Bobby Byrd

Bobby Byrd

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Singer-songwriter Bobby Byrd is best known for his work with fellow soul singer James Brown. He started his career in music performing with Gospel Starlighters before forming The Famous Flames with the then unknown singer James Brown in 1955. When Brown became more famous than the rest of the group and departed in search of a solo career, they re-branded to Byrd's Drops of Joy but struggled to maintain their fans without Brown. It was only with Brown's return to the group that they once again enjoyed success. They went on to release 12 albums and win several awards and inductions including the Grammy Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

In 1973, Byrd and Brown went their separate ways, with Byrd himself embarking on a solo career. His most successful solo releases were 1993's 'On the Move (I Can't Get Enough)' and 2002's 'Live in the Stufenbau'. He reunited with Brown in 1992 for a one-off concert and they collaborated on the track 'Killing Is Out, School Is In' which appeared on Brown's final album 'The Next Step' (2002). In December 2006, Byrd performed 'Sex Machine' at Brown's funeral. Byrd himself passed away just nine months later at the age of 73.

Top tracks

06
Hot Pants - I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming (Single Version)
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd Got Soul: The Best Of Bobby Byrd
02:27
Writer: James Brown / Composers: James Brown
05
I Know You Got Soul (Extended Version)
Bobby Byrd
The Best Of James Brown 20th Century The Millennium Collection Vol. 3
04:41
Writer: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Charles Bobbitt / Composers: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Charles Bobbitt
02
Never Get Enough
Bobby Byrd
Sayin' It and Doin' It
03:51
Writer: Bobby Byrd - James Brown / Composers: Bobby Byrd - James Brown
04
It's in My Blood
Bobby Byrd
The Legendary Henry Stone Presents Bobby Byrd Back from the Dead
05:08
19
I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone)
Bobby Byrd
The Brownstone 45's Collection
03:09
01
Back from the Dead
Bobby Byrd
The Legendary Henry Stone Presents Bobby Byrd Back from the Dead
03:06
05
I'm Not To Blame (Single Version)
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd Got Soul: The Best Of Bobby Byrd
02:53
Writer: Bobby Byrd / Composers: Bobby Byrd
09
Hot Pants... I'm Coming I'm Coming
Bobby Byrd
James Brown's Funky People (Pt. 2)
02:25
Writer: James Brown / Composers: James Brown
11
You've Got To Change Your Mind
James Brown
I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me
03:50
Writer: Bobby Byrd - James Brown / Composers: Bobby Byrd - James Brown
17
I Know You Got Soul (Live At The Apollo Theater/1972)
Bobby Byrd
Get Down With James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. IV
02:53
Composers: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Charles Bobbit
18
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right (Live At The Apollo Theater/1972)
Bobby Byrd
Get Down With James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. IV
04:02
Composers: Homer Banks - Carl Mitchell Hampton - Raymond M. Jackson
03
Back From the Dead
Bobby Byrd
Sayin' It and Doin' It
03:27
Writer: Clarence Reid / Composers: Clarence Reid
03
Since You Been Gone
James Brown
Motherlode
05:33
Composers: James Brown
08
I Know You Got Soul
Bobby Byrd
Body By Jake: Funk Workout (BPM 96-120)
04:46
Writer: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Charles Fred A. Bobbit / Composers: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Charles Fred A. Bobbit
05
You've Got To Change Your Mind (Single Version)
Bobby Byrd
The Singles Vol. 5: 1967-1969
03:21
Writer: James Brown - Bobby Byrd / Composers: James Brown - Bobby Byrd
02
It's I Who Love You (Not Him Anymore)
Bobby Byrd
I Need Help (Live On Stage)
04:09
Composers: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Bud Hobgood
05
Try It Again
Bobby Byrd
Sayin' It and Doin' It
05:14
Writer: Bobby Byrd / Composers: Bobby Byrd
05
You're Welcome, Stop On By
Bobby Byrd
James Brown's Original Funky Divas
03:42
Composers: Bobby Womack - Thomas Truman
04
