The Great James Brown Rhythm Section

The History

"Get your white robes and prepare to baptized in holy water."(Dr. Licks pg 16). "I Don't Mind" one of the most renounced songs from James Brown in the album "Live At The Apollo" with Les Bui on guitar, Hubert Perry on bass, Clayton Fillyau on drums, and Avlin Gonder's on piano. It took almost over a year of persuasion from James to get his record label, Kings Record to publish his song due to a long history of shaky situations but a great comeback James came with,"... Live At Apollo quickly became the second best-selling album in the country."(Dr Licks pg 16). Through many comebacks in music regaining respect James still had a dirty relationship with music members,"They hung around long enough to record Live At The Apollo, but shortly thereafter fell victims to the Band's never-ending lineup changes."(Dr. Licks pg 16).

The Song

In the master score of I Don't Mind you're able to see that the time signature of this song is 12:8 time making there be 6 beats in each measure. They're soulful and full of life when played right but fall easily out of line,"12/8 ballads are musical quagmires. They can be spellbinding and uplifting when performed in the right way. In less than skilled hands, they can die a thousand deaths and make you wish you were an accountant instead of a musician."(Dr. licks pg 18). While this song is in triplet form it adds new texture while making a articulate piece to play,"When you're listening to James Brown mesmerize an audience into a trance-like state under the roof of soul music's most sanctified venue, spiritually is a forgone conclusion."(Dr. Licks pg 18). James Brown, a legend, in learning more of him do you feel he has the divine right to always replace his band members?

Dr. Licks. The Great James Brown Rhythm Section. Manhattan Music.