This man and Clyde put all The world to dance!!!>>>pure genuin legend in music!!!!

There is a huge problem with this interview. It's about 2 hours too short. Man, what a rich piece of history this is! Good on you for doing this, keep the stories, the legends and the music alive.

@shagw4286

3 жыл бұрын

If you haven't aeen it, you can find the Bootsy interviews and ones from other alumni on KZread.

I’m in heaven! Thank you for doing this interview

I love how effortless this old man makes it seem to play perfect syncopated funk basslines. So many technically advanced bass players today have a hard time doing that, and doesn't really get the funk. This dude can play two or three notes, and make it super funky just with the right accenting and timing.

@cmvb

3 жыл бұрын

he has the language

@Hiphopdabop

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone has their thing..

Somebody FINALLY interviewed this man here. Love it!

Love this guy.. He lives a 5 houses down from me.. NICE GUY..

@evaneverything119

4 жыл бұрын

Where at brother

@ernestsloan5071

Жыл бұрын

@@evaneverything119 Brooklyn, NY

I am a bassist. I have always appreciated this elder' bassist approach to our instrument of choice. So glad he received his own recognition because he contributed before some of us were born! Space King(meaning...he's always in pocket on the one).He is the ONE!

Fred Thomas = *LEGEND*

What a great bass player Fred Thomas💓!!

Fred played all of those boomin' bass lines with just his thumb!

@BRICTV

6 жыл бұрын

Can't mess with that kinda talent.

@oRuTRa45

5 жыл бұрын

Surprised the mess outta me!

@slimdudeDJC

5 жыл бұрын

Big In The Burgh 1 Possibly a Wes Montgomery influence . . .

@martian9999

5 жыл бұрын

don't need more than one finger when you get it right. James Jamerson just used his index finger.

Some people are just born to be musicians and Fred is one of them.

Man, I'm Still Listenin' To The J.B's, And I Was Born In 1970. Downloaded All Their C.D.'s Into My iTunes Library. Those Sides Are Still Funky, Can't Get Enough.

Man I thought that dude was Gil Scott-Heron! He took over for Bootsy in '71 when Bootsy, Catfish, Kash, Chicken, and Robert, the Cincinnati connection, left the JBs. By the time Fred came on board, the funk had hit its stride. He took the baton, never looked back, and brought it on home!👑🎸🎵

@maggotbrain7499

3 жыл бұрын

He is nothing like Scott Heron at all. They are easy to tell apart.

He is a hero of mine. Friendly Fred--in the key of F!

I had The Distinct pleasure of Sharing the same Stage with This Gentleman in 2015 with Chris Rob at Marcus Garvey Park James Brown tribute Show

Fred Thomas is a good friend of mine..nice brother..

@PhuckHue2

5 жыл бұрын

Did he ever get out of funky D?

@dannyho6786

5 жыл бұрын

yeah, me too, I be knowing from round the way y'all

@dre8462

3 жыл бұрын

And he is my cousin

@bobderosa4079

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a great guy.

Mr. Fred Thomas is one of a kind. Cool cat and funky as they come.

"Keep the FUNK rolling" - thats my new catch phrase for 2019

Love Fred so much. Between him and Bootsy.. their bass lines influenced my playing more than anyone.. next to George Porter Jr from The Meters. So thankful he lives here in Brooklyn and in normal times plays for free/donation all the time... seeing him so many times has been the best bass education a Funk fanatic could ever hope for!

Fred Thomas FUNK Royalty

@gabrielcaplan6887

Жыл бұрын

you, too Funky Leroy Harper!

Love this Brother and his style........looking like Gil Scott.. Peace.

Toured with Mr. Brown and the Soul Generals on 7 continents as tech dir mixing FOH. Mr. Fred is without exception one of the finest Musicians on the Planet! I’m 71 years old and still find my self smiling at all the Great memories I have of this time of my life. Mr. Fred Thomas is a Real living Legend and will and can transport you back to a time when the Music could and would Rock you to the core! Best Wishes Mr. Fred......

@michaeldennett1735

3 жыл бұрын

playing in Antartica must have been epic

greatest band ever

I can’t even tell you how much I enjoyed this! What a blessing this brother is!!!!

I've always loved the funk coming from JB's band. Those guys was tight and to hear how JB ran a tight ship; I can see why. James Brown was the creator of funk music from way back in the '60's.

