James Brown performing in Germany in 1973 Credit: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James-Brown_1973.jpg">Heinrich Klaffs</a>, <a href="https ...

Clyde Stubblefield and Jabo Starks should have been rivals: James Brown hired both of them to do one job. Instead, they stuck together, and laid... The Original Funky Drummers On Life With James Brown ...

James Brown released a seven-inch single called Funky Drummer in March, 1970 – a loosely arranged jam session showcasing the talent for improvisation of drummer Clyde Stubblefield, who was employed in ...

Clyde Stubblefield, the funk drummer whose work with James Brown made him one of the most sampled musicians in history, died Saturday morning in Madison, Wisc. He was 73. He joined James Brown’s ...

“Two thousand miles I roam, just to make Madison my home.” —Clyde Stubblefield I never saw James Brown dance across the stage to Clyde Stubblefield’s funky beat, but I danced many times to that beat ...

John "Jabo" Starks (left) and Clyde Stubblefield laid the grooves on many of James Brown's biggest hits. Here, they clown around on the cover of their joint DVD, Soul of the Funky Drummers. (Rittor ...