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Pee Wee Ellis

real name Alfred James Ellis

Bradenton, United States · 1941-04-21 – 2021-09-23

Pee Wee Ellis is credited on 1,927 releases across 495 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,927

Credits

495

Albums

7

Decades active

445

In collections

Biography

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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Credited work

1,927 releases · 495 albums · active 1964–2026

  • Performance · 3,561
  • Other credits · 136
  • Production · 45

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Record Plant, Sausalito · Atlantic Studios · The Town House

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