Fred Wesley

Songs Performed or Written by Fred WesleyTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) is an American trombonist who worked with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s, and Parliament-Funkadelic in the second half of the 1970s. == Biography == Wesley was born the son of a high school teacher and big band leader in Columbus, Georgia, and was raised in Mobile, Alabama. As a child, he took piano and later trumpet lessons. He played baritone horn and trombone in school, and when he was around 12, his... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Everything - #2: Hot Pants (Pt. 1) (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants) - #3: Get on the Good Foot (Part 1) - #4: Barbie Dreams - #5: P.E. 2000
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  James Brown
1.
07/1971

#2  Hot Pants (Pt. 1) (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)
James Brown

from Hot Pants   Hot Pants
118 pts
15
US


1
R&B
51
UK
[People 2501]
written by James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  Bobby Byrd
2.
02/1972

Keep On Doin' What You're Doin'
Bobby Byrd

11 pts
88
US


40
R&B


[BrownStone 4205]
written by Bobby Byrd, Fred Wesley greentick & James Brown
  James Brown
Get on the Good Foot (Part 1)
3.
08/1972

#3  Get on the Good Foot (Part 1)
James Brown

from Get on the Good Foot   Get on the Good Foot
96 pts
18
US


1
R&B


[Polydor 14139]
written by James Brown, Fred Wesley greentick & Joe Mims
  Lyn Collins
4.
07/1973

How Long Can I Keep It Up (Part I)
Lyn Collins

3 pts




45
R&B


from the movie Slaughters Big Rip Off
[People 623]
written by James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  James Brown
The Payback (Part 1)
5.
03/1974

The Payback (Part 1)
James Brown

from The Payback   The Payback
67 pts
26
US


1
R&B


[Polydor 14223]
written by James Brown, John Starks & Fred Wesley greentick
  Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s
6.
06/1974

Damn Right I Am Somebody (Part I)
Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s

4 pts




32
R&B


instrumental
[People 638]
written by James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  James Brown
7.
08/1974

Papa Don't Take No Mess (Part 1)
James Brown

from Hell   Hell
57 pts
31
US


1
R&B


[Polydor 14255]
written by Charles Bobbit, James Brown, John Starks & Fred Wesley greentick
  Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s
8.
12/1974

Breakin' Bread
Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s

from Breakin' Bread   
1 pts




80
R&B


as Fred & The New J.B.'s
[People 648]
written by James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  James Brown
9.
02/1975

Reality
James Brown

from Reality   
16 pts
80
US


19
R&B


[Polydor 14268]
written by James Brown, Fred Wesley greentick & Gertrude Wesley
  Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s
10.
03/1975

Makin' Love
Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s

from Breakin' Bread   
2 pts




64
R&B


as Fred & The New J.B.'s
[People 651]
written by James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  A.A.B.B.
11.
04/1975

Pick Up the Pieces One by One
A.A.B.B.

4 pts
108
US






[Dentify 8003]
written by Charles Bobbit, Fred Wesley greentick & James Brown
  Fred Wesley
12.
06/1980

House Party
Fred Wesley greentick

from House Party   
3 pts




40
R&B


[RSO/Curtom 1037]
written by Fred Wesley greentick
  Grady Harrell
13.
01/1985

Belinda
Grady Harrell

from Mwana   Mwana
1 pts




69
R&B


[Constellation 52485]
written by Grady Harrell & Fred Wesley greentick
  James Brown
Froggy Mix
14.
04/1985

Froggy Mix
James Brown

14 pts






50
UK
written by James Brown, Fred Wesley greentick, Joseph Mims, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff, Deanna Brown, Deidre Brown & Yamma Brown
The Payback Mix (Part One)
15.
04/1988

The Payback Mix (Part One)
James Brown

74 pts






12
UK
written by James Brown, John Starks & Fred Wesley greentick
  Ice-T
You Played Yourself
16.
02/1990

You Played Yourself
Ice-T

from The Iceberg: Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say   The Iceberg: Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say
11 pts






64
UK
[Warner 19994 (Sire)]
written by James Brown, Fred Wesley greentick & Charles Bobbit
  Del the Funkee Homosapien
17.
02/1992

Mistadobalina
Del the Funkee Homosapien

from I Wish My Brother George Was Here   
2 pts




55
R&B


as Del tha Funkee Homosapien
[Elektra 64826]
written by Charles Bobbit, James Brown, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Fred Wesley greentick & Ice Cube
  Das EFX
They Want EFX
18.
04/1992

They Want EFX
Das EFX

from Dead Serious   Dead Serious
67 pts
25
US
29
dance
5
R&B


[EastWest 96206]
written by Andre Weston, William Hines, James Brown, Fred Wesley greentick & Charles Bobbit
  Silk
19.
11/1992

