Led by sax virtuoso Maceo Parker, the group Maceo and All the King's Men was made up of disgruntled James Brown sidemen who left the Godfather of Soul's touring & recording revue in a mass exodus in 1970.

Original Lineup included :

Saxophone [Alto, Tenor] - Maceo Parker

Bass - Bernard Odum

Drums - Melvin Parker

Guitars - Alfonzo Kellum , Jimmy Nolen

Saxophone [Tenor] - Eldee Williams

Trumpet - Richard Griffith

Many of the musicians would return over the years to play again with James Brown.

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