In hip-hop and modern beat production, the samples you select shape the groove, texture, and professionalism of your track. From iconic breakbeats to custom-programmed MIDI drums, smart choices ...

Alongside co-producer Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam shaped the sound of the '80s and '90s. Now he’s got the future in his sights ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Gadson, October 2017 (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) James Gadson, a prolific session drummer who played on hit records by the ...

James Gadson, a prolific session drummer who played on hit records by the likes of Diana Ross, the Jackson 5, and Bill Withers, has died. “He was a great husband, father, grandfather, great ...

James Gadson — the veteran R&B, soul, funk and rock drummer who played with Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Paul McCartney and many others — has died at the age of 86. Gadson's wife, Barbara, ...

Born and raised in Durban, Sphamandla Quniso Ngema, popularly known as Funky Qla, is famous for carrying the pulse of a city that has shaped South Africa’s most influential dance genres through his ...

Genres and subgenres come and go. It’s the nature of music. Sounds and tastes change with the ebb and flow of popular culture and music technology, and it continues to evolve today. However, back in ...

If you're a music fan who hasn't thought much about drumming (I'm guilty on both counts), "Backbeats" will be a revelation. Amateur drummer John Lingan divides his book into 15 chapters about 15 ...

“Give the drummer some,” said the voice of funk soul pioneer James Brown as it rang out above his band on the 1967 recording of Cold Sweat. The drummer in question was Clyde Stubblefield who was said ...