@@sbretstacey very nice to meet you sir! I'm a big fan of Mr. Clyde Stubblefield and his work. Your family is a very proud one. It amazes me that I can write this to you from across the world. I hope I expressed myself in a right way 🙏
@@casuspacis3196 I appreciate the inquiry! I know exactly 💯 what you are saying! I am still amazed at his work! I am so blessed with great people around in my life! Love and strength!
I just saw where Michael Jackson got his style of dancing from.But you need to check out Jackie Wilson "Say You Will"& watch the dance moves we called them"steps"(that's Hood for choreography
It took me about 3 days to get it down sheesb just ghost performing behind him put me in his shoes and those are some huge shoes r.i.p to an original goat. He was literally in a different time zone and stayed in it while everyone is was going at normal speed. Its so hard to explain but to pull this off with perfection mannn makes these new "experienced" guys look like they still just now learning
Every instrument is being used as percussion ... the pop of the horns, the strumming of the guitar, the thump of the bass. This style makes his music hit, makes it all sound so funky.
@@williamparker3328 he really is, I just watched the biopic and James Brown (Chadwick Boseman) says that is how he wants it to be played after arguing with the band members. Amazing stuff!
James brown had the 'tightest' band around! I saw him live in 1967 at the Oakland Coliseum (I was 14 years old), and his band was on fire!!! And his opening act was none other than, Donny Hathaway!
@@safee4540 That's the music industry in general...at least back in those days. I was MD for one of those well known bands. I finally quit 'cause the pay wasn't right!
I was in a band - in Taiwan - with Clyde's son on drums. Between gigs, he would phone up his dad for advice. We were always asking him "what did he say, what did he say?".
Every drum lesson should begin with the Funky Drummer breakbeat. What an iconic groove. Pretty much everything he played is a masterclass in creating a solid foundation. R.I.P Clyde Stubblefield
Ironically, Clyde said he hated the song funky drummer. I thought it was funny when he said that in the hbo documentary lol. I can’t imagine, it’s a great song all around.
James brown was known as the hardest working man in show business, and Clyde stubblefield was an excellent drummer known as the funky drummer for good reason
When you look at this majestic performance. It beats any performance that Elvis Presley ever gave hands down. James Brown mastered the art of excitement.
I disagree. I think they were two very different kinds of performers who created a new age of music as a whole. They both set new standards for performing as well as music craftsmanship from producing standards as well as knowing how to form a group and getting the sound they wanted. You can compare the two but thats like comparing Steph curry to Joel Embiid. Sure they both play basketball and are both extremely dominant on the court but they have different styles of play and play different positions. Same idea goes with music. I don't want that to come off as me trying to argue with you btw I can definitely understand liking James over Elvis and I'm not trying to say otherwise
@@jacobblackburn1379 I grew up wanting to become a performer because of these two men. I've studied them both in my journey as an Artist over the years. Yes. They both have presence. I'm talking in terms of excitement. James Brown hands down. Elvis Presley brought another type of excitement. Maybe because he was known to be nefarious for his so called wiggle of a leg when he came out. Plus his charming handsome looks as a man. He had an interesting tone as well. Back then European Americans were afraid that he sounds to African American. Those were not the words they quite used in South. But. James and Elvis are Southern. So I understand the connection. Elvis Presley would sneak into the Black Churches and hone his craft as a singer, emulating the Gospel Singers. James Brown also developed his style from the Gospel roots he possessed. But. It's apples and oranges. I revere both their achievements in the music industry.
@@garfieldharrison510 I agree. I think it's tough because the excitement James brought was from just for how crazy fast his dancing was and how he could do that the whole show. For Elvis I think his excitement started as the whole "pushing the social boundaries" like you said but later in his career he started pushing his voice and would try to hit a lot of high notes or sing some emotional songs. You know, it's honestly really crazy to think about how a generation of people grew up experiencing those two men. Like the more I think about it, I'm only 20 years old with Elvis and James as my musical idols as well as many others from past eras and to think that those past generations got to experience those performers live?? That's so crazy to me. To actually witness the shift in the musical world as well as society in general starting to change slowly but surely. Man, it's just crazy to see what people can do sometimes
Thank you mr. Brown and thank you mr. Clyde that beat is on point and a sister dancing girl damn thank you for sure we could get down and be tasteful back in the day
@@JuanLama lol no he didnt you must have watched tales from the tour bus where they talked about the incident and used this clip for the show but it not the same drummer or video
I was a kid in the '60s. There were just three performers during that decade whom I found to be utterly fascinating and exciting. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and James Brown.
I knew I am different white .... momma, grandma, poppa... balkan people dance my man!! Complete madness going on here with them percussions and bass ... FIRE
@@Unknown-rm7bl I agree. The audience in the theatre for The Hollywood Palace tended to be mostly white and middle-aged. Many of them would be confounded by this groundbreaking song. But the audience for the broadcast itself would include a broader demographic. Hence, James Brown.
@@TheRealDillPickles No, Clyde Stubblefield didn't get fired. But in the documentary Tales from the Tour Bus, they indicated a drummer getting fired by James Brown, and they just happened to use this same video as footage. It was actually a different drummer. James Brown had a lot of respect for Clyde Stubblefield.
I was working security at Grocery store. It was slow and a very pleasant 20 Ish Black girl was talking music calling me Mr. Old school back in the day. We laughed a minute later I pulled up Cold Sweat . I said listen she smiled politely and listened. Wasn't 10 seconds before she was feeling it and getting down to it big time. Short time later her Mom came in heard about it and we had a huge laugh . James crosses barriers and time. The G.O.AT.!!!
James Brown was a very Creative Black Man and he was a great influence on the Music Industry and he set the bar extremely high,I had a chance to go to his concerts as a teenager and he was a Trend setter and Role Model in the eyes of the world!!! Godfather of Soul R.I.P
Very interesting tune from a rythmic POW, the way Clyde Stubblefields' drums interact with bassline , guitar riff (somewhat low in the mix in this live version) and the horns. The horn line is influenced by Miles Davis' "So What" according to the Godfather himself. And the dancer is hot!
