Search results
Sep 27, 2021 · Alfred (Pee Wee) Ellis, a saxophonist, arranger and composer who fused jazz, funk and soul as the musical director for James Brown and Van Morrison, died on Thursday. He was 80. The cause...
Alfred James Ellis (April 21, 1941 – September 23, 2021), known as Pee Wee Ellis due to his diminutive stature, was an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger. With a background in jazz , he was a member of James Brown 's band in the 1960s, appearing on many of Brown's recordings and co-writing hits like " Cold Sweat " and " Say It Loud ...
Sep 30, 2021 · Thu 30 Sep 2021 11.43 EDT. In the summer of 1968, with black America aflame following the assassination of Martin Luther King, the singer James Brown summoned his musical director, the...
Sep 26, 2021 · Pee Wee Ellis, a saxophonist who was the musical director for soul star James Brown in the late 1960s and is considered an architect of funk music for his groundbreaking songwriting and...
- Matt Schudel
Sep 27, 2021 · Pee Wee Ellis was a saxophone player who led James Brown’s (1933–2006) and Van Morrison’s bands as well as co-writing songs such as “Say it Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud.” Died:...
People also ask
Was Pee Wee Ellis a saxophonist?
Who was Pee Wee Ellis?
What song did James Brown saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis write?
How did Pee Wee Ellis die?
Pee Wee Ellis, a saxophonist who was the musical director for soul star James Brown in the late 1960s and is considered an architect of funk music for his groundbreaking songwriting and...
Sep 24, 2021 · Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, a pioneering funk musician and bandleader for the James Brown band during its most popular period, died on Sept. 23 at age 80. Ellis is also credited with cowriting and...
