Live' at the Apollo

by James Brown

Type: Album
Released: May 1963
Label: King, [3]
Country: United States
Length: 31:30
Community rating: 4.53/5 from 9 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded at James Brown's own expense after his label refused, 'Live at the Apollo' captures the raw, frenetic energy of his legendary stage show with The Famous Flames. The album's continuous, unedited performance, complete with ecstatic audience screams and an incredibly tight band, presents a seamless showcase of Brown's dynamic vocal power and showmanship. Its massive commercial success shattered the industry belief that live albums were unprofitable, spending 66 weeks on the Billboard charts and establishing a new gold standard for live recordings.

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Credits

James Brown - lead vocals, producer
Bobby Byrd - baritone/bass vocals, keyboards on "lost someone"
Bobby Bennett - first tenor vocals
Lloyd Stallworth - second tenor vocals
Lewis Hamlin - music director, trumpet
Hubert Perry - bass
Clayton Fillyau - drums
Les Buie - guitar, road manager
Lucas "Fats" Gonder - organ, mc
Clifford MacMillan - tenor saxophone
St. Clair Pinckney - tenor saxophone
Al "Brisco" Clark - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
William Burgess - alto saxophone
Dickie Wells - trombone
Roscoe Patrick - trumpet
Teddy Washington - trumpet
Dan Quest - art and cover (original lp)
Hal Neely - liner notes (original sleeve)
Tom Nola - location engineer
Chuck Seitz - editing, mastering (original lp)
Gene Redd - editing (original lp)