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The Counts

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American funk and soul group founded in 1964 in Detroit, MI, as For 1950s R&B, doo-wop & vocal group, please see: The Counts (14) The founding members of the group were (organ), (guitar), and (alto saxophone & vocals). Jam sessions with their neighbors (congas) and (tenor sax) attracted (drums). The group never had a full-time bass player, since Davis handled the bass parts with organ foot pedals. Performing mostly instrumentals, the group often backed up various local singers, most notably , and with the addition of Funk Brothers bassist , recorded the demo that became Turner's 1968 hit version of "[m=630482]." The band then hooked up with producer , recording the R&B hit "Jan Jan" for 's Detroit-based in 1969. The song was such a big hit in Detroit that Moira's distributor rush-released a full-length album "[m=206682]". The band dropped the 'Fabulous' from their name for their self-produced 1972 album, [m=201118], for Detroit-based . The group then recorded three singles under a pair of pseudonyms for producer , calling themselves first and then . Later they cut two albums for the Atlanta, Georgia-based , 1973's [m=201122] and 1975's [m=245586]. Though both albums made the Billboard R&B charts, the band broke up in 1976.