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Clyde Stubblefield (born April 18, 1943, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA - died February 18, 2017, Madison, Wisconsin, USA) was an American drummer. As a child he began playing on tin can lids, pasteboard boxes - everything. He went on to play all over the world and recorded with some of the greatest funk, soul and R&B performers including James Brown and Otis Redding.

In 1965, he joined James Brown's band and remained until 1970. He is known as the World's Most Sampled Drummer because of the famous drum break that he played on James Brown's Funky Drummer which has been sampled on numerous recordings.

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


Bootsy Collins
Album Of The Year #1 Funkateer
2025
James Brown
We Got To Change
2024, 3x File
James Brown
The Complete James Brown Christmas
2024, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, All Media, ,
Holiday/Soul/Funk
The J.B.'s Reunion*
Do The Doo (Part II)
2021, 7", Ltd, P-Vine Records, ,
Funk
Public Enemy
What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?
2020, Vinyl, ,
Conscious
James Brown
Live At Home With His Bad Self—The After Show
2019, ,
Funk/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
The J.B.'s
More Mess On My Thing
2019, Vinyl, ,
Funk
James Brown
Live At Home With His Bad Self
2019, 2x Vinyl,
Soul/Funk
The Soul Surfers
Tribute To J.B.'S
2018, 7", Ltd, Ubiquity
James Brown
Hey America
2018, Vinyl 180g, ,
Funk
This Love Is Deadly
Want
2015, LP, Album, Ltd, Bekassine Records
James Brown & The Famous Flames
Cold Sweat
2015
James Brown
Super Bad
2014, CD, ,
Soul/Funk
James Brown
Get On Up - The James Brown Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2014, 2x Vinyl, ,
Soundtrack/Funk/Soul/Rhythm & Blues
James Brown And The James Brown Band
Ain't It Funky
2014
The J.B.'s
These Are The J.B.'s
2014, Vinyl, ,
Funk/Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz/Instrumental
Public Enemy
The Evil Empire Of Everything
2012
Various
Smoove Presents Mo' Record Kicks Act 2
2011, CD, ,
Afrobeat/Soul/Funk
Aya Matsuura
Click You Link Me
2010, CD, Album, Zetima, ,
J-pop/Ballad
James Brown
The Singles, Volume 7: 1970-1972
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, RM, Hip-O Select, ,
Funk
Various
Copyright Criminals
2009
James Brown
The Singles, Volume 6: 1969-1970
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, RM, Hip-O Select, Polydor, ,
Funk
James Brown
The Singles, Volume 5: 1967-1969
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, RM, Hip-O Select, Polydor, ,
Soul/Funk
Hillary Smith
No Easy Way
2008, CD, Album, Hillary Smith
Ben Sidran
Turn To The Music: Go Jazz And Beyond
2008,
James Brown
The Godfather's R&B (James Brown's Productions 1962-67)
2008, CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Blackstone Reggae Allstars
The King Sound Legacy
2007, CD, Album, BOAT Records
Randy Sabien
Rhythm And Bows
2007, CD, Album, Not On Label (Randy Sabien Self-released)
James Brown
The Singles, Volume 4: 1966-1967
2007, ,
Soul/Funk
James Brown & The Famous Flames
Live At The Garden
2007, CD Papersleeve, ,
Funk/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Various
The Definitive Disco Music Collection
2007, 3x CD, ,
Soul/Funk/Disco
Various
Superbad (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2007, ,
Funk/Soul/Rhythm & Blues/Pop Rap/Soundtrack
Various
Funk - The Essential Album
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Union Square Music
Chris McDermott
Radio Ghosts
2006, CD, Album, Not On Label (Chris McDermott Self-released)
The Funkmasters
Come Get Summa This
2006, CD, Album, FunkMasters L.L.P.
Jimmy Voegeli
"F" Is For Blues
2006, CD, Album, Not On Label (Jimmy Voegeli Self-released)
Various
Nothing But Funk Volume 5 (10 JB Produced Funky Selections 1965-1976)
2005, LP, Comp, Funky People (2), ,
Soul
Various
Drum Nation (Volume Two)
2005, CD, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Rock/Symphonic Rock/Space Rock/Prog Rock
Robert J.
