Bootsy & Catfish Collins audition for James Brown’s band was a trip — to their surprise, the whole band was escorted from a near-empty $14 gig in Ohio, flown by private jet to Georgia & immediately placed on stage in front of thousands of people to play behind Brown with no forewarning. They were immediately hired & henceforth called The J.B’s. Before that, they had no idea James Brown knew they existed.

This t-shirt features the St Louis Arch in piano style and a Fleur De Lis, part of the city's flag & a nod to its french heritage. The W.C. Handy song that memorialized Saint Louis dates back to 1914, covered by all the greats including Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Bing Crosby, Bessie Smith, Eartha Kitt, Count Basie, Glen Miller, Bessie Smith, and many more.

Size

S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL

Color

BLACK-CREAM

T-shirt size chart
Size Width Length
S 18″ 28″
M 20″ 29″
L 22″ 30″
XL 24″ 31″
2XL 26″ 32″
3XL 28″ 33″
4XL 30″ 34″
5XL 32″ 35″