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The Chambers Brothers and Time Has Come Today
The Chambers Brothers recorded Time Has Come Today in one take before the song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Brothers George, Joe, Lester, and Willie Chambers grew up in Mississippi during the 1940s and 1950s. The group drew attention with a concert at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Brian Keenan joined the band as drummer that same year, and John Hammond transferred the group to Columbia Records in 1966.
Columbia president Clive Davis opposed the group re-recording the song Time Has Come Today. The band arrived at the studio early and recorded the track in a single take. Lester Chambers added a ticking percussion motif to keep the rhythm of the track.
In 1968, the track rose to number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and remained there for five weeks. Time Has Come Today was subsequently used in more than 100 films, as well as numerous television programs and commercials.
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