Clyde Stubblefield (THE Funky Drummer) Playing "Cold Sweat"

[robertly3]

Anyone wann know how did Travis Baker got "Give The Drummer Some", well Cold Sweat is the answer

[Fjord76]

LEGEND

[44eelz]

is that back track from the album or a live version?? it sounds a lil slower..

[hihats]

kick ass

[djshade806]

o yea!!!

[YUNGLANKANS]

was your proff Ray Williams? i go to york too and we talked about Clyde today haa

[Basssseekers]

@onlyjoetee For everything this man has done for so many people and genre of music I think he's entitled play it any how he wants. :0)

[phoneke]

Fonkey ole Clyde.

[Fjord76]

Probably one of the most influencial musicians and arguably the most influential drummer in popular music. MAD RESPECT.

Thanks for posting

Peace out

[chrismcdermott1]

clyde!! I was honored to have him play on my last album (Radio Ghosts) from beat one to the last hit it is all groove,tone and feeling. such a warm, beautiful ultra human!!

[fnkdrmmr]

See more of Clyde Siubberfeild at SoulDrummers . com

[rushybass]

a master at work appreciate every little thing

[beedojohn]

Love that groove what I mean is that pocket is rt on rt on

[apekattgirl]

i know him.

[louisalive]

@dag432 u didn't write it, so shsh

[teegotmuscle]

I actually Had the opportunity to meet mr Stubblefeild about 10 years ago. That old man is still Funky. Every rapper in the game need to pay this man some respect. He's the Original funky drummer. and they got his drm beats on everybody's drum machine

[Jawbreaker2237]

crashes used to be a lot thinner back in the day

[notbendable]

that's sweet

[BIGDO13]

Clyde!!

[madero111]

Remember Nate Jones?

[fnkdrmmr]

It's true. Most of the JB's and other musicians in Mr. Brown's band didn't make any money (royalties) off of their musical contributions. It's sad the way this music industry is designed. Mr. Clyde Stuuberfield and Mr. Jabo Starks influenced a lot of drummers - even the rappers should pay a tribute to these great drummers.

[muziquelle]

Yea. Apparently he had stomach cancer a few years back and could barely pay for it. it's kind of sad.

Also... most people don't know this but his beats (from Funky Drummer) is the most sampled beat in history.

[troysson81]

I knew that.

[krishotsaucemiller]

mee too... Most people do know that!! Duhhh

[troysson81]

Actually the Amen is the most sampled. It was after I posted that that I realized it.

[ifthisistakenjesus]

just shut up

[ifthisistakenjesus]

just shut up

[troysson81]

WTF did I do?

[ifthisistakenjesus]

im sorry, i love you

[troysson81]

Is this sarcasm?

[BigWill2k]

for someone with his deep pocket  thats hard to beleive ;)

[tommarjuki]

@muziquelle That's just not how it should be. Funky man beating soul into his drums should have been paid.

[AnnieReckshun]

@muziquelle i heard the amen break was the most sampled, i cud be wrong though. but yeah, great vid thanks for uploading.

[lordkoos]

@muziquelle

It's normal for session musicians to contribute quite a bit, they get payed a flat rare, that's the way it's set up & the way it's always been. Very rarely and artist will reward a musician's contribution by giving them a small percentage of the royalties. The Bee Gees were a band that did that.

[fnkdrmmr]

@lordkoos That's because the BeeGee's are, and were rich.

[ZackPomerleau]

@muziquelle Some would argue that's the "Amen, Brother" break ;)

[jpat911]

@muziquelle

I thought the most sampled beat was the Amen Break?

[burnstudios]

@muziquelle While the sample from funky drummer has been sampled A LOT .. it is not the most sampled drum pattern .. the AMEN Break would be the most sampled drum pattern of all time.. look it up.. amen break.

[bppoupore]

@fnkdrmmr hip hop producers DO pay hommage. the reason they don't get money is because the publishers and lawyers take it all, which is BULLSHIT.