Fred Thomas is a great bassist but don't forget that Bootsy Collins is the originator of the bass on Sex Machine

@slimdudeDJC

5 жыл бұрын

Lee Geoffrey True. Bootsy and jammed with James another 2-3 more til BC got his gig together (with his brother) and rest was funk history! A la another James Brown production♦♫

@jakdaley

5 жыл бұрын

my thoughts as well Lee

@ronaldwilliams1371

5 жыл бұрын

so so true and the originator of the ONE! P- funk!🎸

@jamescarter8699

5 жыл бұрын

@ Lee Geoffrey I first saw Bootsy and his brother Catfish in my home town playing at a night club playing behind Marva Whitney ? She had a hit record Called "It's My Thing" out of King records James Brown's label. The song was a take off the Isley Bros. Hit "It Your Thing". She was a One Hit Wonder. Even then Bootsy was a stand out, looking like a Jimmy Hendrix style personality with a unque sound and style. Looking tall and skinny with sun glasses on stage under the lights. Myself a young musician just starting my trio was the opening act to get the audience dancing and cheering.

@jamesgraham3116

4 жыл бұрын

Also,talking loud,super bad,soul power.

Learned so much in that short video time, and wanted more. You need to do a series on just this man, he has so many inside stories that would be so entertaining , I could listen to him for hours. I know bass strings are tough, but I can just imagine playing at the fast tempo that it took to play behind James Brown, and for several hours , man , after a show your whole body had to be vibrating. Then to know this man did it for 30 years is too amazing, he is a Bass God. Thanks for this music lesson and history lesson ..

@gabrielcaplan6887

Жыл бұрын

we got Fred on The Bass Shed. Here's an excerpt of a longer interview. Fun! kzread.info/dash/bejne/i6GTssOeoszeerA.html

I love this guy.

These guys are MY real life superheroes.

Excuse me my bad, 33 years behind James Brown, I wanted to correct my mistake because any man that can get FUNKY with JB for so long needs my respect to get the record straight...RIP JAMES BROWN , THE GODFATHER..

Freddie's a cool dude for sure

@BRICTV

6 жыл бұрын

And that's the double truth.

Thoroughly enjoyed.

That was after the great Bootsy Collins Bootsy Collins started with him when he was just 19 years old and he said do anything you want but start on the one .It was a great interview with Bootsy Collins talking about his days with playing for the Godfather of Soul

Would love to hear more of Fred

@iamLexxKelsey

2 жыл бұрын

It's a new vid of him performing this year

@gabrielcaplan6887

Жыл бұрын

@@iamLexxKelsey nice interview here kzread.info/dash/bejne/i6GTssOeoszeerA.html

James Brown was the greatest nobody can even come close to this genius

We taught the world how to groove .Right On!!!

I never knew this man, or about him, but MANY TIMES, I commented on the phenomenal base line on a JB song.

took me a while to get around to it but this guy is pretty much my favorite player

Legend 4 ever

How cool to listen to these stories and knowledge from this incredible musician...and what a lovely guy he is !! :)

that's my dude..just seen him tonight fire

AWESOME!

Great interview!

Fantastic!

I love this interview!

What an amazing guy Fred is! Love him.

Superb!

Nice interview!

Great video thank you

love it!!

i heard a funny story from mike lawler who played with james and the allman bros. he said james kept a small lockbox on his private jet that was very special to him. mike was flying with james once to play at a sporting event. james called for his private box and it turned out to have candy bars in it . sweet,i think he shared some.

That's cool to hear you

Awesome 👍

Legendary

Bless up 🙏 need to get out there to see at least 1 time

GREAT !!!

I played with Teddy Washington and Robert Berry for 3 yrs. James' trumpet and guitarist. I heard some stories!

@ryanspeed4671

5 жыл бұрын

Interesting, I can only imagine!!

Awesome!! It's very intriguing to hear these stories..

Keep some Steve up in that line. ❤️

James Brown Lyric, HIT IT FRED!

