED ⓘ Please, Please, Please NERFINISHED ⓘ Think NERFINISHED ⓘ Think! (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Try Me NERFINISHED ⓘ
performanceStyle	call-and-response vocals ⓘ high-energy choreography ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Please, Please, Please → artist → James Brown and the Famous Flames ⓘ

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag → performer → James Brown and the Famous Flames ⓘ

Live at the Apollo → creditedTo → James Brown and the Famous Flames ⓘ

this entity surface form: James Brown and The Famous Flames

The Famous Flames → alsoKnownAs → James Brown and the Famous Flames ⓘ

this entity surface form: James Brown and The Famous Flames

The Famous Flames → collaborationWith → James Brown and the Famous Flames ⓘ

this entity surface form: James Brown and the James Brown Band

Bobby Byrd → memberOf → James Brown and the Famous Flames ⓘ

this entity surface form: James Brown and The Famous Flames