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Ain’t It Funky? James Brown’s Most Sampled Drummer, Clyde Stubblefield, Dies at 73
Now, anyone who knows the genius of James Brown knows that that man kept “the pocket” thumping. Sadly, one of the drivers of Brown’s most iconic grooves—and one of hip-hop’s most sampled drummers—Clyde Stubblefield, has died. He was 73. Stubblefield died of kidney failure at a Madison, Wis., hospital Saturday, according to the Associated Press.…