[fnkdrmmr]

@bppoupore Name me one hip-hop producer who paid any drummer that they stole (oops, sampled) from. Be careful, because I now most of the drummers that hip-hoppers bite off of, ie., Clyde Stubblefield, Jaco Starks, James Gadson, Paul Humphrey, Bernard Purdie, Harvey Mason, etc. Also, be careful of the producer you name b/c I may know him. And I will ask him personally. And please don't name some no-name knucklehead wannabe producer.

[bppoupore]

@fnkdrmmr i wasn't talking about drums. 90% of the hip hop guys i listen to don't even loop drums, they just take the individual sounds and reprogram the sequence (which i don't consider stealing). looping drums and not paying for them is definitely bullshit. i was just saying, if you watch interviews with DJ Premier, 9th Wonder, Pete Rock, etc. they will almost all give credit to their influences in soul music...

[bppoupore]

@fnkdrmmr but i definitely think there should be more respect from hip hop artists to soul artists... i don't think people should pay for sampling if they do more than just loop the main melody of the song... instead, they should just credit the sampled artist... as like a reinterpretation or something, know what i mean? that's fair, if you ask me. hip hop is helping keep these artists alive, and i would be flattered if i were sampled.

[bppoupore]

@fnkdrmmr oh and yo, clyde came out in an interview himself, and when asked about how many times he has been sampled, he said he thought it was awesome.

[toynazi]

@fnkdrmmr from what i understand they only got paid from studio time they put in. which is insane! maceo and the jb's are amazing. ive been to see maceo at least 5 times. and every time it blows me away.

[neckus22]

Fucking Legend!

[manliter]

One of my greatest drum influences. I still use his licks in a lot of my playing. Timeless!

[mishabruml]

same. he is the god of tight.

[jarrettkid346]

Along with Bernard Purdie, one of the best funk drummers of all time.

[dyvinesun]

Clyde is one of the coolest dudes i ever meet.

[6288jointhepraty]

I appreciate it just trying to get you to stop commenting back lol.

[raystem123]

Play pops and show us how it's done!

[freein2339]

First thing I learned on drums..

[fluflu66]

The Pocket changed my drumming forever.(thanks clyde) I use to march tenors dci and i thought i knew it all. Its about staying in the pocket and grooving. All of you young drummers out there dont fall into the trap of learning all the swiss rudiments and technical ostonato patterns to try and show off. There are lots of us that can do that shit backwards and forwards......learn to compliment the song with some clever breaks then you are a drummer.....Clyde is the man

[Karmalize]

the original, best smile in the world

[djbigsmooth]

the original funky drummer, clyde stubblefield.

[tn526]

Hmm he plays the hat part different here than what's on the original recording

[coldworkthedon]

DO YA' THANG OLD SHCOOL.

[gregoryburrows]

that's how it is--that's called a Groove. Fat, relaxed, secure. I'm playing drums for well over 30 years and I'm only now BEGINNING to be able to lay the s**t down like that. My hat's off to Clyde and ALL drummers who ever performed or recorded with the soulful Godfather.

[jmortondrums]

What a treat to see Clyde himself do it. Clyde's drum part to "Cold Sweat" can be found at classic-rock-drum-chartsDOTcom

HELLO TO ALL DRUMMERS!

[allrequiredfields]

Endless amounts of respect for this great man of the drumming world. James wouldn't have been nearly as cool or I'll venture to say, nearly as successful with out the C.S.

[DrPlank]

Yay Clyde!! I love his drumming.

[6288jointhepraty]

lol hes barely using the toms lol just snare base hihat and i think crash or china lol

[gtrfanman]

That's all you need when you're playin JB'S funk plus

that's all JB wanted it's called "THE POCKET" JB invented that shit,just keeping a steady beat and makin it funky as hell,and if you sniff real hard,you can smell it.

