Funky President
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| “Funky President (People It's Bad)” | ||
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| Single by James Brown from the album Reality |
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| B-side | "Cold Blooded" | |
| Released | October 1974 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | August or September 1974, at Sound Ideas, New York, NY | |
| Genre | Funk | |
| Length | 4:01 | |
| Label | Polydor PD14258 |
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| Writer(s) | James Brown | |
| Producer | James Brown | |
"Funky President (People It's Bad)" (commonly known as just "Funky President") is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a single in 1974, it charted #4 R&B. It also appeared on the album Reality. According to Brown the "funky president" of the song's title was meant to refer to U.S. President Gerald Ford, who had taken over from Richard Nixon shortly before it was recorded.[1]
"Funky President" is one of James Brown's most frequently sampled recordings. Its rhythmic groove has been used on dozens of hip hop tracks.
"Funky President" appeared on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack on the Master Sounds 98.3 station.
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[edit] Personnel
- James Brown - lead vocal
with studio band:
- David Sanborn - alto saxophone
- Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone, flute
- Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis - baritone saxophone
- Pat Rebillot - keyboards
- Joe Beck - guitar
- Sam Brown - guitar
- Gordon Edwards - bass
- Jimmy Madison - drums
- Johnny Griggs - percussion
Other players, including brass and woodwinds, unknown.
[edit] Citations
- ^ Brown, James, with Bruce Tucker. James Brown: The Godfather of Soul (New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986), 242.
[edit] References
- Leeds, Alan M., and Harry Weinger (1991). Star Time: Song by Song. In Star Time (pp. 46-53) [CD liner notes]. London: Polydor Records.
- White, Cliff (1991). Discography. In Star Time (pp. 54-59) [CD liner notes]. London: Polydor Records.
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