People have to understand how important these guys are to music history. No matter who you are, where you are or when you read this - you probably heard one of their beats sampled and remixed in a song you heard today.
I could listen to Clyde all day long...the greatest funky drummer that ever lived...he had a turn of phrase that was unmistakable...a drummer knows...he hears what others don't hear... therefore he plays what no one else can play... that's the trick... you see... and the truth.... right there 🙏😎
It’s so interesting how they talk about “working together”. So cool how they respected how every musician in James Brown’s band had their own sound and the drummers did everything they could to glue it all together. Truly incredible. Thanks for uploading this piece of history!
I used to hear Jabbo at the Red Bar in Grayton Bch., Fl., many nights a week. The band would play everything from funk, to blues, to bebop, to reggae, to New Orleans second line. Jabbo would sing and play on a lot of tunes. Many nights, for the last set, he'd want a break and I'd sit in. That was a humbling experience. I learned so much from watching and hearing him play. Every night was a lesson. RIP Jabbo.
Man, this is so cool. I'm seriously jealous. What a great experience that must have been. :) I like his style. Wonder how his Blues and Bebob game might have been.
I had the same experience growing up and going out there to watch him play (I was in Niceville at the time). I learned a lot of groove from him. I was never lucky enough to sit in. The sax player was a nice guy, I'd sometimes chat with him about jazz after the set.
"The 1 that's what turn you around" love it .. My man said "Ghost notes"🙂 What I had to learn as a drummer is less is more And then the pocket more readily revealed itself. Best lesson IMO
Wow this was so important to me, muchas gracias, said the Milwaukee Musician, I can't thank you enough, Applause Applause Applause Applause Clap Clap Clap Clap👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾
The James brown bass player THOMASan his bass tone and live presentation is quite to be envied He's got the funk in his Instrument and it makes a big difference. Look at some clips from the 80s and James BROWN could still bring it Again James is in control like few others. What a performer!!!!!!!
It's kinda sad how many people don't even know where the samples came from. And recently hip hop seems to be less sample based and more programmed beats but it wouldn't even exist without the sample based stuff that came before it or the real players that came before that. I hope someday soon that we see a return to real instruments and bands in all of the music genres that are leaning heavily towards electronic at the moment. I doubt we will because the tools to make electronic productions are just getting better and easier. They got a plug in that can make a keyboard sound like anything these days.
YOU GUYS ARE LEGENDS AND HIGH RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER YOU GOT TO LOVE WHAT YOU DO IN ANYTHING IN LIFE ,AND YOU GUYS LOVE WHAT YOU DO THATS WHY YOUR THE BEST
I've seen a lot of drummers in my day. But never in my 53 years have I watched a pair compliment eachother so well. And break it down, and the humility?? Simply off the charts. Thank you very much for this epic demonstration of the art of playing drums. !!!
It's what he says at the end in my words. Essential musical education. The more you learn the more you can enjoy and appreciate. A really nice production with a bit of everything. Notice how they don't have bad words about anyone.
Incredibly kind men with a ton of talent. Its never about bang and boom with them its about section playing, groove and accompaniment...TASTEFUL PLAYING
"Always on the 1" Brilliant concept! These grooves are timeless, the genius of "Soul Brother #1" James Brown and Bobby Byrd. Jabo, "I understood the importance of time, and played that way".
This man is so amazing! He doesn't pound drums or try to beat them into submission like you see many many drummers try to do. He plays them and extract all of these unbelievable sounds from the kit. I love hearing him talk about all of the records that he's played on and all the ways that he played the songs. He has a true gift.
Overlooked, under appreciated, underrated, neglected, fail to notice would all be a tragic understatement related to Clyde. I wonder if he was kept away because he was under contract or simply credited to late in his life. I mean why couldn’t he had made a switch and been playing on parliament funkadelic albums like countless others who played with James. Killer volume swell coming in John ! Dear Mr camera man next time zoom in or at least show us him playing ! I understand it’s a drum vid but goddamn. As a musician you should have known what was coming. I can’t get over the volume swell. That swell came straight from an nyc studio in 1973 PRICELESS ! EVERY SINGLE PERSON INVOLVED IN THE MAKING OF THIS. THANK YOU !
