This should be REQUIRED listening for drummers!!!

**ZackPomerleau** · 10-13-2010, 01:47 AM

James Brown with Clyde Stubblefield on drums: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7T4v2l-PIg"]YouTube - James Brown - Funky Drummer[/ame]

Groove, time keeping, and perfection. Enough said.

Even that drum emoticon can't explain how awesome it is...and FUNKAYYY, too.

**tlabrie** · 10-13-2010, 12:22 PM

Greatest drum beat of all time

**ZackPomerleau** · 10-13-2010, 12:30 PM

Tl, this, "Cold Sweat," and "Amen, Brother" I think belong in that category!!!

**shabutie2113** · 10-13-2010, 12:51 PM

i saw on paistes website clyde isnt doing so hot he has some type of kidney diseas

**ZackPomerleau** · 10-13-2010, 02:14 PM

Shabutie, you're right. They are trying to get him a kidney transplant I believe. :(

**shabutie2113** · 10-13-2010, 02:22 PM

he probably has the best sense of groove

**weezy** · 10-13-2010, 02:30 PM

Clyde plays pretty much every Monday night in Madison.

**ZackPomerleau** · 10-13-2010, 08:47 PM

Where is Madison? Wisconsin or something?

Shabutie, he was and is one of the best groove drummers of all time I do believe.

**funkyruss** · 10-13-2010, 09:03 PM

what a pocket they have

**MadGary** · 10-13-2010, 09:43 PM

Monday nights when he is feeling well at least.

**Justin122** · 10-15-2010, 03:15 PM

Funny that I'm listening to it right now... What a tight drummer.

**late8** · 10-15-2010, 03:22 PM

^Wow.....tight it the right word.

**ZackPomerleau** · 10-15-2010, 03:49 PM

I knew you guys would be into it!

**late8** · 10-15-2010, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by ZackPomerleau

I knew you guys would be into it!

Thanks for posting! It's good to get a gut check every once in a while!

**xweasel** · 10-15-2010, 05:41 PM

Man, I love funk drumming so much.

**ZackPomerleau** · 10-15-2010, 06:58 PM

Late8, you bet! Glad everyone likes it!!!

**DamageDrummer** · 10-15-2010, 09:50 PM

totally good suggestion dude. my hi-hat arm gets tired just listening to that....feell the burrrrrnnnn

these are awesome musicians, especially that drummer. always gotta have respect for James Brown and his band.

**ZackPomerleau** · 10-15-2010, 10:46 PM

DamageDrummer, thanks! And, yes, those eighth notes that he keeps constant are just plain outrageous. I have a hard time doing that myself!!! hahaha.

**xweasel** · 10-15-2010, 11:16 PM

It's all in the fingers!

**Ekel** · 10-16-2010, 12:07 AM

that was quite something all right. i wish i could do that..
is he only playing the high hat with one hand, and the snare on the other hand..?
i'm a new drummer, age 52, 2 years playing, some band experiance..
i bought a roland td9 kx kit. i like it..once you figure out the settings..
thanks...

**PHROGGE** · 10-16-2010, 01:31 AM

1969 @ da ohio state fair my osage indian girlfriend & i were
the only 2 white folks in a crowd of 3,000 folks to watch
clyde & jabo starks together fuel dat james brown funk machine...

I wanted to be black so i could groove like that...

Oh how phunny odd dat years later dat i got to play
on what i hear at least 4 times a week ,,,,some 35 yrs later...

"good god y'all know wat i'm talkin about white boy!!!!"

AND THEY SAID I WASNT BLACK ENUFF TO PLAY PHUNK!!!????

**SomeGuyDude** · 10-16-2010, 07:51 AM

Very good drummin'!

Not sure I'd call it "required listening" though.

**fatmikey916** · 10-17-2010, 11:08 PM

Excellent drumming. I recall seeing a video of stubblefield breaking down the drumming for this particular song somewhere on youtube.

**itchie** · 10-22-2010, 10:15 AM

this should be a sticky!

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