If Clyde Stubblefield was just the drummer for James Brown who worked on tracks like “I Got The Feelin'” and albums like Sex Machine, he’d already be the backbone of some of the greatest music ever ...

Tributes poured in for dummer Clyde Stubblefield, a key force in one of funk master James Brown's most important bands, who died in Madison over the weekend. Stubblefield, 73, performed on some of ...

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 ...

The man known as James Brown’s “Funky Drummer” passed away over the weekend. Clyde Stubblefield, who created one of the most sampled drum breaks in music, died of kidney failure Saturday (Feb. 18), ...

I’m an old-school fool who’ll steal a 45 (that’s a record, son) over a compact disc any night of the week, but when labels push lushly packaged CD compilations encompassing dope, hard-to-find original ...

Ralph Rolle occupies one of the grooviest drum chairs on the planet. As well as his job, holding down the foundation for ...

The Tool song "Schism" recently brought out a professional funk drummer's impressive improv chops after he heard the prog-rock track for the very first time. On the fly, he does an in-the-pocket drum ...

“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 ...

Master P performs onstage during Day 3 of the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Caesars Superdome on ...

Every hip-hop artist that has been successful in the rap game owes a huge debt to Stubblefield. Without his infectious drum break, hip-hop wouldn't be what it is today. Overall, American music ...

Beyond We’re An American Band ’s status as a classic rock radio staple, and the fame and fortune it provided, when Brewer ...