 James Brown recorded a version of "Kansas City" in 1967 which charted number 21 R&B and number 55 Pop.A later, funkier version appears on the 1975 album "Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump".Brown recorded live performances of the song for his albums "Live at the Apollo, Volume II" (1968) and "Say It Live and Loud" (1998; recorded 1968), and in his concert films "" and "Live at the Boston Garden".