# Xampled: The Average White Band

One of the few white groups to cross the color line and achieve success and credibility playing funk, with their tight, fiery sound also belying their Scottish heritage, evoking American R&B hotbeds like Detroit, Memphis, and Philadelphia instead. In 1974 The Average White Band topped the American pop charts with the Arif Mardin-produced instrumental "Pick Up the Pieces."

"Pick Up The Pieces"

Public Enemy: Night of the Living Baseheads

Chris Rock ft ODB: Me & ODB

Real Roxanne: Her Bad Self

Stezo: Talking Sense and Jimmy's Gettin' Funky

"Stop The Rain"

Leena Conquest: Boundaries

Gangstarr: Gotta Get Over

Detroits Most Wanted: Backstabber

"When Will You Be Mine"

Mark Ronson: She's Got Me

"Cut The Cake"

Beastie Boys: Dis Yourself in '89 (Just Do It)

"Person To Person"

P. Daddy: Friend

Public Enemy: Air Hoodlum

"Schoolboy Crush"

Janet Jackson: The New Agenda

De la Soul: Do as De La Does and Strictly Dan Stuckie

Diana King: Shy Guy

TLC: Ain't Too Proud To Beg

"Love Your Life"

A Tribe Called Quest: Check The Rhyme

Fatboy Slim: Love Life

Stereo MCs: Use It

# Xampled: Minnie Riperton

Born in Chicago on November 8, 1947. Stevie Wonder agreed to co-produce Minnie Riperton's 1974 album Perfect Angel, which contained the international blockbuster "Lovin' You".

"Loving you", probably one of the most romantic songs ever, with little birds tweeting and Minnie's etheric voice

The Orb: A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From the Centre of the Ultraworld

"Inside My Love"

Tupac Shakur: Me against the world

Jean-Jacques Smoothie: Two People

# Xampled: Patrice Rushen

Born on September 30, 1954, in Los Angeles, keyboardist/singer/songwriter/arranger/musical director Patrice Rushen has had an outstanding career with several Top Ten R&B hits, including "Haven't You Heard," "Forget Me Nots," "Feels So Real," and "Watch Out".

"Forget Me Nots" - probably her best known hit single, with the funky synth bass and the high pizzicato strings

Will Smith: Men In Black

George Michael: Fastlove

"Haven't you heard"

Daddy's Favourite: I Feel Good Things For You

"You Remind Me"

R. Kelly: Remind Me

"Hang it Up"

Deff Jeff: Hang It Up

"Groove Thang"

Zhané: Groove Thang

"Let your Heart be free"

Meikbar: Feelings

"Haw-Right Now"

Force Of Nature: Loopaddiction

(thx to Jurriaan from BeyondJazz)

# Why Xampled?

Ever since I heard Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight, with the bass line from Chic's Good Times, I've been a sucker for creative sampling. Apart from the occasional home-brew sampling experiment, I also like to collect original songs of well known samples. James Brown, Diana Ross, Patrice Rushen, Cymande, ... I've just got to have them on CD or vinyl.
So here I want to talk about the sampled and the samplers, the originals and the re-users, sometimes focusing on a certain artist, a genre, a trend or an example of exceptional skill. If I can find a way of legally and affordably offering sound bites, I will do that too!

I was going to start with Stevie Wonder, but eventhough I have over 30 covers of songs of his, I still have to do some research on actual sampling. The drums in Superstition are so cool, they must have been used somewehere.