Bobby Howard Byrd
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Bobby Howard Byrd was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and bandleader best known for his longtime collaboration with James Brown and his key role in the development of funk music.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bobby Howard Byrd canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
R&B musician
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bandleader ⓘ funk musician ⓘ human ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bobby Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Toccoa, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | The J.B.'s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-08-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-09-12 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Bobby Howard Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
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rhythm and blues ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| givenName | Bobby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
funk
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soul ⓘ |
| instrument | vocals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Famous Flames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping James Brown secure early recording opportunities
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key role in the development of funk music ⓘ longtime collaboration with James Brown ⓘ |
| notableWork |
“Hot Pants (I’m Coming, Coming, I’m Coming)”
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“I Know You Got Soul” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Toccoa, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Loganville, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Brownstone Records
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King Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInBand | co-founder of The Famous Flames ⓘ |
| spouse | Vicki Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalRange | baritone ⓘ |
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