Presale tickets on sale 23 October from muchmoremusic.co.nz & powerstation.net.nz. General tickets on sale Thurs 25th October from Ticketmaster.
Some backgrounders...
1. Fred was bandleader and musical director for James Brown’s band The JBs in the early 1970s.
2. Fred co-wrote James Brown’s 1971 hit Hot Pants
3. Fred Wesley & The JBs’ 1973 recording of Doing It To Death sold over a million copies.
4. Fred Wesley & The JBs’ 1974 track Blow Your Head was sampled by Public Enemy in 1987.
5. Fred led Parliament-Funkadelic’s Horny Horns after leaving James Brown in 1975.
6. Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns’ 1977 track A Blow For You, A Toot For Me was co-written by George Clinton and Bootsy Collins.
7. Fred joined the Count Basie Orchestra in 1978.
8. Fred toured with Maceo Parker and Pee Wee Ellis as the JB Horns in the 1990s.
9. Fred Wesley was Born On The 4th Of July in Columbus, Georgia.
10. Fred Wesley is the funkiest trombone player on the planet.
Some backgrounders...
1. Fred was bandleader and musical director for James Brown’s band The JBs in the early 1970s.
2. Fred co-wrote James Brown’s 1971 hit Hot Pants
3. Fred Wesley & The JBs’ 1973 recording of Doing It To Death sold over a million copies.
4. Fred Wesley & The JBs’ 1974 track Blow Your Head was sampled by Public Enemy in 1987.
5. Fred led Parliament-Funkadelic’s Horny Horns after leaving James Brown in 1975.
6. Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns’ 1977 track A Blow For You, A Toot For Me was co-written by George Clinton and Bootsy Collins.
7. Fred joined the Count Basie Orchestra in 1978.
8. Fred toured with Maceo Parker and Pee Wee Ellis as the JB Horns in the 1990s.
9. Fred Wesley was Born On The 4th Of July in Columbus, Georgia.
10. Fred Wesley is the funkiest trombone player on the planet.
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