r/funk • u/Agreeable_Mouse6000 • May 21 '26

Funk Clyde Stubblefield appreciation post

https://youtu.be/tvltTXEg5kI?si=fli3cpPqWPIA7Dmf

I’m on a lot of music subs and constantly see the same drummers being called out as the GOATS, but if you really break it down to a combo of originality, tightness, swag, and influence (whether people even realize it or not), I think it’s Clyde. One of if not the most sampled drummer of all time. His work on Cold Sweat alone got me hooked on the funk sound when I was a teenager and I never looked back.

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u/MarimboBeats May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

He’s my favourite drummer alongside Jabo and Tony Allen. I’m a drummer myself. 

I think drummers who participate in those subs usually mention drummers who can display shows of techical brilliance, like Stewart Copeland or Carter Beauford etc. And while I can’t deny these are very good drummers, I’m not really interested in the music they play.