Fred Wesley And The JB's - Damn Right I Am Somebody Available On:LP and taught himself to play

and taught himself to play bass

There is this drive to want to understand and feel the whole weight of an expression

You pull into The Rainbow Bar & Grill to take the edge off

more emotional

Since disbanding

Fred Wesley And The JB's - Damn Right I Am Somebody Available On:LP and taught himself to playIn 1974 one of James Browns most important band leaders and sidemen trombonist Fred Wesley would release not one but two albums as a leader including Damn Right, I Am Somebody. Starting with an evocative cover it was clear to fans that this album wasnt all about a party. Deep messages abound in the songs here, such as the nearly 10 minute workout Im Paying Taxes, But What Am I Buying. Social messages aside, Fred and his assembled JBs were a party