Pee Wee Ellis

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Alfred James Rogers (April 21, 1941 – September 23, 2021), known as Pee Wee Ellis due to his diminutive stature, was an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger. With a background in jazz, he was a member of James Brown's band in the 1960s, appearing on many of Brown's recordings and co-writing hits like "Cold Sweat" and "Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud". He also worked with Van Morrison. Ellis resided in England for the last 30 years... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Pee Wee Ellis first charted in 1967 with Cold Sweat (Part 1).The artist placed 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 4 Top‑10s, 3 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Cold Sweat (Part 1) - #2: Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud (Part 1) - #3: Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me) (Part 1) - #4: Licking Stick - Licking Stick (Part 1) - #5: Get It Together (Part 1)
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  James Brown
1.
07/1967

#1  Cold Sweat (Part 1)
James Brown

from Cold Sweat   
148 pts
7
US
1
R&B
[King 6110]
written by James Brown & Alfred Ellis greentick
2.
10/1967

#5  Get It Together (Part 1)
James Brown

from I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)   
34 pts
40
US
11
R&B
[King 6122]
written by Bud Hobgood, James Brown & Pee Wee Ellis greentick
3.
05/1968

#4  Licking Stick - Licking Stick (Part 1)
James Brown

from Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud   Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud
95 pts
14
US
2
R&B
[King 6166]
written by James Brown, Bobby Byrd & Alfred Ellis greentick
  Mongo Santamaría
4.
07/1968

Cold Sweat
Mongo Santamaría

2 pts


49
R&B
instrumental
[Columbia 44502]
written by James Brown & Alfred Ellis greentick
  James Brown
Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud (Part 1)
5.
09/1968

#2  Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud (Part 1)
James Brown

from Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud   Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud
115 pts
10
US
1
R&B
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #305]
[King 6187]
written by James Brown & Alfred Ellis greentick
6.
04/1969

Soul Pride (Part I)
James Brown

from The Popcorn   
7 pts
117
US
33
R&B
instrumental
[King 6222]
written by James Brown & Alfred Ellis greentick
Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me) (Part 1)
7.
06/1969

#3  Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me) (Part 1)
James Brown

from It's a Mother   
111 pts
11
US
1
R&B
[King 6245]
written by James Brown & Alfred Ellis greentick
  Marva Whitney
8.
08/1969

Things Got to Get Better (Get Together)
Marva Whitney

from It's My Thing   
10 pts
110
US
22
R&B
[King 6249]
written by James Brown & Alfred Ellis greentick

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