![]() Ironically, I was on a session four days ago where the producer used the “Funky Drummer” loop for a song that I played on top of. As I discovered the tracks that I knew to be him, I was able to identify his style-how he played real tight, with a sound that was a sort of carryover from the jazz tuning-tight snare, small bass drum, not sounding like he was hitting real hard but getting an impact out of the attitude he played the drums with, which was a real powerful statement. When I first heard James Brown, I obviously wanted to know who the drummer was, and that’s when I became aware of Clyde Stubblefield. (Frank Zappa, Sting, session and stage legend) We’ll be presenting Clyde’s half of the piece in an upcoming post here we share quotes from three prominent drummers who went on record in that article singing the praises of “the funky drummer,” who died this past February 18 at the age of seventy-three. Modern Drummer magazine’s September 1999 issue featured famed James Brown drummers Clyde Stubblefield and John “Jabo” Starks on the cover in a dual interview.
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