12/30/06 AUGUSTA, GA: The legendary funk trombonist, Fred Wesley, on stage at The James Brown Arena paying his musical tribute to his former boss as a crowd of over 8000 looks on while thousands more stand outside of the building unable to get in. It was Fred, considered to be the world's premiere funk trombonist, as well as legendary James Brown sax man, Maceo Parker, (both of whom went on to later tour with Bootsy's Rubber Band) who added all of the necessary color and spice which helped to define the James Brown sound. Fred recently became an author too--releasing personal memoirs in his book "Hit Me, Fred...Recollections of a Sideman." And all music lovers, everywhere, know exactly where the title of Fred's book came from. Don't you?
