Hollie Farris is a professional musician, a trumpet player who has played and recorded with James Brown and was a member of The J.B.'s.
He is the co-composer of "Standing On Higher Ground" which appears on the Love Over-Due album by Brown.
[3] In 1986 he became the music director which included the duties of rehearsing the band, adding new songs to be worked with etc.
He would return to the band after Brown was released from prison and stay with him for another sixteen years.
[7] In 1988, he was a member of Steve Winwoods backing band that also featured saxophonist Randall Bramblett, guitarist Anthony Cranford, drummer Russ Kunkel, keyboardist Mike Lawler, backing vocalist LeAnn Phelan, and bassist Michael Rhodes.