Pass the Peas

{{Infobox song

| name = Pass the Peas

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = The J.B.'s

| album = Food for Thought

| B-side = Hot Pants Road

| released = {{Start date|1972}}

| recorded = June 28 or 29, 1971, Bobby Smith Studios, Macon, GA

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Funk

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=25}}

| label = People
607

| writer = {{plainlist}}

James Brown
John Starks
Charles Bobbit

| producer = James Brown

| prev_title = Gimme Some More

| prev_year = 1971

| next_title = Givin' Up Food for Funk

| next_year = 1972

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|qMu5SAVkuRM|"Pass The Peas"}}|header=Audio video}}

}}

"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.

Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford – trumpet
Russell Crimes – trumpet
Fred Wesley – trombone
Jimmy Parker – alto saxophone
St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
James Brown – organ
Robert Coleman – guitar
Hearlon "Cheese" Martin – guitar
Fred Thomas – bass
John "Jabo" Starks – drums
Bobby Roach – spoken introduction
Bobby Byrd – spoken introduction
The entire band – vocals

References

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{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-JBs-Pass-The-Peas-The-Best-Of-The-JBs/release/1521387|title= The J.B.'s – Pass the Peas: The Best of the J.B.'s|website=discogs.com|date=2000|access-date=September 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907174002/https://www.discogs.com/The-JBs-Pass-The-Peas-The-Best-Of-The-JBs/release/1521387|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=live}}

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Category:The J.B.'s songs

Category:Songs written by James Brown

Category:1970s instrumentals

Category:1972 singles