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Some drum breaks sound like they were made for the next generation... they are all incredible gems in hip hop history. Great information again my friend 😎👍🏼
I wondered why Ghetto and Let Me Ride sounded so similar. I've always caught samples like that growing up, but man, these videos definitely breathe new life into music as a whole for me.
"You put your foot on the rock & pat your foot don't stop, put your foot on the rock..." this is one of Bill's funkiest songs... The feel is just so groovy.
Just came across your page a month or so ago and already loving it! Educational, insightful and creative. Really took me back to my childhood love of vinyls. ✊🏿
Ironic how his most sampled track is also his least known. If you bring up "Kissing My Love" to anyone familiar with Bill Withers, they will have a blank stare.
First of all, your research is on point and you can tell you really love doing these videos… I can feel the passion, which is why I can’t wait for your new vids to post! Keep up the exceptional work and I hope you do a live stream on RUclips as some point.
Yes indeed. This is a childhood classic for me. I had the "Kissing My Love" 45 in my house as a kid, and it definitely was a soulful funky favorite for me. What makes this groove even more special is that most covers of this record keep the same arrangement including the drum intro. James Gadson made his contribution THE definitive part of the song. Such a stone soul CLASSIC. 🔥🔥🔥😎😎👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Hope you have a video about "an evening with silk sonic", such a dope album bringing back the 70s sound with Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak's individual creativities.
Another excellent video! I really look forward to them. Do you think you could do a video on Sly and the Family Stone's 1971 album, There's a Riot Goin On? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. The music combines drum machines, live drums, clavinets, Bobby Womack, pessimism, paranoia, and more.
"Ain't No Sunshine" is probably the most well known Bill Withers song, and when you search for it on youtube the version you get is an amazing live version where (I'm 99% sure it's him) James Gadson is VIBING. Stealing my favorite comment from that video: "This drummer knows the funniest joke in the universe but never tells anyone, he just keeps thinking about it all the time"
Never knew the drummer on that legendary performance of "Ain't no sunshine" was responsible for so many great samples! Thought he'd just stolen Bill's girlfriend and was very happy about it!
So glad I found this channel I love the videos and they really gave me a new knowledge and brought my love for music back again. Also just got my “digging the greats” t-shirt and absolutely love it.
These videos are a passion of mine. Great job. Im obsessed with your channel. Just got my D.T.G. t shirt in yesterday & its fire. Thanks for what u do!! Also beint nas drummer is amazing!!!! ✌️ & ❤️
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your channel. Nothing but memories and it just feels so good. Thank you! May The RUclips Algorithm Gods provide blessings and favor upon you.
Oh man. You gotta give more notice of a cool promotion like that! Two of my favorite RUclips channels in the same MF place at the same MF time! Gangsta party, for sure!
Alright. Sorry to be the “but actually…” guy- BUT ACTUALLY. From what I understand the phrase is actually “capturing lightning in a bottle”, meaning it’s something amazing that happened once, but if you try to replicate it you never will because no two lightning bolts will ever be the same. So in the instance of Bill Withers’ drum recording being lightning in a bottle, that’s because it was the harmonious confluence of the right musicians, equipment, and their combined sense of the groove that makes the recording truly one of a kind. Right?
I thought you play hambone on your thigh AND chest, the back of your thigh in fact, hence the term “ham bone”, with just one hand And today is the first time I ever heard a gerund of the term, “hamboning”; it’s “playing [the] hambone” …my dad is almost 80 (I’m 43), he’s a musician too, who was taught by his great-grandfather, a person who was an actual slave (until he was 6) before he learned piano and started preaching, so I got a lot of that turn of the century Southern blues and gospel influence in my own music education…I could play spoons and hambone before I could play piano or saxophone…before I started rapping or composing classical choral pieces… I hate to be “that guy”, but I am that guy lol (That guy does not know everything)
Bit off topic (okay very off topic) but just wanted to share my favourite ever drummer joke. What's the difference between a drum machine and a drummer? You only have to punch the information into a drum machine the once.
Huh, thought was this going to be on the album itself, or at least Use Me which I thought had a more famous drum break because it was used by Kendrick Lamar and Logic, even though there is a theory that the Kissing My Love drum break was also used by Travis Scott once
Leidsche Flesch, Van Mussenbroeck, 1746, electric shock, auwch, was the first capacitator. "Lightning in a bottle," Ben Franklin, 1752, survived, so he must have tied his kite to a pole, used a Leidsche Flesh to prove that lightning was electricity (a fact that was debated, during that time) , or he captured the charge of a thunderstorm forming by hand (in which case he was incredibly lucky) . William Gilbert (British) coined the term "electric" in 1600. So they lied to you in school, so bending the truth to conform to nationalist lore, is nothing new (they teach you crap in high school, in every country including mine). If you wanna see a actual Van Mussenbroeck, bottle, go to Tijlers in Haarlem. Wich is the namesake for Harlem, which brings us to, the birthplace of hip-hop (according to the "experts" of National Geographic). And without several capacitators that would not have happened either 😂. But all in all a great lecture as ever. Enlightening so to speak.
