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	FAMOUS FLAMES The : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		FAMOUS FLAMES The : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music
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		Byrd had many releases of his own, remained important co-writer, backing singer and on keyboards with Brown until early '70s.
	www.musicweb-international.com /encyclopaedia/f/F117.HTM (165 words)

	In Flames CD Reviews
		In Flames promised to deliver a new record with faster paces and "Clayman" delivers on that promise with enough energy to induce nuclear fission in sub-atomic particles of anything in the vicinity of its sonic path.
		In Flames is Anders Friden on vocals, Jesper Stromblad and Bjorn Gelotte on guitars, Peter Iwers on bass, and Daniel Svensson on drums.
		In Flames are less gothic than their counterparts in Dark Tranquility, yet share the same melodic sound with their Swedish countrymen in Amon Amarth.
	www.roughedge.com /cdreviews/inflames.htm (1898 words)

	Soul Side
		In the world of funk he is one of the godfathers; as a singer and piano player in The Famous Flames he was James Brown’s most valuable appendage.
		Throughout his career, from the Flames (which became Famous as Brown’s backing band) till his flight from the JB coup in 1973, Bobby Byrd did it with style and soul.
		People would say, "Famous, how you gonna be famous, you just from right up the road," [laughs].… But James and his manager, after [their first single] "Please, Please, Please" was cut, decided to change the name to James Brown and the Famous Flames.
	www.citypaper.net /articles/041300/cs.byrd.shtml (1050 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: James Brown (b. 1933?)
		A Little Richard show in Toccoa convinced Brown and the Flames that they should move to Macon, Little Richard's home and a lively music center.
		A talent scout for Cincinnati, Ohio–based King Records heard a demo tape by Brown and the "Famous Flames." He sought them out, found them playing a show at a little club outside Milledgeville, and signed them to record for King.
		Brown continued recording singles and scored a number one hit in 1958 with "Try Me." He and the Flames began a relentless touring schedule, earning Brown the epithet "the hardest working man in show business." He developed a high-energy, dramatic stage show that thrilled audiences.
	www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-984 (1090 words)

	In Flames quotes & quotations - ThinkExist quotations
		I wish the fiery transcendence would carry me up and throw me into a sea of flames, where, consumed by their delicate and insidious tongues, I would die an ecstatic death.
		The beauty of flames creates the illusion of a pure, sublime death similar to the light of dawn.
		flame aglow; when they separate, they die out.
	en.thinkexist.com /quotes/with/keyword/in_flames (569 words)

	The Flames quotes & quotations - ThinkExist quotations
		"The flames kindled on the 4 of July 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism; on the contrary, they will consume these engines and all who work them"
		Immaterial, death in flames is like a burning of light, graceful wings.
		"It is the inherent characteristic of the flames to move upward and illuminate the nearby area.
	en.thinkexist.com /quotes/with/keyword/the_flames (445 words)

	Rough Edge: In Flames CD Reviews
		However, In Flames didn't stick to the tried and true as the verses in "Dismiss The Cynic" were the first elements that reminded me of the band's previous efforts which is saying a lot because it is the tenth track on the disc.
		In Flames have seemed to adapt more Depeche Mode Influences and less Iron Maiden ones, and although I am a great fan of Iron Maiden, it is refreshing to feel different moods pop out of a "melodic death metal album." You just can't write twin guitar melodies forever.
		In Flames are the pre-eminent Swedish melodic death metal band to capture the imaginations of fans across the globe.
	www.roughedge.com /cdreviews/i/inflames.htm (4576 words)

	James Brown: Live at the Apollo [Expanded Edition]: Pitchfork Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Brown and his band, The Famous Flames, had already toured the South when he was signed for $200 to Federal, but he had yet to convince Nathan and Federal to allow him to record with the band.
		He and the Flames had been there all week already, and Brown was counting on the raucous crowds who showed for amateur night to give him the kind of support he knew Nathan couldn't ignore.
		The Flames were masters of pacing, and roll out a six-minute medley of their hits to keep the show rolling, including "Please, Please, Please" (twice!), "You've Got the Power" and "Why Do You Do Me".
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/b/brown_james/live-at-the-apollo.shtml (1322 words)

	AskMen.com - James Brown pics
		The group was renamed the Flames (it was originally the Gospel Starlighters), as their local popularity increased.
		In late 1955, the Flames were signed by King Records, and their debut single was released in March 1956.
		Now billed as James Brown and the Famous Flames, "Try Me" became the singer's first R&B chart topper, as well as his first pop chart entry in the winter of 1958-'59.
	www.askmen.com /men/entertainment_100/145c_james_brown.html (1284 words)

	Augusta Georgia: JamesBrown@ugusta: He still feels good despite a long, musical journey 5/2/97
		Brown was anxious for anyone to hear him and his band, the Famous Flames.
		The Famous Flames enjoyed rabid popularity in Macon, but they realized that what they needed was a recording.
		In January 1956, the Famous Flames were in Florida when they got the call to go to Cincinnati and record Please Please Please.
	www.augustachronicle.com /stories/050297/jb_hollystar.html (1767 words)