Very inspirational. I have played funk, jazz, and rock since a young age, and these guys were always two of the best. Growing up listening to funk records like Herbie Hancock, The Meters, and I Feel Good, the James Brown song with Melvin Parker on the drums, not to mention Micheal Jackson, whose idol was James Brown, these guys inspire me.
What two fantastic drummers, old school, I didn’t stop moving the whole time they were playing,enjoyed every minute of the video. I’ll be trying out some of their techniques but I’ll need to practice for about 50 years and I am 75 but I’ll give it a go! 😂
If I could not see the drummers I would have to guess this was Mr. Bernard "Pretty" Purdie and Elvin Jones jammin. Old school drumming. Coolest there is. Thanks for uploading this
I started playing drums several years ago. I thought I knew what kinda drumming I really liked. My teacher brought some funk into my lessons and very quickly I realized I had no idea what I really liked! Without much effort or time these two monsters had my full attention. Awesome video!
I got to hear Clyde several times in Madison and loved. Jabo I only heard once, but he got more funk out of fewer notes than any drummer I ever heard. He was sublime. Two of the greatest ever here. Groove immortals.
ICONIC AMERICANS GIVING THE ULTIMATE MUSICAL DRUM TUTORIAL FOR ALL TO SEE GIVE ALL THE HONOR TO THESE GREAT AMERICANS UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
Nobody does anything like us, until we do it first!
Amazing drumming. Well and of course the 44 people who disliked it who cannot feel their own pulse. Hahahaha
People have to understand how important these guys are to music history.
No matter who you are, where you are or when you read this - you probably heard one of their beats sampled and remixed in a song you heard today.
I could listen to Clyde all day long...the greatest funky drummer that ever lived...he had a turn of phrase that was unmistakable...a drummer knows...he hears what others don't hear... therefore he plays what no one else can play... that's the trick... you see... and the truth.... right there 🙏😎
All I can say is awwww yeah....
Ain't it funky?
This. This is important.
As a beginner bassist and newcomer to funk music, I’m smiling ear to ear as I hear these drummer get funky!
Check out the Yogi Horton drum clinic. You will not be disappointed.
Well I'm Glad To Be Part & Family To Clyde
Clyde Stubblefield and JABO!😮 !! the two icons of funky drums!😮🥁
this is beyond ... holy shitballs ridiculous level of talent
This is the drummer telling every body how it as done.
these guys play with so much class l'm embarrassed to call myself a drummer
This is some chit, the funky drummers!!!! Yassssss
It’s so interesting how they talk about “working together”. So cool how they respected how every musician in James Brown’s band had their own sound and the drummers did everything they could to glue it all together. Truly incredible. Thanks for uploading this piece of history!
Staying in the pocket keeps the pockets full.
Well said 😃😉
Chester Thompson bout that pocket,, nuff said !
…..My pockets are empty, but then again my drum set has been packed away for years
Nailed it Seth! Still gigging at
71 (since age 12)
Blessings 😎
Word
I am 62 years and I'm learning how
Band rehearsal this week will be us watching this video together.
Master Class in Groove! Sick.
Love Music means Love Life..... Thank you to all this wonderful people... Peace
Boy I really enjoyed that!!!!
My goodness .... out of the world class drummers .... those rock drummers are just kids in front of these two .... thank you for uploading this
THESE AER AS GREAT FUNKY BAD ASS AS THEY ALWAYS WERE LOVE THEM!!![999]
This was Legendary to see!!! wow!
TRULY THE ART OF NOISE!!![999]
This is Pure Gold! "We Gone With Ourselves"... Clyde Subblefields.
@5:33 their hi hat accents…
THIS IS PURE FUNK GOLD!
Somehow couldn't stop watching this!
I used to hear Jabbo at the Red Bar in Grayton Bch., Fl., many nights a week. The band would play everything from funk, to blues, to bebop, to reggae, to New Orleans second line. Jabbo would sing and play on a lot of tunes. Many nights, for the last set, he'd want a break and I'd sit in. That was a humbling experience. I learned so much from watching and hearing him play. Every night was a lesson. RIP Jabbo.
@George Neidorf talking about the stars lining up…what beautiful experiences!!! Thank you for sharing 🎼🙂
R🥁P Mr. John “Jabo” Starks
WOW! That is the SHIT dude!
WOW! That is the SHIT dude!
Man, this is so cool. I'm seriously jealous. What a great experience that must have been. :)
I like his style. Wonder how his Blues and Bebob game might have been.
