Clyde Stubblefield

Clyde Stubblefield is a drummer best known for his work with James Brown. He may be the most widely sampled (yet uncompensated) musician in the world - his groove on James Brown's "Funky Drummer" is believed to be the world&

Clyde Stubblefield is a drummer best known for his work with James Brown. He may be the most widely sampled (yet uncompensated) musician in the world - his groove on James Brown's "Funky Drummer" is believed to be the world's most sampled record. Stubblefield's recordings with James Brown are considered to be some of the standard-bearers for funk drumming, including the singles "Cold Sweat," "There Was A Time," "I Got The Feelin'," "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud," "Ain't It Funky Now," and "Mother Popcorn," and the album "Sex Machine."

Clyde currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1995 he played on the self-titled album by the rock band Garbage, led by fellow Madison resident Butch Vig. In recent years Stubblefield has collaborated frequently with another former James Brown drummer, John "Jabo" Starks. As the Funkmasters, they released an album in 2001 called Find The Groove. Starks and Stubblefield also appear on a drumming instructional video.