Meet the bassists who accompanied James Brown

But known as the godfather of Soul, James Brown revolutionized the Groove scene, his songs are a reference to this day, with them we learned many sensational lines, one more thing intrigues us, do you know which bassists played with James Brown?

A lot of people when they remember just talk about Bootsy Collins, but there were other genius bass players who brought all the songs and grooves we know to life.

This list was made based on our research, if you have any information to add, please add it in the comments section at the end of the article and we will review it.

Let’s go to the list:

Bernard odum – (1956 to 1969)
He was an American bassist, began playing with Brown in 1956 and became a full-time member of the band in 1958.
He played on hits like “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” (1964), “I Got You (I Feel Good)” (1965) and “Cold Sweat” (1967).

Charles Sherrell – 1968
Born March 8, 1943 in Nashville Tennessee.
He played on some of Brown’s most famous recordings of the late 1960s, including the #1 R&B hits “Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud”, “Mother Popcorn” and “Give It Up or Turnit”. the Loose” and more.

Bootsy Collins – 1970 (Only played for 11 months)
Although they only worked for Brown for 11 months, the original J.B.’s played on some of the artist’s most intense funk recordings, including “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine”, “Super Bad”, “Soul Power ” and “Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing”.

Fred Thomas – 1971
Thomas played with Brown for over thirty years, longer than other bassists in that position. He recorded several R&B hits like “Hot Pants”, “Make It Funky” and “Papa Don’t Take No Mess”.

Jimmy Lee Moore
He began his career in Ohio, where he worked as bassist for James Brown for 19 years.

Tim Drummond
He was integrated into James Brown’s band to perform full-time in the late ’60s. The bassist toured the world with Brown and recorded tracks like “Licking Stick”. Brown once said, “Tim is not a white bass player, he is my bass player.”