| Birth name Myra Barnes Genres Soul music Years active 1965–1995 Spouse Bobby Byrd (m. ?–2007) | Instruments Vocals Role Singer Occupation(s) Musician Name Vicki Anderson Children Carleen Anderson | |
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| Albums Wide Awake in a Dream: James Brown Productions From the Pre-Funk Years Similar People Bobby Byrd, Marva Whitney, Carleen Anderson, James Brown, Lyn Collins | ||
Associated acts James Brown Revue | ||
Vicki Anderson - Call Me. LIVE TV PERFORMANCE 1969
Vicki Anderson (born Myra Barnes, November 21, 1939) is an American soul singer best known for her performances with the James Brown Revue. She recorded a number of singles under both her birth and stage names. She is the widow of Bobby Byrd and the mother of Carleen Anderson.
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- Vicki Anderson Call Me LIVE TV PERFORMANCE 1969
- Bossa nostra feat vicki anderson the message from a soul sisters j brown
- Life and career
- References
Bossa nostra feat vicki anderson the message from a soul sisters j brown
Life and career
She was born in Houston, Texas. Anderson joined Brown in 1965, replacing Anna King, and stayed for three years as his main female singer, until replaced by Marva Whitney in 1968. She rejoined in 1969 after Marva departed, staying for a further three years until 1972, after which Lyn Collins took over from her. Brown claimed in his autobiography that Anderson was the best singer he ever had in his revue.
In 1970 she released her most famous song, the feminist anthem "The Message from the Soul Sisters." A single on James' I-Dentify label by Mommie -O appeared in 1975 featuring a cover of Rufus' hit "Once You Get Started" and Bobby Womack's "Stop On By". Anderson toured the UK with the James Brown Funky People Revue in the late 1980s and again with husband Bobby Byrd, the original founder of The Famous Flames, in the mid-1990s.
Anderson married Byrd in the mid-1960s, and is the mother of UK-based Carleen and Jhelisa, who both released albums in the 1990s.