Happy Days
Silk

from Lose Control   Lose Control
17 pts
86
US


13
R&B


[Keia/Elektra 64701]
written by Keith Sweat, Alton Wokie Stewart, Fred Wesley greentick, James Brown & John Starks
  Raw Fusion
20.
03/1994

Freaky Note
Raw Fusion

1 pts




114
R&B


written by Ronald Brooks, David Elliot, John G. Wilson, Gregory Jacobs & Fred Wesley greentick
  Horace Brown
21.
07/1996

Things We Do for Love
Horace Brown

from Horace Brown   Horace Brown
43 pts
95
US


40
R&B
27
UK
[Motown 0430]
written by Horace Brown, James Brown, Edward Ferrell & Fred Wesley greentick
  James Brown
22.
10/1996

Hooked on Brown Part 1 The Platinum Hits Medley
James Brown

1 pts




117
R&B


written by James Brown, Fred Wesley greentick, Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight, Bobby Byrd, Ronald Lenhoff & Johnny Terry
  II D Extreme
23.
12/1996

You Got Me Goin'
II D Extreme

from From I Extreme II Another   
1 pts




71
R&B


[Gasoline Alley 55276]
written by D'Extra LaMont Wiley, Japhe Tejeda, Corey McKay, Rodney Jerkins, James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  Mary J. Blige
Everything
24.
08/1997

#1  Everything
Mary J. Blige

from Share My World   Share My World
174 pts
24
US


5
R&B
6
UK
[MCA 55353]
written by James Harris, Terry Lewis, Hachidai Nakamura, Rokusuke Ei, James Brown, Linda Creed, John Starks & Fred Wesley greentick
  Charli Baltimore
25.
03/1999

Stand Up
Charli Baltimore

from Cold as Ice   Cold as Ice
1 pts




84
R&B


featuring Ghostface Killah
[Untertainment 79094]
written by Tiffany Lane, Dennis Coles, James Brown, Lyn Collins, Fred Wesley greentick & Charles Bobbitt
  Diddy
P.E. 2000
26.
07/1999

#5  P.E. 2000
Diddy

from Forever   
77 pts
120
US


34
R&B
13
UK
as Puff Daddy featuring Hurricane G
[Bad Boy 79276]
written by Sean Combs, Mark Curry, Gloria Rodríguez, Carlton Ridenhour, Hank Shocklee, James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  Trick Daddy
Take It to da House
27.
02/2001

Take It to da House
Trick Daddy

from Thugs Are Us   Thugs Are Us
23 pts
50
US


23
R&B


featuring The SNS Express
[Slip n Slide 85063]
written by Charles Bobbit, James Brown, Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey, Co., Funk Boogie, J.V., Money Mark, Trick Daddy, Trina, C. Wayne & Fred Wesley greentick
  Jin
Learn Chinese
28.
12/2003

Learn Chinese
Jin

from The Rest Is History   
1 pts




74
R&B


[Ruff Ryders 38885]
written by Jin Auyeung, Charles Bobbitt, James Brown, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean & Fred Wesley greentick
Learn Chinese
29.
03/2005

Learn Chinese
Jin

from The Rest Is History   
12 pts






59
UK
R
[Ruff Ryders 38885]
written by Jin Auyeung, Charles Bobbitt, James Brown, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean & Fred Wesley greentick
  Jay-Z & Kanye West
30.
12/2011

Gotta Have It
Jay-Z & Kanye West

from Watch the Throne   Watch the Throne
19 pts
69
US


14
R&B


[Roc-A-Fella/Roc Nation/Def Jam Digital]
written by Kanye West, Shawn Carter, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, James Brown, Joseph Roach, Tony Pinckney & Fred Wesley greentick
  Nicki Minaj
31.
08/2018

#4  Barbie Dreams
Nicki Minaj

from Queen   
87 pts
18
US


13
R&B
36
UK
[Young Money/Cash Money LP Cut]
written by Onika Maraj, Rashad Smith, Melvin Hough II, Rivelino Raoul Wouter, Christopher Wallace, James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick
  Eminem
Yah Yah
32.
02/2020

Yah Yah
Eminem

from Music to Be Murdered By   
3 pts
103
US






featuring Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, Q-Tip and Denaun
[Interscope]
written by Eminem, Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, Denaun Porter, Trevor Smith, Rashad Smith, Galt MacDermot, James Brown, Charles Bobbit, Fred Wesley greentick, William Hines & Andre Weston
  B-Lovee
My Everything
33.
12/2021

My Everything
B-Lovee

3 pts
109
US






[(P)2021 Records/Columbia]
written by B-Lovee, Cash Cobain, Rokusuke Ei, John Starks, Hachidai Nakamura, Thom Bell, Linda Creed, James Brown & Fred Wesley greentick


See also...

Fred Wesley & the Horny HornsFred Wesley & the J.B.'s


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