I had the same experience growing up and going out there to watch him play (I was in Niceville at the time). I learned a lot of groove from him. I was never lucky enough to sit in. The sax player was a nice guy, I'd sometimes chat with him about jazz after the set.
"The 1 that's what turn you around" love it ..
My man said "Ghost notes"🙂
What I had to learn as a drummer is less is more
And then the pocket more readily revealed itself.
Best lesson IMO
These guys are the pioneers. James Brown's music took soul music and he created funk! He is the creator of Funk!
This is amazing
great funk mastergod!
It's a privilege to watch how these gentlemen worked together, and to appreciate the sound they created. Thanks for sharing.
Wow this was so important to me, muchas gracias, said the Milwaukee Musician, I can't thank you enough, Applause Applause Applause Applause Clap Clap Clap Clap👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾
8:40 cold sweat
10:15 funky drummer
13:05 i got the feelin
14:22 mother popcorn
16:07 give it up or turn it loose
32:38 sex machine
Hi @tiago sclauzero what about “Mobile Gumbo” @46:56????
Best video on RUclips.
The James brown bass player THOMASan his bass tone and live presentation is quite to be envied
He's got the funk in his
Instrument and it makes a big difference. Look at some clips from the 80s and James BROWN could still bring it
Again James is in control like few others. What a performer!!!!!!!
"If I can Hum It I can Play It!" Yup!
That's where all the hip-hop groves come from .
It's kinda sad how many people don't even know where the samples came from. And recently hip hop seems to be less sample based and more programmed beats but it wouldn't even exist without the sample based stuff that came before it or the real players that came before that. I hope someday soon that we see a return to real instruments and bands in all of the music genres that are leaning heavily towards electronic at the moment. I doubt we will because the tools to make electronic productions are just getting better and easier. They got a plug in that can make a keyboard sound like anything these days.
The shuffle! Jab'o is playing this is so GROOVIN!
Learning drums in my retirement years. Man I can only dream of being this funky so fluid.
THIS PROOF GODS FAVORITE PLACE IS WITHIN THE MUSIC!!![999]
The best of all time 🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱
Hope you not sarcastic. Otherwise i want to hear you playing grooves
YOU GUYS ARE LEGENDS AND HIGH RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER YOU GOT TO LOVE WHAT YOU DO IN ANYTHING IN LIFE ,AND YOU GUYS LOVE WHAT YOU DO THATS WHY YOUR THE BEST
I've seen a lot of drummers in my day. But never in my 53 years have I watched a pair compliment eachother so well. And break it down, and the humility??
Simply off the charts. Thank you very much for this epic demonstration of the art of playing drums. !!!
C ok I. I
Very much so. But the word is complement. This word means that two different things are put together to complete something.
The Unmistakable James Brown Drummers! BADDEST DRUMMERS EVER!
Is that Thee William Parker, funk drummer extraordinaire?
Good to see Mr medeski in the mix too! Theses guys whooo boy living ledgends!
When they both are playing together it sounds like west african dance music or some afro-cuban percussion ensemble.
James Brown the King of the Groove !
I can’t help but wonder…these 2 men may have invented Hip Hop!
It's what he says at the end in my words. Essential musical education. The more you learn the more you can enjoy and appreciate. A really nice production with a bit of everything. Notice how they don't have bad words about anyone.
R.I.P John Henry "Jabo" Starks (2018)
So amazing to see two brilliant drummers jamming out together with NO EGOs involved or trying to out do the other ..Pure greatness LEGENDS 🙏🏿🙏🏿🔥🔥🥁
This is pure magic!!!
Miss my ole friend Jabo R.I.P. keep drumming brother.
Such lovely gentlemen. Starks melts the heart -- humble guys making history by staying in the pocket
I wish I worked with more people with Hearts as big as these gentlemen! The entertainment business forgets that so often.
The best drums I’ve ever heard till this day is Jabo on Papa don’t take no mess! The first hip hop groove.
Simply amazing!!!!
how can anyone give a thumb down to these seasoned road pavers .
Incredibly kind men with a ton of talent. Its never about bang and boom with them its about section playing, groove and accompaniment...TASTEFUL PLAYING
This is awesome nothing fancy good basic funky beats
"Always on the 1" Brilliant concept! These grooves are timeless, the genius of "Soul Brother #1" James Brown and Bobby Byrd. Jabo, "I understood the importance of time, and played that way".
