Give The Drummer Some!

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Since the thread title comes from James Brown, I'll start off with him. The drum break from this song (played by Clyde Stubblefield) is one of the most sampled ever. Even George Michael used it in Waiting For That Day.
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Clyde speaks to an audience in 2008.
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Ringo Starr plays an interesting pattern on Tomorrow Never Knows.
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Stevie Wonder

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Karen Carpenter

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Chaka Khan

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Stewart Copeland
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Neil Peart
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Here's one of my favorite songs. It's by percussionist Airto Moreira.
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Max Roach

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