Uploaded by rovingeye2 on Nov 14, 2008
This his first album, is a good expression of his talents and his hit single "I Need Help" is a fitting title for the album.
In 1952 Bobby Byrd was playing baseball against the inmates of the Alto Reformatory prison team and met the music mad James Brown apparently showing off his singing to other inmates. Byrd befriended him and arranged for Byrd's family to oversee Brown's parole.
It began a personal and professional association that lasted until 1973 and although Byrd had twenty years plus as a solo performer it is his association with Brown for which he is chiefly remembered. Brown was a remarkable tour de force of vitality and personality and within a short time he had not only joined the Avons but he was directing affairs changing their name to The Flames. Byrd recognised early that Brown was unique and that it would be impossible to control him
'I didn't need him in competition, I needed him with me, that's why I worked so hard to get him over to my group'
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Straight up gangsta.
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eric b sampled this on his song no omega
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Qvo putos lol Iv been Black before africans were HHHAAAAAAA! Love Me some soul!
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@Nebraskablack Ballard was Huge, Before Brown, The 5 Royales, inspiring Brown!
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I have a faster version of this on a recent 12". Its faster & sounds really sharp but heavy. Hard to follow.
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Good Music
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Goddamn i picture myself in an Cadillac Eldorado top down, in ma pimped out suit DAMN! playin Bobby in ma 8 track :P
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try meeeeee !
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fucking amazing!!
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One funky brotha.
J2AProduction 11 months ago 4
Bobby Byrd!! Straight outta Toccoa, GA!!!
chelcie3 2 years ago 3