The Chambers Brothers
Like their West Coast contemporaries Sly & the Family Stone, the Chambers Brothers shattered racial and musical divides to forge an incendiary fusion of funk, gospel, blues, and psychedelia which reached its apex with the perennial 1968 song "Time Has Come Today." The Chambers Brothers -- bassist George, guitarist Willie, harpist Lester, and guitarist Joe, all of whom contributed vocals -- were born and raised in Lee County, Mississippi; the products of an impoverished sharecropping family, the brothers first polished their vocal harmonies in the choir of their Baptist church, a collaboration which ended after George was drafted into the army in 1952. Following his discharge he relocated to Los Angeles, where the other Chambers Brothers soon settled as well; the foursome began performing gospel and folk throughout Southern California in 1954, but remained virtually unknown until appearing in New York City in 1965. The addition of white drummer Brian Keenan not only made the Chambers Brothers an interracial group, but pushed their music closer to rock & roll; a well-received appearance at the Newport Folk Festival further enhanced their growing reputation, and they soon recorded their debut LP, People Get Ready.
As the Chambers Brothers toured rock clubs (including the famed Fillmore in San Francisco) and R&B venues (most notably the Apollo Theatre) alike, their music increasingly embraced elements of both; after recording 1968's Shout! for the Vault label, the group signed to Columbia to issue Time Has Come Today, scoring a major pop hit with the title track, an 11-minute psychedelic soul epic in its original album incarnation. The follow-up, A New Time - A New Day, yielded another Top 40 hit, a cover of the Otis Redding classic "I Can't Turn You Loose," but subsequent efforts, including 1969's Love, Peace and Happiness and 1970's Live at Fillmore East, failed to maintain the commercial momentum. Upon completing 1972's Oh My God!, the Chambers Brothers disbanded, only to reunite two years later for Unbonded. Right Move appeared in 1975, and although no new studio records were forthcoming, the group regularly performed live in the decades to follow, with the brothers also pursuing individual projects; the Chambers Family Choir, a gospel group including the siblings' children, remained a priority as well. George Chambers died on October 12, 2019 at the age of 88.
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The Time Has Come
Rock - Lançado por Columbia - Legacy em 01/11/1967
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The Time Has Come
Soul/Funk/R&B - Lançado por Sony Music Media em 01/11/1967
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Time Has Come: The Best Of The Chambers Brothers
Soul/Funk/R&B - Lançado por Columbia - Legacy em 08/10/1996
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The Chambers' Brothers Greatest Hits
Soul/Funk/R&B - Lançado por Columbia em 01/10/1971
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Love, Peace and Happiness / Live at Bill Graham's Fillmore East (Live)
Funk - Lançado por Columbia - Legacy em 01/12/1969
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West Coast Love-In
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy, The Ashes, The Chambers Brothers
Rock - Lançado por vault em 20/05/1967
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West Coast Love-In (Digitally Remastered)
The Ashes, The Chambers Brothers, The Peanut Butter Conspiracy
Pop - Lançado por Essential Media Group em 20/05/1967
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The Chambers Brothers Live In San Franciso 1965 (Live)
Soul - Lançado por Westmill em 27/04/2016
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The Chambers Brothers Greatest Hits
Funk - Lançado por vault em 03/06/1970
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People Get Ready (Digitally Remastered) (Live)
Soul - Lançado por Essential Media Group em 01/01/1966
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Greenback Dollar / One More Round (Digital 45)
Hoyt Axton, The Chambers Brothers
Folk - Lançado por Essential Media Group em 05/08/2014
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Greatest Hits (Remastered)
Soul - Lançado por Essential Media Group em 01/01/1970
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Feelin' the Blues
Funk - Lançado por vault em 27/05/1970
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Live & Kickin'
Soul - Lançado por Bringins Music em 08/02/2011
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Now! (Digitally Remastered) (Live)
Soul - Lançado por Essential Media Group em 01/01/1966
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People Get Ready
Funk - Lançado por vault em 10/06/2022
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