[6288jointhepraty]

Alright sorry to have pissed you guys off I'm only 13 I just started drumming...

[madamejam]

You must be young to say something like that. If you had any idea of how many people this man alone has inspired you would listen to some James Brown and educate yourself. Young people today think it's all about how fast you can play or how many drums you can hit. FORGET ABOUT THE GROOVE!!! Get away from MTV and listen to some real music. Learn how to GROOOOOOOOOOVE!!!

[6288jointhepraty]

And you called me young? Repeating a vowel in a word to make you seem like you know something pfft.

[madamejam]

Clyde Stubblefield is an inspiration to drummers all over and you just don't get it. Maybe someday you will understand.

[6288jointhepraty]

I do get it. He inspired many drums and maybe you just don't understand much.

[madamejam]

I don't understand much about what?

[freddypknight]

Hey! Little boy, stop talking back to those who are musically way ahead of you. Just listen and try to learn. Shut up and practice. If you ever gain any wisdom about music and playing drums, you'll be embarrassed at your own impudent behavior.

[6288jointhepraty]

I doubt your any good at drums yourself. You're probably just some 40 year old going through a mid-life crisis wishing you hadn't wasted your years playing dungeon and dragons.

[freddypknight]

I am 52 years old. I started playing clarinet when I was 7 years old and switched to saxophone when I was 11 and have played since. Can you do the math? I've written and arranged for everything from marching bands to funk bands. I've produced music in the USA and Asia. What is dungeon and dragons? Does it have anything to do with Jazz and Funk. Little boy, I need not render an analysis of you. It is evident to anyone who reads your comments. See ya!

[6288jointhepraty]

You're 52 arguing with a 13 year old boy over the internet. That's pathetic. Go get a wife or a girlfriend or more importantly a life.

[manliter]

Hush up, boy!

[6288jointhepraty]

Nobody was speaking to you, prick.

[manliter]

Hey little boy! When you post on you tube you become fair game. Now hush up liitle boy or I'll flip you like a cheese omelet!

[6288jointhepraty]

Lol? You act like YouTube is the wild and if you go on the internet you can get killed. Seriously are you really that retarded?

[manliter]

You mis-spelled party.

[6288jointhepraty]

Yes a year and a half ago when I typed fast but didn't pay attention to spelling. Hardly worth whining about unless your a little no lifer.

[loopdeluke]

WOAH there 6288jointhepraty AND all who dissed what he said!! Jeez, I hate to say it, but Clyde is ACTUALLY playing the drum part wrong for chrissakes! If you listen to the original recording, he's missing all the hihat lifts that MAKE the funkyness... and the chorus part is wrong, there are no crashes where he plays em. AND he DID use toms! In the drum break on the original recording he plays with the toms over the initial beat (in which the hihats are replaced by the ride just for the break)

[butterp7]

OK, so he missed whatever was on the record but listen how he doubles on the bass off the highhat it's there! You can't deny his demonstration is still funky where as most drummers today don't have that. All drummers today pound and don't double and triple! As far as 6288jointhpraty, he's just commenting to get people to comment back to him!!!

[ocdrumboy1]

i think if ya come up with a beat thats stayed fresh for sooo many years you can play a variation however ya damn please! step off homey :)

[manliter]

Amen!

[6288jointhepraty]

Listen you ass I posted my first comment here a full year ago and I'm still hearing shit from it. You retard's really must have no life to trash a 13 year old kid continuously over a year in hopes of getting some kind of satisfaction from it. If you want satisfaction go accomplish something in your life.

[manliter]

Ass, retard, no lifer, prick. My what a vocabulary you have developed. If only you could play the drums as well as you name call you would really be something. Anything else?

[MEGAMANG]

thats dope tom toms aint that raw

[plutoniumcore]

the funny thing is, you never seen anyone on youtube try and recreate the funky drummer beat on the drums. i tried searching for someone to play that funky beat but no one wants to try or something...someone should try, i would like to see it

[muziquelle]

tru say!! some video responses would be awweeesome. anyone up to the challenge??

