Led by sax virtuoso Maceo Parker, the group Maceo and All the King's Men was made up of disgruntled James Brown sidemen who left the Godfather of Soul's touring & recording revue in a mass exodus in 1970.
Original Lineup included :
Saxophone - Maceo Parker
Bass - Bernard Odum
Drums - Melvin Parker
Guitars - Alfonzo Kellum , Jimmy Nolen
Saxophone - Eldee Williams
Trumpet - Richard Griffith
Many of the musicians would return over the years to play again with James Brown.