funk
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song by
James Brown
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. Released as a single in 1968, it reached No. 1 on the R&B chart and #6 on the pop chart. It also appeared on a 1968 album of the same name.
The Jackson 5
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auditioned for
Motown
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founder
Berry Gordy
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in 1968 with a filmed performance of "I Got the Feelin'", with the ten-year-old
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the " King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over ...
closely mimicking Brown's vocal style and dance moves.
In 1986, the song was prominently featured in the third-season episode of ''
The Cosby Show
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'' entitled "Golden Anniversary", with most of the cast performing a lip-synch routine led by a 16-year-old Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
A version of the song is featured in the musical ''
Fela!
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''
The song has been featured in the films ''
Dead Presidents
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* James Brown — lead vocal
''with the James Brown Orchestra:''
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Waymon Reed
Waymon Reed (January 10, 1940, Fayetteville, North Carolina - November 25, 1983, Nashville, Tennessee) was an American jazz trumpeter. While he was principally a bebop soloist, he also worked in rhythm and blues ( R&B). He never had any children, ...
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trumpet
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* Joe Dupars — trumpet
* Levi Rasbury — trombone
* Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis — alto saxophone
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Maceo Parker
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— tenor saxophone
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St. Clair Pinckney
St. Clair Pinckney (September 17, 1930 – February 1, 1999) was an American saxophonist who performed with James Brown as a member of the James Brown Orchestra and The J.B.'s. He played tenor and baritone saxophone
The baritone saxophone is a ...
— baritone saxophone
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Jimmy Nolen
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— guitar
* Alphonso "Country" Kellum — guitar
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Bernard Odum
Bernard Odum (June 10, 1932 – August 17, 2004), born Bertrand Odom, was an American bass guitar player best known for performing in James Brown's band in the 1960s.
Biography
Odum started playing with Brown in 1956 and became a full-time ...
— bass
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Clyde Stubblefield
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— drumsLeeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In ''Star Time'' (pp. 46–53)
D booklet
D, or d, is the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''dee'' (pronounced ), plural ''dees''.
History
Th ...
New York: PolyGram Records.
References
External links
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Song Review
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition ...
from
Allmusic
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