The Wooten Brothers in Chicago

The Wooten Brothers are an American funk and R&B family group formed by Regi, Roy, Rudy, Joseph and Victor Wooten. They recorded for Arista Records as The Wootens in the 1980s. Victor and Roy later became founding members of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, while Joseph joined the Steve Miller Band. The brothers began performing professionally as children and later opened concerts for Curtis Mayfield and War. They subsequently brought the family group together for recurring full-band performances at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville.