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"I want everyone to lay out and let the drummer go!" Thus James Brown sings to his faithful drummer who unleashes one of the most sampled beats of all time. Deceptively laidback, Clyde's innovative hi-hat, bass and snare drum patterns from 1969 set a pattern for funk for decades to come.

Where to find it: In The Jungle Groove compilation, 1986

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