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The J.B.'s is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kashmere Stage Band and Average White Band. Those roots explain a lot about how The J.B.'s arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s, Bobby Byrd, Lyn Collins, James Brown and Maceo & The Macks, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bootsy's Rubber Band, Average White Band, Bobby Byrd, Lyn Collins and George Clinton, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around The J.B.'s, reaching back through Kashmere Stage Band and forward to Bootsy's Rubber Band. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The J.B.'s was James Brown's band from 1970 through the early 1980s. On records, the band was sometimes billed under alternate names such as Fred Wesley and the JBs, The James Brown Soul Train, Maceo and the Macks, A.A.B.B., Fred Wesley and the New JBs, 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 but failed to be inducted and can be considered for Musical Excellence in the future. They have been eligible since 1995.
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The J.B.'s connections
The J.B.'s grew out of Kashmere Stage Band and Average White Band, shares an orbit with Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s, Bobby Byrd, Lyn Collins and James Brown, went on to shape Bootsy's Rubber Band, Average White Band, Bobby Byrd and Lyn Collins. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The J.B.'s
Sounds and acts that shaped The J.B.'s.
Artists similar to The J.B.'s
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The J.B.'s.
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- Lyn Collinsartist
- James Brownartist
- Maceo & The Macksartist
- Marva Whitneyartist
- Graham Central Stationartist
- The Bar-Kaysartist
- Fatback Bandartist
- Average White Bandartist
- Brickartist
- Maceo Parkerartist
- Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Bandartist
- Isaac Hayesartist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- Brass Constructionartist
- Brothers Johnsonartist
- Fred Wesleyartist
- Lakesideartist
- Betty Davisartist
- Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kingsartist
- The Poets of Rhythmartist
- Zappartist
- Edwin Starrartist
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