	Please Please Please by James Brown Songfacts
		The first pressings of the record credited the song to the Famous Flames.
		Subsequent releases show James Brown and the Famous Flames.
		When performing this, Brown often does the trick of letting go of the microphone (in the stand), letting it fall but catching it as he goes to his knees.
	www.songfacts.com /detail.lasso?id=2153 (285 words)

	JAMES BIOGRAPHY & ACCOMPLISHMENTS Pg. 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The two would later form a group called the Flames and began touring the South.
		James Brown and the Flames maintained a grueling but constant tour schedule and became a headline act due to the success of "Please, Please, Please."
		Shortly after his success, James Brown and the Flames split up and he recruited new musicians.
	members.aol.com /jbexperience/biography.html (1072 words)

	Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The group will change its focus from gospel to RandB and its name to the Famous Flames, as Brown becomes the focal point of the act.
		The Famous Flames record "Please Please Please" at the studio of WIBB in Macon, Georgia.
		James Brown and the Famous Flames cut "Please Please Please" at King/Federal studios in Cincinnati, backed by the label's crack house band.
	www.funky-stuff.com /jamesbrown/biography.htm (677 words)

	James Brown
		The band toured Georgia and developed into the Famous Flames, a fl music revue in which all members had at least to play two instruments and to act as dancers and singers.
		In 1956, James Brown took over the direction of the Famous Flames which consisted of Keels and Scott, but also Johnny Terry and Nashpendle Knox (both vocals), Wilbert Smith and Ray Felder (both saxophone), Clarence Mack (bass) and Edison Gore (drums).
		The Famous Flames caught the attention of King Records and, in April 1956, they released the single Please, Please, Please which soared into the RandB top ten.
	www.cosmopolis.ch /english/cosmo11/jamesbrown.htm (2337 words)

	CMT.com : Phil Terrell : Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Bell formed his first band, Kool & the Flames, naming them after James Brown & His Famous Flames, and Terrell worked the local clubs with them but left early.
		Kool & the Flames became the Jazziacs, the Soul Town Band, and finally, Kool & the Gang in 1969 when they signed with Delite Records.
		Terrell's light vocals and suave looks would have jelled with the most successful edition of Kool & the Gang when J.T. Taylor sang lead; maybe Terrell was on their minds when they recruited J.T. Winfred Lovett (the Manhattans) was Terrell's cousin and Terrell sometimes sang with them before they signed with Carnival Records.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/terrell_phil/bio.jhtml (316 words)

	rubiks's ROCK N ROLL REFERENCE DISCOGRAPHY
		Famous Flames - "It Hurts To Tell You" (single) 1959 James Brown a-James Brown & Famous Flames
		Famous Flames - "Please Please Please" (single) 1956 James Brown a-James Brown & Famous Flames
		Famous Flames - "There Must Be A Reason" (single) 1959 James Brown a-James Brown & Famous Flames
	www.rockmusiclist.com /rock_fal.htm (1234 words)

	eBay - famous flames, Records, CDs items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		James Brown and Famous Flames NORTHERN SOUL 45 Stone Fox
		James Brown and The Famous Flames - 1956
		James Brown + Famous Flames Northern Soul 45 WLP Mashed
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=famous+flames&newu=1&... (511 words)

	News Article @ Monkeegirl.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		What set the original hip-hop DJs apart from their colleagues wasn't that they used what was already there—did they have a choice?—but that they restructured it, altered it, added to it.
		And this was a logical extension of previous DJ behavior anyway: If in the mid '70s DJ Afrika Bambaataa ran Monkees songs into funk songs, this might have something to do with the fact that Top 40 stations 10 years earlier were playing Monkees and funky broadways and Famous Flames and Rolling Stones back-to-back.
		Hip-hop was originally the creation of DJs, but people can make too much of this, and what they make of it is usually wrong.
	monkeegirl.com /news/a/HipHop.htm (1197 words)

	James BROWN: 'The Godfather Of Soul' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Convicted of theft at the age of 16, he was imprisoned at the Alto Reform School, but secured an early release on the approbation of local singerBobby Byrd.
		A re-recorded version of the song was issued in March 1956.
		Credited to 'James Brown And The Famous Flames', it eventually climbed to number 5 in the US RandB list.
	funkymusic.tripod.com /J_Brown.html (969 words)

	Augusta Georgia: JamesBrown@ugusta: James Brown: Out of jail and back on top in his hometown 5/2/97
		Their early songs were a mixture of gospel and rhythm and blues styled music.
		The Flames played for parties, school dances and fraternity bashes, sometimes for $5 an evening, building a regional following before striking out for Macon.
		Bass persuaded his reluctant bosses to record 16 songs by the Famous Flames.
	www.augustachronicle.com /stories/050297/jb_jamescb.html (1251 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Held in the Armory for a packed i audience, it featured the James Brown Orchestra and the Famous Flames, his back-up group.
		Backed up by the Famous Flames, as the shadows of the dancers caused the red light to coruscate on the rigid requirements of the engi- neering courses, these partici- pants come almost exclusively from course XIV, XV, XVTII, VIII, and XXI.
		Swept by emotion, the audience gave resounding applause as James Brown wailed 'It's a Man's Man's Man's World' with tears in his eyes (sure there were a few snickers from the cynics-but very few).
	www-tech.mit.edu /archives/VOL_086/TECH_V086_S0497_P010.txt (928 words)

