THE ARCHITECTS : Clyde was bon on April 18th, 1943 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He began drumming on tin can lids and cardboard boxes as a child. He went on to play with Otis Redding, and would later achieve notoriety during his tenure v ‘Stubblefield joined forces with of Soul Legend has it that Brown witnessed Stubblefield performing in a club, and was blown away by his playing. At the time, Clyde didn't know about James Brown, and was therefore skeptical when invited to audition for his band. He decided to go for it, and the audition took place in a coliseum as people were fling in for the show. Clyde reminisces: "When I first joined James Brown's band, there were five drumsets on stage. | was the sixth. He usually only used three at atime. After I ined, he got rid of three. Jabo and | wanted to play more, so we had to find a way to get rid of that other guy. It finally happened, and Jabo and | ended up being the only two drummers in the band” (Modem Drummer, July 2007). Stubblefield's h James Brown. ‘The Godfather in 1965 as a second-string drummer. first number-one hit with James Brown was “Cold ‘Sweat,” released in the summer of 1967. The B-side to this single was “Cold Sweat (Pt. 2)" which featured a tight drum break. Clyde was beginning to get recognition as a superstar drummer. This s only the beginning, In 1970, James Brown released “Funky Drummer (Pts. 1 & 2.” The song was based on the rock-solid funk foundation of Stubblefield’s drumming, and featured a ridiculous eight-bar drum break. The "Funky Drummer” break would go on to become one of the most sampled breakbeats of alt of rock, pop, hip-hop, and electronica recordings by everyone from Run-DMC to Sinead O'Connor. See page 134 of the Breakbeat Transcriptions chapter for more information on the “Funky Drummer’ break. Although he hasn't received any royalties from the extensive sampling of his drumming, Clyde Stubblefield has attained legendary status for his contributions to music. He's royalty among musicians and his rep grows bigger. (www.drummerworid.com) (www.answers.com) wi 2. It's been used on thousands