Who is this/ Bobby Byrd?!
Question: If you know who he is tell me a little about him
Answers: If you know who he is tell me a little about him
Bobby Byrd (August 15, 1934 – September 12, 2007) was an African American funk/soul/R&B/gospel musician and songwriter, best known as James Brown's longtime sideman and co-vocalist on songs such as "Licking Stick - Licking Stick", "Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine" and "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved". He was born in Toccoa, Georgia.
Byrd also recorded many solo funk tracks, most famously "I Know You Got Soul" (1971), which have been sampled by musicians including Public Enemy, Eric B. & Rakim, Ice Cube, LL Cool J and A Tribe Called Quest. He was the original leader and founder of The Famous Flames, the vocal group with which James Brown first became famous. Byrd is actually the man who discovered James Brown
He is an R&B performer most notably known as the sidekick and sometimes co-singer of James Brown. He passed away this past September. His biggest hit was a tune called 'I Know You Got Soul'.