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Fred Wesley

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.

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Occupation
Musician
Born
(1943-07-04) July 4, 1943 (age 83) Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Formerly of
The J.B.'s, Parliament-Funkadelic, Soulive
Genres
Funk, P-Funk, soul, R&B, soul jazz
Instrument
Trombone
Years active
1960s–present

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Fred Wesley

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Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009615
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Fred Wesley

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related to Biography · 25
Fred Wesley → Alabama, As, Brown's, Columbus, Death, Doing It, During, George Clinton's, Georgia, He, His, Hot Pants, I'm Black, I'm Proud, In, James Brown's, July, Loud, Maceo Parker, Mobile
related to External links · 13
Fred Wesley → AllMusic, Archived September, Howard UniversityInterview, Jazz, Jazz Cafe, London, Michael Edwards, Official, UK Vibe, UK VibeFred Wesley Live, UK VibeInterview, Wayback Machine, Wesley
related to Bibliography · 11
Fred Wesley → Duke University Press, Durham, Fred, Hit Me, ISBN, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Recollections, Sideman, Wikisource-logo
Born · 1
Fred Wesley → (1943-07-04) July 4, 1943 (age 83) Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Formerly of · 1
Fred Wesley → The J.B.'s, Parliament-Funkadelic, Soulive
Genres · 1
Fred Wesley → Funk, P-Funk, soul, R&B, soul jazz
Instrument · 1
Fred Wesley → Trombone
Occupation · 1
Fred Wesley → Musician
Website · 1
Fred Wesley → www.funkyfredwesley.com
Years active · 1
Fred Wesley → 1960s–present

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Fred WesleyBorn(1943-07-04) July 4, 1943 (age 83) Columbus, Georgia, U.S.1.00infobox
Fred WesleyFormerly ofThe J.B.'s, Parliament-Funkadelic, Soulive1.00infobox
Fred WesleyGenresFunk, P-Funk, soul, R&B, soul jazz1.00infobox
Fred WesleyInstrumentTrombone1.00infobox
Fred WesleyOccupationMusician1.00infobox
Fred WesleyWebsitewww.funkyfredwesley.com1.00infobox
Fred WesleyYears active1960s–present1.00infobox
Fred Wesleyrelated to BibliographyLock-green0.60section
Fred Wesleyrelated to BibliographyLock-gray-alt-20.60section
Fred Wesleyrelated to BibliographyLock-red-alt-20.60section
Fred Wesleyrelated to BibliographyWikisource-logo0.60section
Fred Wesleyrelated to BibliographyHit Me0.60section

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