The Upsetters (American band)
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The Upsetters were a band that played with American musician and poet Little Richard from 1953 to the early 1960s.[1] They would continue to tour and record through the late 1960s as a backing band with Otis Redding and as a solo group as well. They have been credited by James Brown and others with first putting the 'funk' in the rock and roll beat.[2]
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The Upsetters | |
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| Origin | Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1953 (1953) – early 1960s (early 1960s) |
| Labels | Specialty, Little Star |
| Past members | Little Richard Grady Gaines Jimi Hendrix Wilbert Lee Diamond Olse "Bassey" Robinson Nathniel "Buster" Douglas Clifford Verke Charles "Chuck" Connor |
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