Bobby Byrd

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Genre: Funk

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When RnB vocalist and songwriter Bobby Byrd passed away in 2007, the longtime sideman of James Brown left behind a towering legacy. Byrd's contributions to the pop cannon include not just the discovery of the so-called Godfather of Soul (the two met when Brown was an inmate at a youth detention facility in Georgia), but writing credits on genre-defining funk hits like "Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine." Additionally, Byrd released a clutch of great material before and after his big years as Brown's co-writer and sideman, including "Hot Pants," "I Know You Got Soul," and a slew of other funky gems that were later sampled by next-generation pioneers like Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, and LL Cool J. He died in September of 2007 at the age of 73.

- Nate Cavalieri

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		I Know You Got Soul (4:41)
		Never Get Enough (Instrumental) (4:36)
		Hot Pants...I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming (2:25)
		The Way to Get Down (3:39)
		Try It Again (Instrumental) (5:16)
		Never Get Enough (3:19)
		No Te Alejes De Mi (5:37)
		I Know You Got Soul (Funk Workout Mix) (4:46)
		Doin' The Do (7:13)
		I Got It (4:38)
		On the Move (3:45)
		I Got It (Instrumental) (4:38)
		Sayin' It and Doin' It (4:14)
		Sayin' It and Doin' It (Instrumental) (4:43)
		Try It Again (5:14)
		On the Move (Instrumental) (3:45)
		Never Get Enough Sax (2:38)
		Back From the Dead (3:28)
		Back From the Dead (Instrumental) (3:49)
		The Way to Get Down (Instrumental) (4:54)