	James Brown “Live at the Apollo (1962) Expanded Edition” (printable version)
		This album, the first million-seller for the Godfather of Soul, has been praised by some (including the effusive liner notes on this new remastered version) as the greatest live record of all time.
		Anything with a rep like that is bound to be disappointing, but darned if Brown and his Famous Flames didn’t come up with something even better — one of the most fun live CDs to listen to.
		From its famous hyperbolic introduction (“Are you ready for star time?”), to the extremely vocal audience response, to the performances by one of the tightest, most eloquent bands in any era, “Apollo” is a joy to behold.
	www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=73378 (322 words)

	Articles - James Brown (musician) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Now called The Famous Flames, Brown and Byrd's band toured the Southern "chitlin' circuit", and eventually signed a deal with the Cincinnati, Ohio-based King Records, presided over by Syd Nathan.
		The group's first recording and single, credited to "James Brown with the Famous Flames", was "Please, Please, Please" (1956), which failed to crack the U.S. pop top 100, but was a #5 RandB hit and a million-selling single.
		Mixed in with his more famous rhythmic essays of the era were ballads such as "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" (1965), and even Broadway show tunes.
	www.beadscenter.com /articles/James_Brown_(musician) (2492 words)

	Songwriters Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		At the same moment, a name change to The Famous Flames was adopted, a monumental career was launched and the name, James Brown and the Famous Flames became a byword of across-the-board success in the record charts.
		The launch pad for this music explosion came during a concert performance of the Brown song, "Please, Please, Please," when a Cincinnati-based recording executive, Syd Nathan heard what was going on and immediately summoned the group to a studio, where the Famous Flames' very first recording of the same song, became a bona fide hit.
		From that time forward, Brown and company toured relentlessly from the late '50s to the mid '70s, sometimes performing as many as 350 one-nighters in a single year.
	www.songwritershalloffame.org /exhibit_bio.asp?exhibitId=150 (659 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		THERE WAS A TIME ~ James Brown and the Famous Flames 37.
		THERE WAS A TIME ~ James Brown and the Famous Flames 40.
		THERE WAS A TIME ~ James Brown and the Famous Flames 39.
	home.comcast.net /~w.ingram/TOP40-68.TXT (13047 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) ~ James Brown and the Famous Flames 4.
		I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) ~ James Brown and the Famous Flames 8.
		I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) ~ James Brown and the Famous Flames 21.
	home.comcast.net /~w.ingram/TOP40-66.TXT (12766 words)

	Ten Most Significant Contributors to the History of Recorded Music.
		Two live albums, one recorded in 1962 at the Apollo Theater and the other at the Royal Theater in Baltimore, are among the best albums in the History of recorded music.
		The Famous Flames were the best back up vocalists/straight men in the History of recorded music.
		James' band was the best big band in the History of recorded music.
	www.geocities.com /Hollywood/2660/tenmost.html (740 words)

	AOL Music: The Famous Flames
		Information about James Brown and the Famous Flames: who covered this artists songs, whose songs are covered by this artist.
		Now called The Famous Flames, Brown and Byrd's band toured the Southern "chitlin' circuit",...
		Same Beat · Rock n Roll, Fred Wesley, Bootsy Collins, Catfish Collins, Jabo Starks, · James Brown, Live at the Apollo, Famous, Flames James Brown Band,...
	music.aol.com /artist/main.adp?artistid=75034 (200 words)

	James Brown
		Singer James Brown, "The Godfather of Soul" is born in either Macon, Georgia or Barnwell, SC
		James Brown and the Famous Flames record Please, Please, Please at WIBB in Macon
		James Brown and the Famous Flames record Please, Please, Please in Cincinnati, Ohio
	www.ourgeorgiahistory.com /chronpop/629 (297 words)

	Seger File: Influences
		After his mother and brother went to bed, he'd listen on his earphone, using a transistor radio.
		I saw him 3 or 4 times while I was in high school...Dionne Warwick was with the James Brown Revue, before she was on the Specter label, she was doing RandB back then, and we used to see all those acts [Warwick, Otis Redding, Garnett Mimms and Soloman Burke]..
		Then, of course, James would come out with the cape and the Famous Flames and the fabulous dance steps.
	www.segerfile.com /influences.html (1267 words)

	King/Federal/DeLuxe Story
		At first, the label was used for West Coast fl artists, but soon it was used as a vehicle for Billy Ward and the Dominoes, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, and James Brown and His Famous Flames.
		In a lucky break for King, a snowstorm prevented Leonard Chess from flying to Georgia, and Bass was able to sign Brown.
		He brought James Brown and His Famous Flames to Cincinnati on February 4, 1956, to record the song on the demo, "Please, Please, Please".
	www.bsnpubs.com /king/kingstory.html (2742 words)

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