If You Got A Love You Better (Hold On To It) (Single Version)
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd Got Soul: The Best Of Bobby Byrd
04:20
Writer: James Brown - Charles Fred A. Bobbit - Bobby Byrd - St. Clair Pinckney - Fred Wesley / Composers: James Brown - Charles Fred A. Bobbit - Bobby Byrd - St. Clair Pinckney - Fred Wesley
18
You Got To Have A Job (If You Don't Work, You Can't Eat) (Single Version)
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd Got Soul: The Best Of Bobby Byrd
04:02
Writer: James Brown - Waymon L. Reed / Composers: James Brown - Waymon L. Reed

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  • Discography
Albums
Sayin' It and Doin' It
â„— 2009 Soulkitchen Soulciety
22-09-2006
Sayin' It and Doin' It
01
Sayin' It and Doin' It
Bobby Byrd
Sayin' It and Doin' It
04:13
Writer: Bobby Byrd - James Brown / Composers: Bobby Byrd - James Brown
02
Never Get Enough
Bobby Byrd
Sayin' It and Doin' It
03:51
Writer: Bobby Byrd - James Brown / Composers: Bobby Byrd - James Brown
03
Back From the Dead
Bobby Byrd
Sayin' It and Doin' It
03:27
Writer: Clarence Reid / Composers: Clarence Reid
04
The Way to Get Down
Bobby Byrd
Sayin' It and Doin' It
04:47
Writer: Bobby Byrd / Composers: Bobby Byrd
05
Try It Again
Bobby Byrd
Sayin' It and Doin' It
05:14
Writer: Bobby Byrd / Composers: Bobby Byrd
06
On the Move
Bobby Byrd
Sayin' It and Doin' It
03:45
Writer: Bobby Byrd / Composers: Bobby Byrd
07
I Got It
Bobby Byrd
Sayin' It and Doin' It
04:38
Writer: Bobby Byrd / Composers: Bobby Byrd
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The Legendary Henry Stone Presents Bobby Byrd Back from the Dead
2005 Henry Stone Music, Inc
22-02-2005
The Legendary Henry Stone Presents Bobby Byrd Back from the Dead
01
Back from the Dead
Bobby Byrd
The Legendary Henry Stone Presents Bobby Byrd Back from the Dead
03:06
02
The Way to Get Down
Bobby Byrd
The Legendary Henry Stone Presents Bobby Byrd Back from the Dead
03:37
03
Feel Good Friday
Bobby Byrd
The Legendary Henry Stone Presents Bobby Byrd Back from the Dead
04:49
04
It's in My Blood
Bobby Byrd
The Legendary Henry Stone Presents Bobby Byrd Back from the Dead
05:08
05
Tell Me What's on Your Mind
Bobby Byrd
The Legendary Henry Stone Presents Bobby Byrd Back from the Dead
05:37
06
Sayin' It and Doin It Are Two Different Things
Bobby Byrd
The Legendary Henry Stone Presents Bobby Byrd Back from the Dead
03:12
07
Never Get Enough
Bobby Byrd
The Legendary Henry Stone Presents Bobby Byrd Back from the Dead
03:17
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Bobby Byrd Got Soul: The Best Of Bobby Byrd
This Compilation â„— 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1995
Bobby Byrd Got Soul: The Best Of Bobby Byrd
01
I Know You Got Soul (Extended Version)
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd Got Soul: The Best Of Bobby Byrd
04:41
Writer: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Charles Bobbitt / Composers: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Charles Bobbitt
02
Keep On Doin' What You're Doin' (Single Version)
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd Got Soul: The Best Of Bobby Byrd
02:46
Writer: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Fred Wesley - Hearlon Martin / Composers: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Fred Wesley - Hearlon Martin
03
I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) (Pt. 1 & 2 / Single Version)
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd Got Soul: The Best Of Bobby Byrd
05:33
Writer: Teddy Brown / Composers: Teddy Brown
04
If You Got A Love You Better (Hold On To It) (Single Version)
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd Got Soul: The Best Of Bobby Byrd
04:20
Writer: James Brown - Charles Fred A. Bobbit - Bobby Byrd - St. Clair Pinckney - Fred Wesley / Composers: James Brown - Charles Fred A. Bobbit - Bobby Byrd - St. Clair Pinckney - Fred Wesley
05
I'm Not To Blame (Single Version)
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd Got Soul: The Best Of Bobby Byrd
02:53
Writer: Bobby Byrd / Composers: Bobby Byrd
06
Hot Pants - I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming (Single Version)
