Distribution
Universal Distribution
Number of Discs
4
Guest Artist
Bobby Byrd, Maceo Parker
Number of Tracks
71
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Drums
Billy Cobham, Clyde Stubblefield, Edison Gore, Beau Dollar Bowman, Charles Sweet Sherell, Melvin Parker, James Brown, John Starks, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Nat Kendrick, James Madison, Roger Hawkins, Clayton Fillyau, Arthur Dickson, Panama Francis, Keith LeBlanc
Percussion
Johnny Griggs, Ron Selico, John Morgan
Reviews
Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's.", 5 Stars Out of 5-"The Music Is Undimmed from Blues, Jazz and R&B to Soul and Funk.", 5 Stars Out of 5-"No Home's Complete Without It.", "...The success of STAR TIME should pave the way for further examination of the James Brown catalog....the box is an ideal way to reintroduce Brown's massive body of work to a public more familiar with his legend than with the records themselves...", 5 Stars - Indespensable - "...Brown is one of the half- dozen most important, most influential individual oeuvres of the entire rock-and-roll era: the equal of Dylan, The Beatles and Motown....This isn't just the history of one artist; it is literally the history of the groove, the beat that can't be beat...", 5 Stars - Classic - "...a staggering collection....goes well beyond the usual hits 'n' rarities approach of boxed retrospectives to get at the essence of Brown's development from gospel-style shouter...to Soul Brother No. 1...and from God-father of Soul...to grandfather of rap...", "...soul history as a headlong rush of killer hooks, brain-melting horn blasts, and a scream that fuses passion and violence in one initiable call of the wild..." - Rating: A
Vocals
Johnny Terry, Bobby Bennett, Carlton Coleman, Willie Johnson, Jimmy Parker, Jerone "Jasaan Sanford" Melson, The Jewels, Bill Hollings, James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Martha Harvin, Margie Clark, Maretha Stewart, Sylvester Keels, Lloyd Stallworth, Afrika Bambaataa, Louis Madison, Vicki Anderson, Marva Whitney, Jeanette "Baby" Washington, Brandye, Russell Crimes
Guitar
Eddie Setser, Kenny Poole, Jimmy Nolen, David Spinozza, Robert Coleman, Ron Laster, Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Bobby Roach, Joe Beck, Sam T. Brown, Larry Byrum, Billy Butler, Alphonso "Country" Kellum, Skip McDonald, Kenny Burrell, Les Buie, Nafloyd Scott, Wallace Richardson, Hearlon "Cheese" Martin
Bass
David Weston, Sam Fan Thomas, Doug Wimbish, Gordon Edwards, Fred Thomas, Bootsy Collins, Charles Sweet Sherell, Lloyd Trotman, Bernard Odum, Carl Pruitt, Hubert Perry, Clarence Mack, Michael Moore, Al Lucas, David Hood, Tim Drummond, James Tyrell
Keyboards
Robin Halpin, Randy Mccormick, Anthony Marinelli, Jerry Poindexter, Ernie Hayes, Brian Banks, Barry Beckett