Rewind
2004, CD, Comp, PopBomb Records, ,
Classic Rock/Blues Rock/Folk Rock/Country Rock/Pop Rock
DJ Miles*
"Funky Sole" Live In Hollywood, California Vol. 1
2004, CD,
Various
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (Official Soundtrack Box Set)
2004, 8x CD, Box Set DVD Box, ,
Soul-Jazz/Country Rock/New Jack Swing/Dub/Jazz-Funk/Speech/Hip Hop/Gangsta/Hard Rock/Funk/Alternative Rock/Grunge/Roots Reggae/Dancehall/Video Game Music/Contemporary R&B
Ben Sidran
Sentimental Journey
2004
Various
Roots Of Hip Hop (Music Guide Vol.2)
2003, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine, ,
Funk
James Brown
Raw Soul
2003
The Black Eyed Peas*
Elephunk
2003, CD,
Ronn Gilbert And The Barbecue Gang*
Return Of The Magnificent Sevenths
2002, CD, Album, Forth Coast Music
James Brown
Renault Clio MTV
2000, CD, Comp, Promo, Universal Music Polska Special Projects
K.
Never Say... (Another Version)
2000
Various
James Brown's Funky People (Part 3)
2000, CD, ,
Funk
The J.B.'s
Pass The Peas: The Best Of The J.B.'s
2000, CD, ,
Soul/Funk
Yoichi Murata
Hook Up
1999, ,
Jazz-Funk
The J.B.'s Reunion*
Bring The Funk On Down
1999
Various
Source Rocks
1998, ,
Leftfield/Synth-pop
Various
James Brown's Original Funky Divas
1998
James Brown
Say It Live And Loud (08.26.68 Live In Dallas)
1998, CD, ,
Funk
Various
Best Of Go Jazz
1997, CD,
Howard “Guitar” Luedtke* And Blue Max
Face To Face With The Blues
1996, CD, False Dog Records
Various
Madison Music Collective - Gathering
1996, CD, Album, Comp, Not On Label (Madison Music Collective Self-released), ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Bop/Cool Jazz/Easy Listening/Contemporary Jazz
Various
Go Jazz Singing Singles
1996,
Garbage
Garbage Video
1996
Ben Sidran
Mr. P's Shuffle
1996, CD, ,
Fusion/Rhythm & Blues
James Brown
Funk Power - 1970: A Brand New Thang
1996
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd Got Soul (The Best Of Bobby Byrd)
1995, CD, ,
Funk
The J.B.'s
Funky Good Time: The Anthology
1995, 2x CD, ,
Funk
Juster
What I See What I Think
1995
Garbage
Garbage
1995, ,
Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Various
Phat Trax - The Best Of Old School Vol. 4
1994, CD, ,
Funk/Disco
The Common Faces
Real Life
1993, CD, Album, YaYaYaYa,
James Brown
Get On The Good Foot
1993, CD, ,
Funk
James Brown
Soul Pride (The Instrumentals 1960-1969)
1993, 2x CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Various
Jim Payne's New York Funk Vol.1
1993, CD, ,
Funk
Pee Wee Ellis
Blues Mission
1993,
Phil Upchurch
The Tide Keeps Lifting Me
1992, CD, Single, Go Jazz, Go Jazz, ,
Fusion/Modern Electric Blues/Funk
Phil Upchurch
Whatever Happened To The Blues
1992, CD, ,
Fusion/Modern Electric Blues/Funk
The Pharcyde
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
1992, CD Specialty Pressing,
Doc DeHaven
There Is No Greater Love
1991, CD, Album, Not On Label,
The Common Faces
Over The Edge
1991, CD, Album, YaYaYaYa, ,
Bluegrass/Folk/Soul
King All Stars
The Fabulous King All Stars
1991
James Brown
Star Time
1991, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Soul/Funk
John Thulin
John Thulin And The Whad' Ya Know? Band
1990, CD, Album, Wisconsin Public Radio, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Soul-Jazz
The Common Faces
The Common Faces
1990
James Brown & The Famous Flames
I Got The Feelin'
1990
Cris Plata
Spreading The Rumor
1989, LP, Album, Ponytrax, ,
Country/Tejano
James Brown
Duets
1989, Vinyl, ,
Soul/Funk
Randy Sabien
Fiddlehead Blues
1988
James Brown
Motherlode
1988, Vinyl, ,
Funk
Various
James Brown's Funky People (Part 2)
1988, 2x Vinyl, ,
Soul/Funk
James Brown
Live At The Apollo Volume II
1987, 2x CD Digipak, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
James Brown
CD Of JB II (Cold Sweat And Other Soul Classics)
1987, CD, ,
Soul/Funk
Robert J.