Originally James Brown had several bass players such as Bernard Odum, Charles Sherrell, Boosty Collins, and of course Fred Thomas

i enjoyed it

gotta keep that funk rollin.

privilege to watch this, thanks

The bassline for sex machine was created by and originally played by the one and only Bootsy Collins when he was in the band

@roberthorton6619

3 жыл бұрын

And he made that bass talk

Hell yeah

Mr James brown band is in their own rank no one dare can duplicate the magic and heart and life 🧬🧬 James brown is a King 👑 👑 all good

Thanks for the video.very informing.i thought Fred was a trumpet player.he tore the good foot up MAN!. didn't take no prisoners.

@oRuTRa45

5 жыл бұрын

Nah, there was trombonist Fred Wesley, and then this gentleman here.

@SheWhoComesAtNight

4 жыл бұрын

I believe both of them are mentioned in “Doing it to The Death (Funky Good Time).”

os musicos de james brown sao mostros imcoparaveis

I live his solo at the end of More Peas. Then James Brown ses "Chunk Jab...Jab Chunk" and Jabo comes back in wid the beat. The groove is so laid back and funky and utterly irresistible. Ive been listening to this for over 30 years now. Word of advice though, get a good sound system and avoid mp3's if you can. Just my opinion.

I know the guitar player and sax player from those live shots. Played with them in the Alex LoDico Ensemble. Husband and wife, Gabriel and Kaori. She is a monster!

@gabrielcaplan6887

Жыл бұрын

what's up, my Larry! Just seeing all these posts on Fred's video from a while ago. They did a nice piece here on Mr. Thomas.

You can hear him gruntin' as he's playing Sex Machine to the interviewer. That's how you phunk it! Lol

James browns dancing tricks 🕺🏽 was a big reason all his songs were a hit, no matter the instrument

@djumpfarda

3 жыл бұрын

No it was a combination

This is a music masterclass period. Old cats know, the groove is king. These young cats these days ought to learn

damn he doing things without any effort you know these men were extremely talented

Heaven Yes

Lmao! Good foot bass line was weird but funky as hell to me.

That’s deep🧐👍🏿

Yes!!!! Thank you!!!!

MIND POWER

brilliant bass line in Sex Machine

amen

FUNK comes natural for the JB's- Fred "Nail thumb"Thomas R.I.P 😊

MUSICIAN EXCELLENT, SENSATIONAL BASSIST CONGRATULATION. JAMES BROWN EXTRAORDINARY WAS BECAUSE HE HAD EXCELLENT MUSICIANS. TO REMEMBER: GET ON THE GOOD FOOT. SOLO BASS.

Friendly Fred!

@gabrielcaplan6887

Жыл бұрын

that's right!

Nice .. the $50 fine is a great story. Any idea what's playing on the screen behind the band from about 2:38 to 2:51? You could say that it caught my attention.

@gabrielcaplan6887

Жыл бұрын

that's something one of the owner's of the bar, Freddy's, put together in his video collages. His name is Donald. ha ha! Yeah, it went well with the music.

jehaaaa Mr..Thomas..

As a multi-instrumentalist (guitarist at heart), it is hard to sing lead vocals and play bass and lead guitar (not rhythm) at the same time....

❤❤❤❤

Bernard odum is the true bass master! Listen to the original cold sweat recording

@thomasforsythe7256

5 жыл бұрын

Always wondered who played bass on Cold Sweat. Funkiest jam I ever heard

@gabrielcaplan6887

Жыл бұрын

Bernard is great! A great period. But come on? One is the true bass master over the other? 😀

you know a cats old school when hes playing with his thumb

Ghost Notes,too.

"HEY FRED THOMAS"

two words DAVID WESTON who could imitate Bootsy & made lines work some of the fastest tyempi JB ever called - Bodyheat/Look At Them Cakes/Eyesight among Weston's aazing stuff

Is fred available for hire?

He s aged well

That's $50! I got to get ya!

$50 per bad note. No way I could afford to play in James Brown's band.

@ermiastshuva9758

3 жыл бұрын

And that’s equivalent to $400 in TODAY’s money... ridiculous smh lol

Those swung 16ths ain't easy to feel right.

Nice- James Brown had a friend of mines van towed away from the stage door at the Agora in Cols Ohio -( My friends band was opening for him that night.) He ( JB) paid to have it released from the impound lot too ! My friend went in and talked to Mr Brown and explained he didn't have the cash for the impound etc-- Mr Brown and he and his buddies played it up like they were going to kick his ass then they all laughed about it and he gave my friend the cash to get his van out. James Brown was cool that way I guess.