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Yo how're you thanks for the videos
Ill be there
Some drum breaks sound like they were made for the next generation... they are all incredible gems in hip hop history. Great information again my friend 😎👍🏼
and here we are over 50 years later still talking about it 🔥
Maybe it’s the other way around, the next generation taking inspiration from the old stuff.
wow oleg in the wild! love your channel
I wondered why Ghetto and Let Me Ride sounded so similar. I've always caught samples like that growing up, but man, these videos definitely breathe new life into music as a whole for me.
🔥🔥🔥
Any video singing the praise of Gadson deserves a double thumbs up. Thanks!
This feels like the greatest bar conversation ever. I feel like I’m in the most exciting class ever on all your videos.
Much love.
Thank you 🙏 Just wait til you see the extended cut 🤫
say what now?!?! @@diggingthegreats
Yeah, you should write the dialog for High Fedility season 2. And get Star/Huuluu to make one.
I once went through the decades of music on Spotify, and I gravitated towards Bill Weathers time and time again.
"You put your foot on the rock & pat your foot don't stop, put your foot on the rock..." this is one of Bill's funkiest songs... The feel is just so groovy.
Listening on repeat today 🔥
Just came across your page a month or so ago and already loving it! Educational, insightful and creative. Really took me back to my childhood love of vinyls. ✊🏿
Glad to have you here 🔥
Brillant! This groove is always moving through my mind...
One of those unique grooves that I could listen to on loop for hours
Ironic how his most sampled track is also his least known. If you bring up "Kissing My Love" to anyone familiar with Bill Withers, they will have a blank stare.
That depends on the fan - it's definitely a deeper cut, but if you know, you KNOW
Bill Withers was one of the most underrated guys ever, I can't reccomend the documentary "Still Bill" enough!
Bill was born just down the road from me in West Virginia. Truly one of the state's finest
First of all, your research is on point and you can tell you really love doing these videos… I can feel the passion, which is why I can’t wait for your new vids to post! Keep up the exceptional work and I hope you do a live stream on RUclips as some point.
I feel like he's the MTV to Professor of Rock's VH1 vibe.
Over on instagram he’s saying a 300K Subscriber party/livestream is coming ... 😎
@@TheoRae8289 I completely agree! He is needed greatly and I feel like he has an equals balance of music apppreication and education.
Seriously dude EVERY TIME I OBSESS WITH AN ARTIST THERE’S A DIGGING THE GREATS VIDEO IN LIKE A WEEK MAX 🤣
I’M ALL UP IN YOUR ALGORITHM 😂
So dope that you and Noble Records are working together. Noble is my local record shop and this is one of my favorite RUclips channels!
Next generation groove fr it’s insane how smooth it is
Yes indeed. This is a childhood classic for me. I had the "Kissing My Love" 45 in my house as a kid, and it definitely was a soulful funky favorite for me. What makes this groove even more special is that most covers of this record keep the same arrangement including the drum intro. James Gadson made his contribution THE definitive part of the song. Such a stone soul CLASSIC. 🔥🔥🔥😎😎👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Hope you have a video about "an evening with silk sonic", such a dope album bringing back the 70s sound with Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak's individual creativities.
Another excellent video! I really look forward to them. Do you think you could do a video on Sly and the Family Stone's 1971 album, There's a Riot Goin On? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. The music combines drum machines, live drums, clavinets, Bobby Womack, pessimism, paranoia, and more.
Al jerreau covered kissing my love. His drum break is just as nice.
Cold Blood have a great version too
Alwayd glad to see hamboning get more recognition
😂😂😂
How awesome. I just chopped these drums up yesterday and made a beat.
Wait a minute… an auction on what not with Noble Records?! WTF! Love both of you! Great collaboration!
"Ain't No Sunshine" is probably the most well known Bill Withers song, and when you search for it on youtube the version you get is an amazing live version where (I'm 99% sure it's him) James Gadson is VIBING.
Stealing my favorite comment from that video:
"This drummer knows the funniest joke in the universe but never tells anyone, he just keeps thinking about it all the time"
My favorite comment from that video is:
"Drummer knows where she's at."
Digging the Greats, the internets #1 HamBoner
🏆🏆🏆
I know we’re talking hip-hop here but I think another great use of that loop was “Just Wanna Hold You Tight” by Tara Kemp.
No wonder Sugah Daddy always leaves me hypnotized, OF COURSE! Also I just love when that phat 808 drops, that joint is just such a jam.
Cold Blood and Al Jarreau have great covers of the song too but these drums are amazing
Never knew the drummer on that legendary performance of "Ain't no sunshine" was responsible for so many great samples! Thought he'd just stolen Bill's girlfriend and was very happy about it!
So glad I found this channel I love the videos and they really gave me a new knowledge and brought my love for music back again. Also just got my “digging the greats” t-shirt and absolutely love it.
Yes! Glad it made it! 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for kinda getting to the west coast I hope I get some Dj quik one day
What a f************kin' groove!!! A stone cold groove man!!!!
