Byrd

Real Name:
Robert Howard Byrd
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b. 15th Aug, 1934, South Carolina, U.S.A.
d. 12th Sep, 2007, Georgia, U.S.A.

Husband of Vicki Anderson. Long time collaborator with James Brown and one of the founders of The Famous Flames. It was actually Byrd who took James Brown into the band and together they made history with a string of hits up to the 1970s. Later he would join Brown again with vocals on several recordings like "Sex Machine", "Talkin' Loud & Saying Nothin' and "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved". He would also go on and record solo hits of his own. Notably his "I Know You Got Soul" scored big around the U.S.

Bobby Byrd had a hard time dealing with cancer for some time and sadly he passed away on September 12th 2007 in his home in Georgia. He was 73 years old.

Not to be confused with Bobby Day (Robert James Byrd Sr.) of The Hollywood Flames.
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Releases:
I Know You Got Soul (12")   Urban (2) 1988
I Know You Got Soul / I Need Help Parts 1&2 (12")   Simply Vinyl (S12) 2001
Appears On:
Lost Someone / Cross Firing (7") Lost Someone King Records (3) 1961
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (LP) You've Got To Change Y... Polydor 1968
Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine (7")   Polydor 1970
Once Upon A Time (2xLP, Comp) You've Got To Change Y... Polydor 1970
James Brown Soul Classics (LP) Get Up, I Feel Like Be... Polydor 1972
The Best Of Disco And Soul (LP, Comp) Sex Machine Polydor 1977
For Goodness Sake, Look At Those Cakes / Get Up, I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine (12") Get Up, I Feel Like Be... Polydor 1978
Live And Low-Down At The Apollo, Vol.1 (2 versions) Lost Someone, I Found ... Metronome ... 1980
James Brown (LP) Get Up, I Feel Like Be... Super Star 1982
Roots Of A Revolution (2xLP, Comp) Hold My Baby's Hand, C... Polydor, Polydor 1984
Top Ten (LP, Album) Sex Machine Statik Records 1984
Froggy Mix (12", Mixed) Get It Up I Feel Like ... Boiling Point, Polydor 1985
I Got You (I Feel Good) (Album) (2 versions) Lost Someone Polydor ... 1986
Life On Planet Groove (CD, Album) Soul Power '92 Verve Records 1992
Pump Up The Volume (12", Ltd)   Stress Records 1994
World Hits 1970 (CD, Comp) Sex Machine Spectrum Music (2) 1994
Jazz & Blues Collection Vol. 7 (CD, Comp, RM) Sex Machine, Medley: I... Editions Atlas 1995
Sex Machine (CD, Single, Promo, Ltd)   EMI Electrola 1995
The Time Group Promo-Mix 61 (12", Promo) Pump Up The Volume (Cl... Time S.p.A. 1995
Vintage Funk Volume 1 (CD) I Know You Got Soul MVP 1996
Club Hits 97 - 12" Extended Versions (4xCD, Comp) 4 Those That Can Dance SPG Music Productions Ltd. 1997
Ninety 90's Volume 3 (2xCD, Comp) Live And Learn Sounds Direct, Warner Music UK Ltd. 1997
Die Charts Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Ghetto Supastar Edition Nordstern, Quality Entertainment Distribution 1998
I Know You Got Soul (CD, Single)   Airborne 1998
Live At Studio 54 (CD, Album, Liv) Sex Machine, Lost Someone Castle Pie 1999
Pop 2000 - 50 Jahre Popmusik Und Jugendkultur In Deutschland (8xCD, Comp, Car + Box) Sex Machine Grönland Records 1999
Live At The Holiday-Toronto, Canada 1985 (CDr) Let It All Hang Out / ... Not On Label 2000
Motorhellington (CD, Album) Sex Machine Felmay 2001
Rough Trade Shops - Post Punk 01 (2xCD, Comp) Sex Machine Mute Records Ltd. 2003
...No Fingers Like (CD, Album, Copy Prot., Dig) Foot Massage Aquarius Records (2) 2004
Live 1969 (CD, Album) Lick A Stick Garden Of Delights 2006
Destruye El Vino / We Got More Soul / Maquina De Amor / Expresate (7", RE, Single) Maquina De Amor Vampi Soul 2007
Live At The Apollo Volume II (2xLP, Album) Lost Someone (Medley) Polydor, Polydor  
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Vintage Funk Volume 1 (CD) I Know You Got Soul MVP 1996
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I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) - Bobby Byrd