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I suspect we’re all on the lookout for ways/reasons to “feel good” this holiday season…
…and who better to turn than to the old masters of funk and soul drumming.
That’s why, this week, I’ve curated a list of my favorite classic funk beats, and the drummers who invented them. I purposefully avoided looking at other drummers’ “top five” lists before making mine, but I suspect none of these funk pioneers will be controversial.
They’re the same folks on everybody’s “comfort listening playlist”.
They’re in so many movie soundtracks I hope they’re getting paid handsomely.
These drummers and beats are so famous, they’re even famous to non-drummers.
But that doesn’t mean what they do is easy.
Do we really know how these famous beats are played? With all the nuances?
This week, a trip down memory lane: revisiting the classic funk and soul beats we all grew up with - even before we knew we wanted to play the drums - with just a little detail about how to play them. (This is far from an exhaustive lesson on the topic, for which you could do hours on each of them.)
Please enjoy, and wherever you are in the world, and whatever holiday you celebrate, have a good one!