Who samples who
The most commercially successful pop group of the 1970s, the origins of the Swedish superstars ABBA dated back to 1966, when keyboardist and vocalist Benny Andersson first teamed with guitarist and vocalist Bjorn Ulvaeus. The two performers began composing songs together and handling session and production work for Polar Music/Union Songs. At the same time, [...]
George Duke started playing the piano at 7, inspired by Duke Ellington. He worked with Al Jarreau in the 60s. In 1969, Duke accompanied Jean-Luc Ponty, recording with the violinist. After eight months with Don Ellis’ Orchestra, he joined Frank Zappa for much of 1970. Duke spent 1971-1972 with Cannonball Adderley and [...]
Group founder and leader Frankie Beverly was born and raised in the musical city of Philadelphia, and began singing as a child in church. In the early 70s he moved with his new group to San Francisco, where he met Marvin Gaye, who took a liking to the group and helped them land a [...]
Giorgio Moroder (born Giovanni Giorgio Moroder on April 26, 1940 in Ortisei, Italy) is an Academy Award winning Italian record producer, songwriter and performer, whose groundbreaking work with synthesizers during the 1970s was a significant influence on new wave, techno and electronic music in general. He produced some Donna Summer’s disco hits, including “I Feel [...]
James Brown (1933-2006) is probably the most sampled artist in music today, so an exhaustive list of used samples is out of the question. Here’s an (incomplete) list of songs that use bits and pieces of the music of the “Godfather of Soul”.
source: the-breaks.com
Night Train: (King 1961)
“Night Train”
- Carlito - “Fame Game”
- Kool Moe Dee [...]
The “Amen Break” is four bars of the drum break lifted from the song “Amen Brother” as performed by the 1960s funk/soul outfit The Winstons. The song is an uptempo, instrumental rendition of the gospel music classic “Amen”. It is unknown, but doubtful, whether the drummer, G.C. Coleman, has received any royalties for the sampling [...]
London-born singer Labi Siffre has spent his career breaking down boundaries. The openly gay singer has built a small cult following with works that deal squarely with homophobia and racism. In addition to his nine albums, the multi-talented Siffre has written three books of poetry and has also written for the stage.
Musically, Siffre is known [...]
Stephen Winwood was born May 12, 1948, in England. In 1963 Steve (then 15) and his brother Muff joined guitarist Spencer Davis to form the Spencer Davis Group. Although he was only 15, Steve’s vocals were astoundingly soulful and mature, and his skills at the piano were also advanced beyond his years. The Spencer Davis [...]
The members of the Commodores came together as a result of two groups disbanding: the Mystics and the Jays. Initially formed to simply play music as a pastime and to meet girls, the lineup consisted of William King (trumpet), Thomas McClary (guitar), Ronald LaPread (bass), Walter “Clyde” Orange (drums), Lionel Richie (saxophone), and Milan Williams [...]
Roberta Flack was the daughter of a church organist and started playing piano early enough to get a music scholarship and eventual degree from Howard University. Her first two albums at Atlantic were well-received but produced no hit singles; however, that all changed when a version of Ewan MacColl’s “The First Time Ever I Saw [...]
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