Clyde Stubblefield, the funk drumming pioneer from Chattanooga, Tennessee, forged his legendary sound amid the industrial rhythms of factories and trains, channeling those pulses into syncopated ghost notes that redefined the backbeat.
Best known for his six-year stint with James Brown from 1965 to…
10 roots·3 legacies
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped Clyde Stubblefield; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
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James Brown, Bob Marley, Childish Gambino, LL Cool J + 6 more
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