I'm Yours
1986, 7", Single, Crusada Records
James Brown
In The Jungle Groove
1986, ,
Soul/Funk
James Brown
CD Of JB (Sex Machine And Other Soul Classics)
1985, CD, ,
Soul/Funk
Stone Foundation
Stone Foundation
1982, 7", Upstart Records (9)
Bill O'Brien
Cool At The Union
1980, LP, Album, Raven Records (16)
Various
Yes Nukes 14 Atomic Powered Cuts
1980, Vinyl, ,
New Wave/Hard Rock/Punk
James Vincent
Space Traveler
1976, Vinyl, ,
Prog Rock/Jazz-Funk
Blume
Do It Now
1974, 7", Mad City
Ben Sidran
Don't Let Go
1974
Ben Sidran
Puttin' In Time On Planet Earth
1973, ,
Fusion/Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Jazz-Funk
The J.B's*
Hot Pants Road / The Grunt
1972, 7", Single, Polydor, ,
Funk
The JB's*
Food For Thought (Pass The Peas I Mean Gimme Some More)
1972, Vinyl Scranton Pressing, ,
Funk
Ben Sidran
I Lead A Life
1972
James Brown
Funky Drummer
1970
James Brown
Sex Machine
1970
Steve Soul
Popcorn With A Feeling
1970, Vinyl, ,
Funk/Novelty/Break-In
James Brown
It's A New Day So Let A Man Come In
1970, Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing,
James Brown
Maybe I'll Understand / I Love You
1969, 7", Single, S/Edition, King Records (3), King Records (3)
James Brown
Say It Loud I'm Black And I'm Proud
1969
James Brown
It's A Mother
1969, Vinyl, ,
Funk
Marva Whitney
Live And Lowdown At The Apollo
1969, Vinyl, ,
Soul/Funk
James Brown & The Famous Flames
James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul
1968
Various
Nothing But Funk (12 JB Produced Funk Instrumentals 1967-1977)
LP, Comp, Funky People (2), ,
Funk
Various
Nothing But Funk Volume 3 (11 Selections Of James Brown Rarities From 1963-1973)
LP, Comp, Funky People (2), ,
Soul
Various
Nothing But Funk Volume 2 (11 Selections Of Rare JB Funkiness From 1967 - 1977)
LP, Comp, Funky People (2), ,
Funk
Various
Nothing But Funk Volume 4 (11 James Brown Produced Rarities From 1963-1975)
LP, Comp, Funky People (2), ,
Soul/Funk
James Brown
Foundations Of Funk - A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969
2x CD, ,
Funk
James Brown
The Complete Apollo Concert
Various
For The Love Of The King Volume VII: Humanity And Hip Hop
2022, CD, Comp, Gat, Bootzilla Records
Various
The Many Faces Of Prince (A Journey Through The Inner World Of Prince)
2016, ,
Funk/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Disco
Various
Boogie Boogie Nights!
2014, 3xCD, Comp, Music Brothers
Various
La Música Disco (Reinas De La Noche)
2011, 3xCD, Comp, Multimusic
Various
The Sound Of Acid Jazz (Soulful Funky Jazzy Beats, Rhymes, Vocals And Sounds!)
2010, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Documents
Various
Soulpower The Best Of Year One
2005, CD, Soulpower Records
Various
Smokin' Traps: The Drums Project On The 2
1998, CD, Comp, P-Vine Records
Various
Lo Más Funky 2
1998
Various
Funk Food 2 - Have It Your Way
1996, CD, Comp, Soulciety Records, ,
Disco/Funk/Hip Hop
Various
Groove Master Compilation 2 (Selected By GeGè Telesforo)
CD, Comp, Groove Master Edition, Edel
James Brown
The Soul Train Sessions 1973-74
2022, LP, Album, Unofficial, WHP
James Brown
Sex Machine
2021, CD, ,
Funk
The Black Eyed Peas*
Elephunk
2003, CD, ,
RnB/Swing/Conscious
Garbage
Garbage
1995, ,
Alternative Rock/Pop Rock
Various Artists*
Live In America
1993, 2xCD, Comp, Unofficial, The Easy Rider Years Live,
James Brown
It's A Mother
1969, ,
Funk
James Brown
CD Of JB II (Cold Sweat And Other Soul Classics)
CD, ,
Soul/Funk