bˈaɪəd fˈɔːɹmd ɐ ɡɹˈuːp wɪð dʒˈeɪmz bɹˈaʊn ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z kˈɔːld ðə flˈeɪmz, wˌɪtʃ wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ nˈeɪmd dʒˈeɪmz bɹˈaʊn ænd ðə fˈeɪməs flˈeɪmz.
Byrd formed a group with James Brown in the late 1950s called The Flames, which was later named James Brown & The Famous Flames.