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd Got Soul: The Best Of Bobby Byrd
02:27
Writer: James Brown / Composers: James Brown
07
Sayin' It And Doin' It Are Two Different Things (Single Version)
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd Got Soul: The Best Of Bobby Byrd
03:10
Writer: James Brown - Charles Fred A. Bobbit - Bobby Byrd - St. Clair Pinckney - Fred Wesley / Composers: James Brown - Charles Fred A. Bobbit - Bobby Byrd - St. Clair Pinckney - Fred Wesley
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I Need Help (Live On Stage)
â„— 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
22-09-1970
I Need Help (Live On Stage)
01
I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone)
Bobby Byrd
I Need Help (Live On Stage)
05:42
Composers: Teddy Brown
02
It's I Who Love You (Not Him Anymore)
Bobby Byrd
I Need Help (Live On Stage)
04:09
Composers: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Bud Hobgood
03
Funky Soul (Pt. 1)
Bobby Byrd
I Need Help (Live On Stage)
02:32
Composers: James Brown - Bud Hobgood - James Crawford
04
I Found Out
Bobby Byrd
I Need Help (Live On Stage)
02:42
Composers: Jabbar Brown Jr - Bobby Byrd - J. Terry
05
You've Got To Change Your Mind
Bobby Byrd
I Need Help (Live On Stage)
02:47
Composers: Jabbar Brown Jr - Bobby Byrd
06
You Got To Have A Job (If You Don't Work You Can't Eat)
Bobby Byrd
I Need Help (Live On Stage)
04:00
Composers: Jabbar Brown Jr - Waymon Reed
07
I'm Not To Blame
Bobby Byrd
I Need Help (Live On Stage)
02:58
Composers: Bobby Byrd
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Singles
Real Good Feeling / Here for the Party (Digital 45)
18-12-2015
Real Good Feeling / Here for the Party (Digital 45)
01
Real Good Feeling
Bobby Byrd
Real Good Feeling / Here for the Party (Digital 45)
03:16
02
Here for the Party
Bobby Byrd
Real Good Feeling / Here for the Party (Digital 45)
04:36
Feel Good Friday
2001 Stephen Mark Grey
11-09-2001
Feel Good Friday
01
Feel Good Friday
Bobby Byrd
Feel Good Friday
04:50
Composers: Stephen Mark Grey
Here For The Party b/w Byrd's In Flight
2023 Numero Group
01-01-1977
Here For The Party b/w Byrd's In Flight
01
Here For The Party
Bobby Byrd
Here For The Party b/w Byrd's In Flight
04:33
Composers: Fred Birdwell - Freeman Brown - George Woods - Jesse Boyce - John Helms - Richard Griffith - Sanchez Harley
02
Byrd's In Flight (Instrumental)
Bobby Byrd
Here For The Party b/w Byrd's In Flight
04:23
Composers: Bobby Byrd
Splits
Gasoline / What Goes Around Comes Around (Digital 45)
05-08-2016
Gasoline / What Goes Around Comes Around (Digital 45)
01
Gasoline
Bobby Byrd
Gasoline / What Goes Around Comes Around (Digital 45)
03:07
02
What Goes Around Comes Around
Bobby Byrd
Gasoline / What Goes Around Comes Around (Digital 45)
05:22
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James Brown's Funky People (Pt. 2)
This Compilation â„— 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
12-02-1988
James Brown's Funky People (Pt. 2)
01
I Know You Got Soul
Bobby Byrd
James Brown's Funky People (Pt. 2)
03:04
Writer: James Brown - Charles Fred A. Bobbit - Bobby Byrd / Composers: James Brown - Charles Fred A. Bobbit - Bobby Byrd
02
From The Love Side
Hank Ballard
James Brown's Funky People (Pt. 2)
03:15
Writer: James Brown / Composers: James Brown
03
What Do I Have To Do To Prove My Love To You
Marva Whitney
James Brown's Funky People (Pt. 2)
02:26
Writer: Marva Whitney - James Brown / Composers: Marva Whitney - James Brown
04
Soul Power 74
Maceo And The Macks
James Brown's Funky People (Pt. 2)
04:07
Writer: James Brown / Composers: James Brown
05
Put It On The Line
Lyn Collins
James Brown's Funky People (Pt. 2)
03:37
Writer: James Brown - Lyn Collins / Composers: James Brown - Lyn Collins
06
You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks And l'll Be Straight
The J.B.'s
James Brown's Funky People (Pt. 2)
06:22
Writer: James Brown / Composers: James Brown
07
Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)
Maceo And The Macks
James Brown's Funky People (Pt. 2)
03:18
Writer: James Brown / Composers: James Brown
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Motherlode
â„— 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-12-1988
