Pass the Peas

"Pass the Peas"
"Pass the Peas"
Single by The J.B.'s
from the album Food for Thought
B-side	"Hot Pants Road"
Released	April 1972
Recorded	June 28 or 29, 1971
Studio	Bobby Smith (Macon, Georgia)
Genre	Funk
Length	3:25
Label	People ; 607
Songwriters	James Brown ; John Starks ; Charles Bobbit ;
Producer	James Brown
The J.B.'s singles chronology
Audio video
	"Pass The Peas" on YouTube

Last updated January 05, 2026

"Pass the Peas" is a 1972 funk instrumental by The J.B.'s. Released as a single on People Records, it charted #29 R&B and #95 Pop. It was included on the 1972 album Food for Thought .

Personnel

Credits per liner notes by Alan Leeds.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford, Russell Crimes – trumpet
Fred Wesley – trombone
Jimmy Parker – alto saxophone
St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
James Brown – electric organ
Hearlon "Cheese" Martin, Robert Coleman – electric guitar
Fred Thomas – bass guitar
John "Jabo" Starks – drums

Bobby Roach – spoken introduction
Bobby Byrd – spoken introduction
entire band – vocals

References

1 2 3 4 5 Leeds, Alan (September 2009). The Singles, Volume 8: 1972–1973. Hip-O Select (published November 13, 2009). B0013349-02.
1 2 3 4 "The J.B.'s – Pass the Peas: The Best of the J.B.'s". discogs.com. 2000. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
1 2 3 4 Liner-notes images at archive.org: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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[singles8-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Leeds, Alan (September 2009). The Singles, Volume 8: 1972–1973. Hip-O Select (published November 13, 2009). B0013349-02.

[ptp-liner-discogs-2] 1 2 3 4 "The J.B.'s – Pass the Peas: The Best of the J.B.'s". discogs.com. 2000. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.

[ptp-liner-images-3] 1 2 3 4 Liner-notes images at archive.org: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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v t e The J.B.'s
James Joseph Brown Fred Wesley Maceo Parker Jimmy Nolen Fred Thomas John "Jabo" Starks Clyde Stubblefield Bootsy Collins Catfish Collins Johnny Griggs Sweet Charles Sherrell Hearlon "Cheese" Martin St. Clair Pinckney Darryl "Hassan" Jamison Jerone "Jassan" Sanford Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells Robert "Chopper" McCollough Jimmy Parker Ike Oakley Russel Crimes Robert Coleman Bobby Roach John Morgan Hollie Farris Joe Poff Melvin Parker Tony Cook David Weston Keith Jenkins Jeff Watkins Arthur Dickson Ron Laster Robert "Mousey" Thompson
Studio albums	Food for Thought (1972) Doing It to Death (1973)
Singles	"The Grunt "Gimme Some More" "Pass the Peas" "Doing It to Death"