[samdick]

i'm off to see him 'jabo' starks play tonight in a tribute to james brown! extatic!

and i'm doing cold sweat for my performance exams this year, too scared to post a video reply tho!

[drumkidforc]

@muziquelle Sweet! I'm gonna try to get some time this week and lay it down! Haha, might end up just being to a click instead of the whole track tho... Haha that groove has some bpm behind it when it gets going!

[MUN7001]

they'll just take out their samplers lol

[djpioneer937]

@plutoniumcore Look under D'angelo Funky Drummer

[1clydefrog]

@plutoniumcore  i don't think anyone's tried to recreate it just because it's such an amazing thing and should be left untouched, like it's perfect, and nothing should be done to it because it's perfect the way it is.

[27dedrummer]

@1clydefrog if nothing should be done to it, u shud tell that to the thousands of talentless rappers who blindly stole the beat.

[1clydefrog]

@27dedrummer i can't really talk to them... so i won't. and i doubt theres even 50 songs that sampled cold sweat.

[chrisstubblefield15]

That's my grandpa!im his grandfson i havt seen him in years but i've been talking to him on the phone..

[muziquelle]

he's AMAZING- a real cool guy! you should spend time more time with him. just don't ask him to play "wipe out" or "funky drummer" on the drums- he just won't do it lol. in fact, he HATES the funky drummer song!

[utubeissad]

I can't blame him. He should be a multi-billionaire as much as "Funky Drummer" was sampled.

[DJHydroponic]

Unfortunately Clyde Stubblefield and many of other JB's members were paid very little for writing some of the best RnB/Soul/Funk songs ever product. Clyde Stubblefield and many didn't receive royalties for there part in the music tracks, these all went to James Brown.

[MUN7001]

maybe cause its been sampled a million times by other genres lol

[poncho2211]

@chrisstubblefield15 Damn that's insane

[willensix]

i might be related to this clyde stubblefield fellow i should do research

[Goku1337]

the great funky player him self

[sandy68cheeks]

Clyde! Your AWESOME! I will gladly quote someone else and say you will be in my band in heaven!

[tippinin44]

Wow. The groove of the song is so inherently his that it seems as if the CD player is playing along to him rather than the other way around. Just goes to show how much of that music is built around him and his beat. Yeah, I'm a little drummer-centric.

[bobojosh]

nice clip. Every Monday night on King street in Madison, WI, you can find the funky drummer live on stage.

[sandy68cheeks]

Have Clyde stop by San Francisco!

[N4TH4NJ4Y]

the original Funky Drummer!

[bobgure]

My God! This is fantastic! Where the heck did you find this?! CLYDE!

[muziquelle]

I recorded it myself!! (see above for details)

[bobgure]

You mean you were sitting in the class?

[muziquelle]

chyeaa! he was a guest speaker for a rnb funk soul & rap class that i took :D

[Richard234]

Did Clyde play with James Brown?

[Honken]

Yes, he was his first drummer.

[freddypknight]

Clyde was NOT James Brown's first Drummer. He was arguably James Brown's MOST FAMOUS and influential drummer. Mr. Brown had been performing for at least 10 years before Clyde Stubblefield joined his band circa 1966. Jabo Starks is another memorable drummer. James Brown hired and fired drummers faster than you can eat a plate of hot wings.

[eldowns]

It takes me a while to eat hot wings.

[skrapdiggy]

this is awesome...good to see that Clyde is as funky as ever...

[deckmasterd]

Wish the CD player was off. Nice post none the less.

[ivehaditok]

I used to see James Brown and Clyde when they came to Kansas City and perform. Used to party with clyde. What a drummer. Thanks for putting on the video. Brings back alot of good memories.

[alienemperor]

funky!!