James Carmichael sang lead vocals on Instant Funk's 1979 million-selling single "I Got My Mind Made Up." Carmichael -- not to be confused with James Anthony Carmichael, the arranger/producer best known for hits by the Commodores and the group's former lead singer Lionel Richie -- also sang lead on the group's other favorites: "No Stoppin' That Rockin'," "Everybody," "What Can I Do for You," and "It's Cool."
Instant Funk released a single on the PIR's TSOP imprint, "Float Like a Butterfly," and an album, Get Down on the Philly Jump," issued in November 1976, whose title track...