Alfred ‘Pee Wee’ Ellis – 21/04/1941 – 23/09/2021

Tony Benjamin
Monday, September 27, 2021

The celebrated former James Brown saxophonist – known for his playing on ‘Cold Sweat’ and ‘Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud’ – and leading his own powerful jazz funk bands, has died aged 80

Pee Wee Ellis - Photo by Tim Dickeson
Pee Wee Ellis - Photo by Tim Dickeson

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