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“Another One Bites the Dust”, “Bicycle Race”, “Don’t Stop Me Now”, “Fight from the Inside”, “Flash”, “I Want to Break Free”, “I’m Going Slightly Mad”, “It’s A Kind of Magic”, “Keep Yourself Alive”, “Machines (Back to Human)”, “More Of That Jazz”, “One Vision”, “Play the Game”, “Procession”, “Radio Gaga”, “Save Me”, “Seven Seas of Rhya”, […]
The only superstar performer disco ever produced, Summer has a good voice and substantial songwriting talent, but her great gift is acting: she projected a hedonistic sexual image so effectively she became the poster child for 70’s excess. Born in Boston, Donna Summer moved to Germany and appeared in musicals including Hair and […]
In the late ’70s, when Motown was not doing so well, Rick James came along and rescued the company. “You and I” and “Mary Jane“, both on James’ debut album, Come and Get It! (Jun 1978) were huge pop hits. After the less succesfull Bustin’ Out of L Seven , James returned to form with […]
Making a list of all James Brown samples ever used would be virtually impossible, but here we focus on just one, probably the most sampled drum loop of all times: “Funky Drummer”, recorded in 1969. The drums were played by Clyde Stubblefield. I don’t expect this list to be complete.
“Funky Drummer”
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Led by vocalist Eugene Record, the Chi-Lites had a lush, creamy sound distinguished by their four-part harmonies and layered productions. During the early ’70s, they racked up 11 Top Ten R&B singles, ranging from the romantic ballads “Have You Seen Her” and “Oh Girl” to protest songs like “(For God’s Sake) Give More Power to […]
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