Soul Power

• James Brown - lead vocal ;with The J.B.'s • Bobby Byrd - organ, vocals • Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison - trumpet • Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells - trumpet • Fred Wesley - trombone • St. Clair Pinckney - tenor saxophone • Phelps "Catfish" Collins - guitar • Bobby Roach - guitar • William "Bootsy" Collins - bass • John "Jabo" Starks - drums • Johnny Griggs - congas ==Soul Power 74==

In 1974, Brown created an instrumental version of "Soul Power" by having Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley overdub new horn parts onto the rhythm track of the original recording. Sound engineer Bob Both added sound effects at several points to conceal where the original horn track had bled through into the rhythm parts. Titled "Soul Power 74" and credited to "Maceo and the Macks", the new version was released as a two-part single on People Records and charted #20 R&B and #109 Bubbling Under Pop. It also appeared on the album Us!. ==Cover versions and sampling==

• Alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins covered "Soul Power" on their 2000 album Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music. • Rapper Chuck D performed it on his 2007 tribute album Tribb to JB. • Soul band Tower of Power has performed "Soul Power" as an extended ending/jam to their popular hit "What Is Hip?". Both the "Soul Power" and "Soul Power 74" have been extensively sampled in hip hop music and other genres. "Soul Power 74" was sampled on Redman's "Rated R", MC Breed and 2Pac's "Gotta Get Mine", Spoonie Gee's "The Godfather", Black Machine's "How Gee" and Usher's "Ride" (later re-made by Jennifer Lopez as "Get Right"), among many others. ==Appearances in other media==

"Soul Power 74" is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the radio station Master Sounds 98.3. ==References==