Pee Wee Ellis

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Pee Wee Ellis

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Alfred Ellis (born April 21, 1941, Bradenton, Florida, USA - died September 23, 2021) was an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, producer, and band leader.

Pee Wee was the leader of the James Brown band from 1965 to 1969. He wrote the instrumental song "The Chicken" later popularized by Jaco Pastorius.

May appear as Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, Alfred Ellis, Alfred James Ellis and combinations and misspellings of these.

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Top Tracks

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I'm So Tired Of Being Alone

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Moonwalk

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Moon Walk

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That Thang

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Chicken Soup

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18 live performances · data from Setlist.fm

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December 10, 2019

Laeiszhalle

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany


December 3, 2016

The Hideaway

London, England, United Kingdom


June 23, 2016

Old Fruitmarket

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom


April 16, 2016

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

  • 1. Cold Sweat(James Brown & The Famous Flames cover)

  • 2. Doing It to Death(The J.B.’s cover)

  • 3. Superstition

  • 4. Fame

  • 5. Chameleon(Herbie Hancock cover)

  • 6. Happy

  • 7. Uptown Funk


May 30, 2015

Blohm + Voss Werftgelände

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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Pee Wee Ellis' most-played tracks include I'm So Tired Of Being Alone, Moonwalk, Moon Walk, That Thang, Chicken Soup. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

Alfred Ellis (born April 21, 1941, Bradenton, Florida, USA - died September 23, 2021) was an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, producer, and band leader.Pee Wee was the leader of the James Brown band from 1965 to 1969. He wrote the instrument... Read the full biography on this page.

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