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Bootsy Collins Remembers Clyde Stubblefield & Jabo Starks On New Single

On: November 10, 2024

Bootsy Collins remembers drummers Clyde Stubblefield and Jabo Starks on his latest single, “The JB’s Tribute Pastor P.” They all worked together in James Brown’s band and helped Brown create some of his funk classics. Stubblefield will be forever remembered for creating the famous break from “Funky Drummer.” His drumsContinue Reading

R.I.P. John “Jabo” Starks

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By: blakcitrus

On: May 3, 2018

[youtube id=”3hSdvuqqiT8″]Â John “Jabo” Starks who helped provide the backbone of James Brown’s most revered lineup died Tuesday at his home in Mobile, Alabama after suffering from luekemia. The 79-year old drummer was responsible for creating the rhythms some of Brown’s most celebrated work with Clyde “Funky Drummer” Stubblefield including “GetContinue Reading