Motherlode
01
There It Is (Live At Apollo Theater, New York, 1972)
James Brown
Motherlode
03:06
Composers: James Brown - St. Clair Pinckney
02
She's The One
James Brown
Motherlode
02:52
Composers: James Brown - Hank Ballard
03
Since You Been Gone
James Brown
Motherlode
05:33
Composers: James Brown
04
Untitled Instrumental
James Brown
Motherlode
03:22
Composers: James Brown
05
Say It Loud (Say It Live) (Live At The Bell Auditorium, Georgia, 1969)
James Brown
Motherlode
04:52
Composers: James Brown - Alfred Ellis
06
Can I Get Some Help
James Brown
Motherlode
08:54
Composers: James Brown
07
You Got To Have A Mother For Me
James Brown
Motherlode
05:16
Composers: James Brown - Alfred James Ellis
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James Brown's Funky People, Part 3
This Compilation â„— 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-2000
James Brown's Funky People, Part 3
01
Talkin' Loud And Saying Nothin'
James Brown
James Brown's Funky People, Part 3
05:07
Writer: James Brown - Bobby Byrd / Composers: James Brown - Bobby Byrd
02
Blow Your Head
Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
James Brown's Funky People, Part 3
04:15
Writer: James Brown - Fred Wesley / Composers: James Brown - Fred Wesley
03
Mr. Hot Pants aka Across The Track (Pts. 1 & 2)
The Believers
James Brown's Funky People, Part 3
06:24
Writer: Dave Matthews / Composers: Dave Matthews
04
Who Knows
Beau Dollar
James Brown's Funky People, Part 3
02:40
Writer: Bud J. Hobgood - James Brown - William Bowman / Composers: Bud J. Hobgood - James Brown - William Bowman
05
How You Gonna Get Respect (When You Haven't Cut Your Process Yet)
Hank Ballard
James Brown's Funky People, Part 3
02:18
Writer: Bud J. Hobgood - James Brown - Hank Ballard / Composers: Bud J. Hobgood - James Brown - Hank Ballard
06
Doin' The Do
Bobby Byrd
James Brown's Funky People, Part 3
07:13
Writer: James Brown - Bobby Byrd / Composers: James Brown - Bobby Byrd
07
Pick Up The Pieces One By One
A.A.B.B.
James Brown's Funky People, Part 3
03:53
Writer: Fred Wesley - James Brown - St. Clair Pinckney / Composers: Fred Wesley - James Brown - St. Clair Pinckney
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The Best Of James Brown 20th Century The Millennium Collection Vol. 3
This Compilation â„— 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
22-05-2005
The Best Of James Brown 20th Century The Millennium Collection Vol. 3
01
Doing It To Death (Single Edit)
Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
The Best Of James Brown 20th Century The Millennium Collection Vol. 3
05:04
Writer: James Brown / Composers: James Brown
02
Think (About It) (Single Version)
Lyn Collins
The Best Of James Brown 20th Century The Millennium Collection Vol. 3
03:30
Writer: James Brown / Composers: James Brown
03
My Thang (Single Version)
James Brown
The Best Of James Brown 20th Century The Millennium Collection Vol. 3
04:17
Writer: James Brown / Composers: James Brown
04
There It Is (Pts.1 & 2 / Single Version)
James Brown
The Best Of James Brown 20th Century The Millennium Collection Vol. 3
05:47
Writer: James Brown - St. Clair Pinckney / Composers: James Brown - St. Clair Pinckney
05
I Know You Got Soul (Extended Version)
Bobby Byrd
The Best Of James Brown 20th Century The Millennium Collection Vol. 3
04:41
Writer: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Charles Bobbitt / Composers: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Charles Bobbitt
06
Pass The Peas (Single Version)
The J.B.'s
The Best Of James Brown 20th Century The Millennium Collection Vol. 3
03:28
Writer: James Brown - John Starks - Charles Bobbitt / Composers: James Brown - John Starks - Charles Bobbitt
07
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (Pt. 1 & 2 / Mono)
James Brown
The Best Of James Brown 20th Century The Millennium Collection Vol. 3
07:05
Writer: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Ronald Lenhoff / Composers: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Ronald Lenhoff
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Funked!: Volume 1 1970 - 1973
This Compilation â„— 2001 Debutante Ltd. a division of Universal Record Operations Ltd
