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Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto
By
James Brown
Recording of "
Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto
" (
Hank Ballard
,
James Brown
,
Bud Hobgood
,
Alfred Ellis
)
Duration
2:59
Year
1968
Type
Studio
Recording Date
October 7, 1968
King Studios, Cincinnati, OH
Recording Credits
Producer
James Brown
Lead Vocals
James Brown
Tenor Saxophone Solo
Maceo Parker?
Guitar
Jimmy Nolen
,
Alphonso Kellum
Bass
Charles Sherrell
Piano
Unknown
Drums
Nate Jones?
,
Clyde Stubblefield?
Trumpet
Waymond Reed
,
Richard Griffith
Alto Saxophone
Alfred Ellis
Tenor Saxophone
Maceo Parker
Baritone Saxophone
St. Clair Pinckney
Arrangements
Alfred Ellis
Appears On
Release
Artist
Released
A Soulful Christmas
James Brown
1968
The Singles, Volume 5: 1967-1969
James Brown
February 29, 2008
Session Details
Recording done
King Studios
Cincinnati, OH
October 7, 1968
Alfred Ellis
(
Alto Saxophone
,
Arrangements
)
Alphonso Kellum
(
Guitar
)
Charles Sherrell
(
Bass
)
Clyde Stubblefield?
(
Drums
)
James Brown
(
Lead Vocals
,
Producer
)
Jimmy Nolen
(
Guitar
)
Maceo Parker
(
Tenor Saxophone
,
Tenor Saxophone Solo?
)
Nate Jones?
(
Drums
)
Richard Griffith
(
Trumpet
)
St. Clair Pinckney
(
Baritone Saxophone
)
Unknown
(
Piano
)
Waymond Reed
(
Trumpet
)