Brothers Unlimited

This Group Of Musicians And Vocalist Came To Together In Memphis Tennessee In 1968 With A Unique Live Sound Blending Funk Soul Rock Funkadelic And Smooth Vocals. The Group Was Organized By John "Kousi" Harris From Pensacola Fl. Formerly Of The Group J Robinson And The Dynamics Who Recorded On The MALA Label And Jerry Jones A Local Memphis Vocalist. Curtis Johnson And Brother Harold "Quake" Johnson Had Formerly Been Members Of The Chips/Astors That Recorded With Stax Records. The Musicians Had Been Playing Locally With Several Groups When John And Jerry Had And Idea To Join These Different Talents To Create A New Sound. The Group Was Self Managed With Curtis Doing The Booking And Creating Tours Throughout Memphis Night Clubs And On The Florida And Alabama Gulf Coast. The Group Also Traveled North To The Michigan Area But Spent Most Of Their Time In The Lower South East. In 1970 The Group Produced With Fame Records And Recorded An Album That Was Released On The Capitol Records Label "Who's For The Young". In 1972 The Group Disbanded Allowing Some Members Of The Group To Join The "new" Bar-Kays When The Group Was Re-Organized Following The Death Of Otis Redding And All But 2 Members Of The "Original" Bar-Kays. read less