<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Say It Loud--I'm Black and I'm Proud" James Brown's "Say It Loud--I'm Black and I'm Proud" from Say It Loud--I'm Black and I'm Proud </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr> <P> "Say It Loud--I'm Black and I'm Proud" is a funk song performed by James Brown and written with his bandleader Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis in 1968 . It was released as a two - part single which held the number - one spot on the R&B singles chart for six weeks, and peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 . Both parts of the single were later included on James Brown's 1968 album A Soulful Christmas and on his 1969 album sharing the title of the song . The song became an unofficial anthem of the Black Power movement . </P> <P> "Say It Loud--I'm Black and I'm Proud" was Brown's first recording to feature trombonist Fred Wesley . </P>

Which important soul artist wrote the song say it loud im black and im proud