And from jabo, ....?what a shuffle, I could lay down on that comfortable groove 😁😁😁😁😁, anyways all the best to u guys
Jabo over Clyde any day & twice on Sunday !!
This is "GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME, then you got Fred on it too.
This is super dope they are funky love it the king's of funk Beat
Love them both, personally know them and was so blessed to. 🙌
Ultra cool funky music. JB was the boss❤
great drummers and great musicians great video thank you for making this video very humble guys enjoyed it awesome
This man is so amazing! He doesn't pound drums or try to beat them into submission like you see many many drummers try to do. He plays them and extract all of these unbelievable sounds from the kit. I love hearing him talk about all of the records that he's played on and all the ways that he played the songs. He has a true gift.
yas, plays the drums like he's loving a woman! Baby!
Amazing concert thank you
Thanks for sharing!
Overlooked, under appreciated, underrated, neglected, fail to notice would all be a tragic understatement related to Clyde. I wonder if he was kept away because he was under contract or simply credited to late in his life. I mean why couldn’t he had made a switch and been playing on parliament funkadelic albums like countless others who played with James. Killer volume swell coming in John ! Dear Mr camera man next time zoom in or at least show us him playing ! I understand it’s a drum vid but goddamn. As a musician you should have known what was coming. I can’t get over the volume swell. That swell came straight from an nyc studio in 1973 PRICELESS ! EVERY SINGLE PERSON INVOLVED IN THE MAKING OF THIS. THANK YOU !
THE ABSOLUTE GREATEST DRUMMING OF ALL TIME FOR ME THE WHOLE HIP-HOP CULTURE WAS BORN FROM THEM!!![999]
And now to keep it alive * 🇺🇸🎶
Clyde’s feel sounds so cool every time 🔥🔥🔥
real nice, guys!
Interesting how delicately they play!
Very inspirational. I have played funk, jazz, and rock since a young age, and these guys were always two of the best. Growing up listening to funk records like Herbie Hancock, The Meters, and I Feel Good, the James Brown song with Melvin Parker on the drums, not to mention Micheal Jackson, whose idol was James Brown, these guys inspire me.
So Funny... I didn't recognize Scofield at first and I thought... Wow! That guy sounds like John Scofield! LOL
I believe they are the most sampled drummers in music history
They may be but the “Amen Break” is supposed to be the most sampled groove. Something I found out a while ago. Luckily also a funky beat!
THATS A LESSON of how tight 2 Drummers can Play together If THEY CAN !! Great example for all drumset teachers. Greetings from Andy M.
~ Fantastic !! Love his laughs too 💜💜💜 :)
What two fantastic drummers, old school, I didn’t stop moving the whole time they were playing,enjoyed every minute of the video. I’ll be trying out some of their techniques but I’ll need to practice for about 50 years and I am 75 but I’ll give it a go! 😂
Best of luck! So glad to hear you are still playing at your age! I hope you never stop.
"Those who have ears, hear. Those who don't get funked up."
Incredible soul and feel brings so much depth to it.
If I could not see the drummers I would have to guess this was Mr. Bernard "Pretty" Purdie and Elvin Jones jammin. Old school drumming. Coolest there is. Thanks for uploading this
Honest men!
What an incredible documentary.
those drums are sho are FUNKY...but, give it up for DAT BASS, man...the groove it OOZES thru out this session...dang!!!!
I started playing drums several years ago. I thought I knew what kinda drumming I really liked. My teacher brought some funk into my lessons and very quickly I realized I had no idea what I really liked! Without much effort or time these two monsters had my full attention. Awesome video!
I got to hear Clyde several times in Madison and loved. Jabo I only heard once, but he got more funk out of fewer notes than any drummer I ever heard. He was sublime. Two of the greatest ever here. Groove immortals.
This is so educational, thank you very much , these two legends will never be replaced, we love you Jab'O ,Clyde and Fred
კარგია კარგი, მადლობა
After I learn to play drums like this, I will then learn to play BASS like this!
a big compliment.
R.I.P Clyde
How he breaks down Funky Drummer is great
humble legends, magic
This is just freakin amazing video!!!! 3 Thumbs Up!!!
Every drummer, regardless of the type of music you play, should watch this video and store it in your brain.