The J.B.'s (sometimes punctuated
The JB's or
The J.B.s) was the name of
James Brown's band from 1970 through the early 1980s. On records the band was sometimes billed under alternate names such as
The James Brown Soul Train,
Maceo and the Macks,
A.A.B.B.,
The First Family, and
The Last Word. In addition to backing Brown, the J.B.'s played behind
Bobby Byrd,
Lyn Collins, and other singers associated with the James Brown Revue, and performed and recorded as a self-contained group. In 2015, they were nominated for induction into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.