![]() He teaches Funk & R&B Drums online for Berklee College of Music. Since it’s a James Brown track, the actual “Funky Drummer,” Clyde Stubblefield, wasn’t as highly recognized for his work on the track, and since he wasn’t credited as a songwriter, Clyde didn’t receive royalties from all the samples that used his drum pattern. Labeled the 'Buddy Rich or Billy Cobham of funk drumming' by Jazz Times Magazine, Jim Payne has a long career as a drummer, educator, producer and collaborator with the best musicians in jazz and funk. The bassline came in and the guitar came in and we just had a rhythm going, and if Brown liked it, I just said, ‘Well, I’ll put something with it.‘ All the drum patterns I played with Brown was my own he never told me how to play or what to play, We were sitting up in the studio, getting ready for a session, and I guess when I got set up I just started playing a pattern. As of January 2020, more than 1,500 songs are credited with sampling this song songs use elements of this song in one way or another, most often borrowing Clyde Stubblefield’s iconic drum solo.Ĭlyde said the following about the creation of his famous drum break: ![]() Released in 1970, “Funky Drummer” is still heard today in various forms, as it’s one of the most sampled songs in history. Modern Drummer magazines September 1999 issue featured famed James Brown drummers Clyde Stubblefield and John Jabo Starks on the cover in a dual.
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