James Brown Rock Music Essay
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Topic: James Brown Rock Music Essay
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In 1970, James Brown released the song “The Funky Drummer.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoQ4AtsFWVM This has arguably become one of the most influential recordings in popular music, and it has little to do with James Brown himself.
At 5:22 (in the recording above), James Brown gave his drummer, Clyde Stubblefield, a chance to solo. This 6 second of music has been called everything from “the beginning of Hip Hop” to “the world’s most important 6 second drum loop.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOS18vi7WLc
Since the original 1970’s recording was released, Stubblefield’s drum solo has been sampled on HUNDREDS of songs. Watch this video: and read this article:
https://dukeupress.tumblr.com/post/4184295465/clyde-stubblefield-and-the-pitfalls-of-being-a
After listening to the original recording, what is it that makes this drum solo SO special? Why do you think it has it been used hundreds of times? For those of you that are drummers, can you weigh in? For those of you that are music producers, what do you think? For those of you that aren’t musicians, does this concept of sampling surprise you? Is it stealing or cheating?
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