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Funky President (People It's Bad)
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" and charted #99 Pop. It also appeared on the album '' Hell''. Writing in ''
Rolling Stone
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'', Robert Palmer praised the song as a "sure-fire disco mash the kind of no-nonsense party music one expects from Soul Brother Number One."
Personnel
* James Brown - vocals
* Isaiah "Ike" Oakley - trumpet
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Fred Wesley
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Wesley was born the son of a high school teacher and big band lead ...
- trombone
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Maceo Parker
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* Hearlon "Cheese" Martin - guitar
* Fred Thomas - bass
* John "Jabo" Starks - drums
* Johnny Griggs - congas
* Fred Wesley or Bob Both - percussionLeeds, Alan (1995). ''Hell'' D liner notes New York: PolyGram Records.