These videos are a passion of mine. Great job. Im obsessed with your channel. Just got my D.T.G. t shirt in yesterday & its fire. Thanks for what u do!! Also beint nas drummer is amazing!!!! ✌️ & ❤️
Thank you for raising Hambone Awareness.
It’s a thankless job, but somebody’s gotta do it 💪
By watching this episode it is like hearing a maths class. 🎉🎉🎉episode
🥳
Best Channel on RUclips. Love this!
Jungle Brothers was the first to sample this for "Straight out the Jungle"
Awesome stuff as always.
🙏🙏🙏
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your channel. Nothing but memories and it just feels so good. Thank you! May The RUclips Algorithm Gods provide blessings and favor upon you.
Lets be honest: Without Bill withers Hip-Hop wouldn't be half of what it is today.
Your channel has great content! Love it! Thank you and keep doing what you're doing.
Great video
That groove is SO DAMN SEXY
I could listen to it allllll day
That HamboninG "G" looks great.
Incredible
Oh man. You gotta give more notice of a cool promotion like that! Two of my favorite RUclips channels in the same MF place at the same MF time! Gangsta party, for sure!
Now i need you to make a video on Scarface!! Now i Feel Ya is probably my favorite rap song of all time or at the very least in my top 5
Absolutely one of my fav breaks. Love loopin it up with a variety of vibes.🔊🔥🤌🏼
Huh, I guess a lot of people wouldn't know about hambone. With my dad being older and from the south, I grew up constantly hearing it 😂
James Gadson is the truth!
He is the human metronome.
Alright. Sorry to be the “but actually…” guy- BUT ACTUALLY. From what I understand the phrase is actually “capturing lightning in a bottle”, meaning it’s something amazing that happened once, but if you try to replicate it you never will because no two lightning bolts will ever be the same. So in the instance of Bill Withers’ drum recording being lightning in a bottle, that’s because it was the harmonious confluence of the right musicians, equipment, and their combined sense of the groove that makes the recording truly one of a kind.
Right?
True. That’s exactly what it means.
Hand bone something out real quick 😂💀 I’m too immature to not laugh at that
I thought you play hambone on your thigh AND chest, the back of your thigh in fact, hence the term “ham bone”, with just one hand
And today is the first time I ever heard a gerund of the term, “hamboning”; it’s “playing [the] hambone”
…my dad is almost 80 (I’m 43), he’s a musician too, who was taught by his great-grandfather, a person who was an actual slave (until he was 6) before he learned piano and started preaching, so I got a lot of that turn of the century Southern blues and gospel influence in my own music education…I could play spoons and hambone before I could play piano or saxophone…before I started rapping or composing classical choral pieces… I hate to be “that guy”, but I am that guy lol (That guy does not know everything)
Man you’re a genius!
🔥🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Bit off topic (okay very off topic) but just wanted to share my favourite ever drummer joke. What's the difference between a drum machine and a drummer? You only have to punch the information into a drum machine the once.
hey love your videos can we please get a outkast breakdown elevators
Huh, thought was this going to be on the album itself, or at least Use Me which I thought had a more famous drum break because it was used by Kendrick Lamar and Logic, even though there is a theory that the Kissing My Love drum break was also used by Travis Scott once
What is the song being played at the 4:50 mark?
Nice...
KC STAND UP!
What kind of equipment does he use in his setup?
I made a remix of Cherry Pie by Warrant and used these drums.
Sago 👏👏👏👏
Charles Wright is the father of Eazy-E, listen to Express your self.
I sampled a cover version of it
no secret but yeah 16th notes have that vibe
common digging the greats w
🫵 my man
Just Wanna Hold You tight. Tara Kemp
Can you please do something on Gil Scott-heron
Would love to hear your opinion on the new Andre album 🤞🏾
Yo bro can you do an episode on typical reasons by Prince markie D
Can we send you records ?
🫡
Marvin Gaye I Want You Album?
That wig..
Leidsche Flesch, Van Mussenbroeck, 1746, electric shock, auwch, was the first capacitator. "Lightning in a bottle," Ben Franklin, 1752, survived, so he must have tied his kite to a pole, used a Leidsche Flesh to prove that lightning was electricity (a fact that was debated, during that time) , or he captured the charge of a thunderstorm forming by hand (in which case he was incredibly lucky) . William Gilbert (British) coined the term "electric" in 1600. So they lied to you in school, so bending the truth to conform to nationalist lore, is nothing new (they teach you crap in high school, in every country including mine). If you wanna see a actual Van Mussenbroeck, bottle, go to Tijlers in Haarlem. Wich is the namesake for Harlem, which brings us to, the birthplace of hip-hop (according to the "experts" of National Geographic). And without several capacitators that would not have happened either 😂. But all in all a great lecture as ever. Enlightening so to speak.
Beautiful work!
Listening to you talk about this stuff makes me want to cry. 🥹
Thank you for all that you do.
BRO..... You gotta sit with us for a little longer than 11 minutes....
Good shit tho.... As usual
Oh don't worry, there's an extended cut 🤫
Hamboning will save your life one day