01-01-2001
Funked!: Volume 1 1970 - 1973
01
Funky Drummer (Pt. 1 & 2)
James Brown
Funked!: Volume 1 1970 - 1973
09:13
Writer: James Brown / Composers: James Brown
02
Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) (Single Version/Mono)
The Temptations
Funked!: Volume 1 1970 - 1973
04:01
Writer: Norman Whitfield - Barrett Strong / Composers: Norman Whitfield - Barrett Strong
03
Sex Machine (Pt. 1 & 2)
James Brown
Funked!: Volume 1 1970 - 1973
12:05
Writer: James Brown - Ronald Lenhoff - Bobby Byrd / Composers: James Brown - Ronald Lenhoff - Bobby Byrd
04
I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) (Pt. 1 & 2 / Single Version)
Bobby Byrd
Funked!: Volume 1 1970 - 1973
05:33
Writer: Teddy Brown / Composers: Teddy Brown
05
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
Funked!: Volume 1 1970 - 1973
03:51
Writer: Marvin Gaye - Renaldo Benson - Al Cleveland / Composers: Marvin Gaye - Renaldo Benson - Al Cleveland
06
Soul Power
James Brown
Funked!: Volume 1 1970 - 1973
03:01
Writer: James Brown / Composers: James Brown
07
I Know You Got Soul (Extended Version)
Bobby Byrd
Funked!: Volume 1 1970 - 1973
04:41
Writer: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Charles Bobbitt / Composers: James Brown - Bobby Byrd - Charles Bobbitt
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Get Down With James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. IV
This Compilation â„— 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
22-07-2014
Get Down With James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. IV
01
Introduction Of The J.B.’s By Danny Ray (Live At The Apollo Theater/1972)
Danny Ray
Get Down With James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. IV
00:54
Composers: Danny Ray
02
Hot Pants Road (Live At The Apollo Theater/1972)
The J.B.'s
Get Down With James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. IV
03:03
Composers: James Brown - St. Clair Pinckney - Charles Bobbit
03
From The Back Side (Live At The Apollo Theater/1972)
The J.B.'s
Get Down With James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. IV
04:34
Composers: Dale Brown - Fred Wesley - Helen Martin
04
Wine Spot (Live At The Apollo Theater/1972)
The J.B.'s
Get Down With James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. IV
03:13
Composers: Fred Wesley - Charles Bobbit
05
Introduction Of James Brown By Fred Wesley (Live At The Apollo Theater/1972)
Fred Wesley
Get Down With James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. IV
00:18
Composers: Fred Wesley
06
Never Can Say Goodbye (Live At The Apollo Theater/1972)
James Brown
Get Down With James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. IV
08:25
Composers: Clifton Davis
07
Pass The Peas (Live At The Apollo Theater/1972)
The J.B.'s
Get Down With James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. IV
06:24
Composers: James Brown - John Starks - Charles Bobbit
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Live At The Apollo, Vol. II (Deluxe Edition)
â„— 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-08-1968
Live At The Apollo, Vol. II (Deluxe Edition)
01
Introduction To The James Brown Show (Live At The Apollo/2001)
Frankie Crocker
Live At The Apollo, Vol. II (Deluxe Edition)
00:32
Composers: Not Applicable
02
Think (Live At The Apollo/2001)
James Brown
Live At The Apollo, Vol. II (Deluxe Edition)
02:55
Composers: Lowman Pauling
03
I Wanna Be Around (Live At The Apollo/2001)
James Brown
Live At The Apollo, Vol. II (Deluxe Edition)
03:11
Composers: Johnny Mercer - Sadie Vimmerstedt
04
James Brown (Thanks) (Live At The Apollo/2001)
James Brown
Live At The Apollo, Vol. II (Deluxe Edition)
01:51
Composers: Not Applicable
05
That's Life (Live At The Apollo/2001)
James Brown
Live At The Apollo, Vol. II (Deluxe Edition)
04:40
Composers: Yip Harburg - Vernon Duke
06
Kansas City (Live At The Apollo/2001)
James Brown
Live At The Apollo, Vol. II (Deluxe Edition)
03:53
Composers: Mike Stoller - Jerry Leiber
07
Sweet Soul Music (Live At The Apollo/2001)
Bobby Byrd
Live At The Apollo, Vol. II (Deluxe Edition)
02:38
Composers: Sam Cooke - Otis Redding - Arthur Conley
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