associated_acts years_active birth_place image_size birth_date background instrument genre image article_title name
james soulive brown , the j.b. 's , parliament-funkadelic , 1960s -- present columbus , georgia 250px 04 july 1943 non_vocal_instrumentalist trombone jazz , funk fred wesley.jpg fred wesley
 fred wesley
fred wesley

fred wesley -lrb- born july 4 , 1943 -rrb- is an american jazz and funk trombonist , best known for his work with james brown in the 1960s and 1970s , as well as parliament-funkadelic in the second half of the 1970s .
