Give JIMMY NOLEN some

[lazur1]

J.Nolen: INVENTOR of funk. JB gets credit, Starks & Stubblefield were ready to play funk as soon as funk arrived, but funk didn't ACTUALLY arrive til JN joined JB in '65. His setup was for funk rhythm only: No channel-switching, master volume,overdrive, fuzz, compressor, or mid-range boost: A "thin" sound to modern rock-oriented ears. JN'd get that 1 solo in a 2hr show; playing funk rhythm for an hour or more's no way to get your fingers ready to play a hot lead. Consider this before judging.

[izich]

The guy just jams with the band,straight from the heart and what he feels. if there was no Jimmy there wouldn't be funk guitar as it is today.

Beautiful,groovy funk guitar !!!

It just relaxes my mind .Always great to hear it !!!

[lazur1]

Nolen's a virtuoso at what he -usually- does: crisp rhythms & short tasty fills. Longer solos are simply not his thing. I'm sure if he expected to regularly take long solos, he'd practice appropriately, & purchase & adjust his equipment to make them just as perfect, but this solo sounds like he didn't want to take it. As as far as 'rtwang32's comparison to SRV: Nolen could do things SRV never could, but here he's in SRV's territory, & Stevie tears Jimmy a new one on out-&-out lead guitar.

[rayterry]

This is pretty dreadful. A lot of bum notes and phrases and under-bends. Having said that, Jimmy is probably my all-time favorite guitarist. He and Al Kellum invented funk guitar, and Jimmy's the greatest for me. As far as this sort of blues picking- he was beautiful with that, too, at one time. This just isn't a good example of that. Josey, that wasn't Jimmy on "Get On The Good Foot."

[clarkewi]

Sounds pretty great to me.

[SmelOdies]

@rayterry Lord, what you must think of Jimmy Page...

[soenengeert2]

Just wonderful !!!

[mrtwang32]

No shit! Down and nasty and REAL. I would take this over five of Stevie Ray Vaughan's albums, and so probably would Stevie Ray.

[oldfatherted]

Frankly, that was flipping AWFUL!!!!!!! Most of his bends where flat and he screws up a few times by playing bum notes, im really shocked!!!

His rhythm playing is amazing though....

[mrtwang32]

You must be out of your mind -- this was some fine picking by one of the men who INVENTED this approach, and developed the T-Bone style into the modern age. Pure funky Fender Texas blues by the man who contributed as much to R&B guitar as anybody .  Please listen again and relax!

[PaulDA2000]

@oldfatherted - Another person who needs their ears flushed out!

[Buckeyecat2002]

Mr. Nolen was a professional Jazz band leader and guitar virtuosso etraordinaire way before hooking up with James Brown. Jimmy Nolen''s guitar "chicken scratch" style is an equal ingredient to Maceo's sax, Fred's trombone and the funky drummers, to the recognizable James Brown Sound.

[nollllllllen]

his name is nolen too? o_o i look very different =]

[cchavez1]

when did he die?

[utubeissad]

1983

[soundwrks]

The guy is a legend.

[funkonwax]

One of the best guitar players ever!!!

[muddy2]

Rare to see him soloing - cool vid! One of the truly unsung heroes of guitar and funk. Damn near invented funk guitar as we know it and few players can nail it like Jimmy did.

[Buckeyecat2002]

Jimmy Nolen always reminded me of William Marshall in Blacula. He looked dead serious all the time.

[utubeissad]

Oh, my God!! He DOES look just like William Marshall!!! I wish I could give you 10 point on that one!!!

[CadillacL]

first time for me to hear jimmy play lead. his style is on SO many JB songs, we'd be here awhile..R.I.P. Jimmy.

[Nickovitch2370]

This man is my hero

[ILIGANO]

How great to see my friend back in action! I was in the band when we split from JB and were in ATL when Jimmy died of a sudden heart attack. Me and Pink flew to Tulsa and buried Jimmy in his hometown of olkmolge OK. Sellers Bros funeral home in ATL then Dryer Funeral home in Tulsa. I still remember how St. Clair was on his knees at the grave side on that ice cold day as we buried Jimmy. Thanks to all who loved our brother, thanks for the posting and pray for Jimmy.

[Buckeyecat2002]

Mr. Chicken, Jimmy Nolen was the uncredited backbone of many of the best JB grooves. He was to the guitar what Maceo is to the alto and tenor sax.He started as a jazz band leader.

[Lahed92801]

he's got nice lead playing! So rare to see him play lead haha! I just wish he switched to a deeper tone for it hehe.

[cowboydkd]

Giving some respect to Jimmy Nolen, a very influential guitarist playing his Fresher Straighter!

[fabriblues]

fenomenal 5 stars ¡¡¡

[hebjo11]

That is a seriously deep groove.

[Copifunk]

Its rare to see mr chicken scratch playing lead thanks !