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<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by beatschool[/i]
<br>Clyde Stubblefield
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Shame on me for not thinking of him. Best break beats in the known universe. Man should be a billionaire for all the beats those rappers sampled from him.
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Unfortunately, James Brown didn't pass on a penny of the royalties from the music that the geniuses around him created. Mr. Stubblefield should have made a couple of million just from the massive number of songs that smapled "Funky Drummer" in the late 80s and early 90s.
When I used to work for NAMM, one of our exhibitors had Mr. Stubblefield appear at their booth to sign autographs and talk with fans. Unfortunately, Slash and some other dildo were appearing just around the corner and Mr. Stubblefield sat there all alone. I was very lucky to spend about an hour talking with him about his career and I'm very happy I had the chance to personally thank him for his contribution to music. An extremely humble and genuine man. For some odd reason, all of the former James Brown band members I have met have been extremely generous with their time. I've been lucky enough to meet Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, and the nicest musician I have ever met, Bootsy Collins.
Sorry to go off tangent, but that seems to be my forté.