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THE BIG PAYBACK

THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE TO JAMES BROWN & HIS MUSIC!!!

About Me

THE BIG PAYBACK- A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF JAMES BROWN.........The Big Payback is a ten piece, musical powerhouse, dedicated to recreating the music of James Brown as accurately and passionately as possible. No stone is left unturned! Their repertoire is filled with all the classic hits you know and love, as well as tons of J.B.’s rarities and B sides........ Splits, hits, turns, and segues, it’s all here! With so much emphasis on authenticity, even the Godfather would have to jump back and kiss himself. The most cynical of cynics will have their minds blown and their hearts warmed from the second the beat drops until they’re left exhausted, sweaty, and smiling hours later........ This is truly something to behold, people! It’s exactly what you would and should expect from a top notch tribute band........ The Big Payback ain't messin’ around. Mother Popcorn, Super Bad, Soul Power, I Feel Good, Pass the Peas, Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag, Sex Machine!!!! You name it, you got it!! All of ‘em, live and in your face, with as much energy as you can possibly stand........ Ten of the most talented musicians from the Mid-Atlantic region bringing you the closest thing to the real thing, The Big Payback........ No wigs, no gimmicks, no clichés. An honest, painstakingly researched, representation of the Godfather of Soul, James Brown and his band, at their musical peak. Can you stand it? ........ Super high energy stage show!!!! ........ Covers the 64’ – ’76 period!!!! ........ 10 piece band includes- Two drummers/ 2 guitar players/ bass/ keys/ 3 piece horn section/ dynamic front man!!!! ........ Costume changes!!!! ........ Choreographed stage show!!!! ........ Audience participation!!!! ........ Cape finale!!!! ........ Voted Best Virginia Live Performance by Peter McElhinney, Stlye Weekly Year in Review....... “High-pitched screams and sheer energy accompanied by the full-frontal funkiness of an accomplished band- Style Weekly........ "The Big Payback, a fittingly celebratory tribute to the late James Brown, delivered at a furious rock pace."- Style weekly I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/12/2006
Band Website: sonicbids.com/thebigpayback
Band Members: KELLI STRAWBRIDGE-VOCALS / CHARLES ARTHUR-GUITAR, VOCALS/ FRANK JACKSON-GUITAR / TODD HERRINGTON-BASS / BRIAN MAHNE-ORGAN & PIANO/ SCOTT LEWIS-DRUMS / DUSTY SIMMONS-DRUMS / JASON ARCE-SAXOPHONE / CHARLES GREGORY-TRUMPET / REGGIE PACE-TROMBONE, VOCALS /
Influences: James Brown / The JB's / 60's & 70's Funk / Funky Music / Soul Music / Funky Soul Music
Sounds Like: JAMES BROWN!!!!
Record Label: "James Brown is on Polydor, we are not..."
Type of Label: None

My Blog

STYLE Weekly Music Issue

http://www.styleweekly.com/article.asp?idarticle=14307 We're in this week's STYLE Weekly Music issue, in which they decided to focus on songs.  They decided also, to interview Dusty and KSTRAW fo...
Posted by THE BIG PAYBACK on Fri, 04 May 2007 12:58:00 PST

yes yes yes yes yes yes

yes yes yes, May 2nd @ Bandito's.  The Big Payback.  Also, winners of the Style Weekly Open Mic Contest, Bun6alo; where among other things, they won a day of recording at Real Life Reco...
Posted by THE BIG PAYBACK on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:10:00 PST

Coming up .....

Canal Club .... maybe .... Granby Street Theatre ...... STYLE Weekly Music Issue .. yes yes ..... colleges .... outdoor festivals .... so much mo' n' sto fo' The Big Payback. KSTRAW
Posted by THE BIG PAYBACK on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:35:00 PST

FRANKFEST mention in Style Weekly, The BP's also mentioned!!

http://www.styleweekly.com/article.asp?idarticle=13677 Nice article about Frankfest and Frank Jackson. 
Posted by THE BIG PAYBACK on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:17:00 PST

FrankFEST, January 5th, Canal Club, 2007, 7pm, $10, be there!!!!

FRANKFEST- A BENEFIT FOR A FRIEND Frank Jackson, Richmond, Va. guitar hero, was in a work related accident in November leaving him with a shattered elbow and a broken humerus in his left arm, both com...
Posted by THE BIG PAYBACK on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:14:00 PST

The Big Payback mentioned in year-ending STYLE Weekly

The Big Payback was mentioned by Peter McElhinney, jazz critic and Downbeat Critics Poll contributor in the last issue of STYLE Weekly for 2006, Peter writes:  "A hard choice in a year bless...
Posted by THE BIG PAYBACK on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:36:00 PST

We know, we know!!!

Don't worry everybody, we know we said we would be playing by the end of the summer, but we got to get this music so tight, y'all might have to call an ambulance at the end of the night.  So sit ...
Posted by THE BIG PAYBACK on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 01:15:00 PST

NEWS

The Big Payback will not be booking any shows untill sometime late May or early June. We hope you all come out and enjoy the show that we have been working very hard at putting together. Please u...
Posted by THE BIG PAYBACK on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:03:00 PST

CONTACT

Please direct any questions about booking or info to [email protected] Thanks, Dusty
Posted by THE BIG PAYBACK on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 03:54:00 PST

VIDEO'S

I put up some video footage that best represents the era of James Brown that were coming from. Most of the clips are from the legendary concert in 1971 at the Olympia Thearte Paris. Also Available on ...
Posted by THE BIG PAYBACK on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 03:38:00 PST