I'm guessing this is the first time a band didn't have a page on FRL before being nominated?

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 10/8/2015 @ 04:28am

So they want to give second inductions for Bobby Byrd (The Famous Flames) and Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic).

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 10/8/2015 @ 06:11am

Not true! This page has been here for a few months.

Posted by FRL on Thursday, 10/8/2015 @ 08:54am

Once again, the Rock Hall committee trying very hard find a black group to nominate that wasn't as commercially successful as Kool & the Gang and the Commodores. Let's see, The Meters, War, and oh, now it's The J.B.'s.

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 10/8/2015 @ 09:41am

The J.B.'s should have gotten the Sidemen/Musical Excellence nod. They were not Main Performers . They were BACKUPS for JAMES BROWN & THE FAMOUS FLAMES.They are definitely deserving , but putting them on the ballot almost certainly will result in failure.

Posted by Bill G. on Thursday, 10/8/2015 @ 10:54am

FRL - Would you be able to say that if they nominated The Wailers instead? ;)

Posted by dmg on Thursday, 10/8/2015 @ 20:11pm

Instead of only honoring just the JB's (which was actually a LATER incarnation of The James Brown Band, consisting of old and new members), the RRHOF should have listed them as The JAMES BROWN BAND / The JB's , so that the OTHER members of James Brown's legendary 60's band who were NOT a part of the '70's JB's could have also shared in the honor.
It has been said that The original JAMES BROWN BAND was the TIGHTEST , MOST DYNAMIC BAND in Rock and Roll History. They were directly influential on SCORES of Bands and groups, Including TOWER OF POWER, THE WHO, and numerous others . Their performances backing up James and The Flames in the motion picture THE T.A.M.I. Show proved to be a BIG reason why that performance was so memorable. Also, their backup performance on the million-selling 1963 album "LIVE AT THE APOLLO" was also a BIG part in what made that album what critics called "THE GREATEST LIVE ALBUM OF ALL TIME" . Todays rockers WISHED they could generate that kind of instrumental POWER on stage !!!
James Brown employed some of the greatest, most influential players ever . Top Notch musicians who simply were without peer.
A suggestion : for all of you who may not believe me....sit down and LISTEN to JAMES BROWN'S mid-to-late '60's records. I mean...really LISTEN to them. Songs like "COLD SWEAT", "I DON'T WANT NOBODY TO GIVE ME NOTHING ", "PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG", "I CAN'T STAND MYSELF", "SEX MACHINE" "I FEEL GOOD" "SOUL POWER" "SUPER BAD" and numerous other tunes ...and you'll see just what I'm saying is true...JAMES BROWN'S BAND was the TIGHTEST, MOST POWERFUL band in the industry....BAR NONE !!!
...and you think that they don't deserve induction ??
...DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH !!!

Posted by Bill G. on Monday, 10/12/2015 @ 14:00pm

How about sorting through a bunch of J.B.'s to see who is worthy of induction? If they're so willing to sort through all these guys, I have no idea why they would balk at nominating the Steve Miller Band. SMB is child's play compared to the J.B's.

William "Bootsy" Collins- bass
Phelps "Catfish" Collins- guitar
Bobby Byrd- organ
John "Jabo" Starks- drums
Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells- trumpet
Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison- trumpet
Robert McCollough- saxophone
Fred Wesley- trombone
Maceo Parker- saxophone
St. Clair Pinckney- flute, saxophone
Hearlon "Cheese" Martin- rhythm guitar
Clyde Stubblefield- drums
Fred Thomas- bass
Isiah "Ike" Oakley- trumpet
Jerone "Jasaan Sanford" Melson- trumpet
Jimmy Nolen- guitar
Johnny Griggs- conga
Pee Wee Ellis- saxophone
Robert Coleman- guitar
Russell Crimes- trumpet
Sweet Charles Sherrell- bass
Don Juan "Tiger" Martin- drums
Frank "Kash" Waddy - drums
Eldee Williams- saxophone
Bobby Roach- guitar
John Morgan- percussion
Jimmy Parker- saxophone

. . . and this list is probably missing a few. . .

Posted by Charles Crossley Jr on Tuesday, 10/13/2015 @ 11:42am

Will the J.B.'s make it to 1 million votes before Rock Hall fan poll closes? December 15 is the last day.

Posted by Roy on Friday, 12/4/2015 @ 07:53am

I really wanna see them in for no other reason than to give Bootsy a double induction.

Posted by Max on Wednesday, 01/20/2016 @ 20:15pm

They have the Famous Flames. No need for the JB's.

Posted by Garrus on Monday, 11/8/2021 @ 23:40pm

Rest in Peace "Sweet" Charles Sherrell, bassist for the J.B.'s and for James Brown, 1943-2023.

Posted by Joe S. on Friday, 03/31/2023 @ 20:58pm

They should be inducted in musical excellence category, which is natural fit for them

Posted by power on Wednesday, 07/19/2023 @ 13:51pm

"They have the Famous Flames. No need for The JBs"

(OK…Here we go again)

The FAMOUS FLAMES were a SINGING GROUP…and JAMES BROWN was their LEAD SINGER.
THE FAMOUS FLAMES were NOT an INSTRUMENTAL BAND.
THE FAMOUS FLAMES were : JAMES BROWN, BOBBY BYRD, BOBBY BENNETT,
"BABY LLOYD" STALLWORTH, and JOHNNY TERRY. That's IT. The SINGERS. NOT THE
INSTRUMENTALISTS.
JAMES BROWN was INDUCTED in 1986.
THE FAMOUS FLAMES were INDUCTED in 2012.
The JAMES BROWN BAND/ JBs were NOMINATED, but not INDUCTED , in 2015.
And YES…that Sensational Funk Band DOES deserve INDUCTION.
BUT, the Only QUESTION is…WHICH ONES ?
A JB's Induction would give BOBBY BYRD a WELL-DESERVED SECOND INDUCTION into the
CLYDE McPHATTER CLUB.
BOBBY BYRD was the FOUNDER of THE FAMOUS FLAMES Vocal Group…and the man who actually DISCOVERED JAMES BROWN.
BOBBY actually DOES deserve a SECOND INDUCTION.
But, there may be those who'd protest that BOBBY got in TWICE, while JAMES BROWN only got
Inducted ONCE.
It will be interesting to see just HOW this drama plays out, since BOTH deserve SECOND INDUCTIONS.

Posted by Bill G on Thursday, 07/20/2023 @ 01:39am