Famous Flame Scott To Be Laid To Rest Today

Funeral services are set for today for the last remaining member of Toccoa’s Famous Flames.

NaFloyd Scott passed away at his home last Wednesday at the age of 80.

Scott was a member of the original Famous Flames.

The original Famous Flames, Bobby Byrd, Nafloyd Scott, Nash Knox, Johnny Terry, and Sylvester Keels, were all from the Toccoa area.

In the early 1950s, James Brown joined the group and they performed together from 1953 to 1968.

The Famous Flames’ hits included songs like “Please, Please, Please,” “Try Me,” “Think,” “I Don’t Mind,” and many others.

James Brown’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame biography notes that Brown’s years with the Famous Flames” represent his greatest period of impact as a driving force in soul music and as live performer,” noting not just the songs, but the stage choreography that Brown and the Flames put together.

The Flames went into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.

Funeral services will take place at 1 p.m. today at Trinity CME Church.