Give The Drummer(s) Some: The History of Funk Drumming (w/ Jay Mumford)

In this, the first full episode of the Black etc podcast, I speak with drummer Jay Mumford of The Du-Rites about the history of funk drumming styles from the '60s through the '80s. We also discuss Jay's childhood funk fandom and how he eventually made the decision to become a professional funk drummer himself later in life.

This episode is a funk music history lesson jam-packed with deep knowledge and music references.

• You can find Jay's music at his website: jaymumfordmusic.com

• Give The Drummer Some interview series (Jay Mumford’s print interviews with legendary funk drummers for Redbull Music Academy)

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Episode Notes:

• “Bounce Rock Skate Roll” – Vaughan Mason & The Crew

• “Good Times” – Chic

• Kool & The Gang

  • "Funky" George Brown

  • Robert “Kool” Bell

  • Claydes Smith

  • “NT”

  • “Soul Vibrations”

  • “Who’s Gonna Take the Weight”

  • “Let The Music Take Your Mind”

  • Live at the Sex Machine

  • “Ladies’ Night”

  • “Chocolate Buttermilk”

  • “Celebration”

  • “Too Hot”

• Slave

  • “Just a Touch of Love”

  • The Hardness of the World

  • “Slide”

  • Mark Adams

  • Steve Arrington

  • Tim Dozier

• Eloise Laws

• Brass Construction

• (Hamilton) Bohannon

• Fernando Saunders

• B.T. Express

  • Leslie Ming

• Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

• Ohio Players

  • Greg Webster

  • James “Diamond” Williams

• Average White Band

  • Steve Ferrone

• WAR

  • BB Dickerson

  • Harold Brown

  • “Spill The Wine”

  • “Low Rider”

• Rose Royce / Total Concept Unlimited

  • Duke Jobe

  • Henry Garner

• “Ain't It Hell Up in Harlem” (live on The Midnight Special) -- Edwin Starr

• Sly & The Family Stone

  • “Dance To The Music” -- Sly & The Family Stone

• Cameo

  • Larry Blackmon

  • Aaron Mills

  • Gary Dow

• James Brown

  • Clyde Stubblefield

    • Give The Drummer Some - Clyde Stubblefield documentary by Trevor Banks

  • Bernard Odum

  • Jabo Starks

  • Nat Jones

  • Melvin Parker

  • Clayton Fillyau

  • “Cold Sweat”

  • “Soul Pride”

  • “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”

  • “I Feel Good”

  • “Give it Up or Turn it a Loose”

  • James Brown Live @ The Boston Garden (1968)

• “You Baby” -- The Turtles

• Dyke & The Blazers

  • “Funky Broadway”

  • Rodney Brown

• The Meters

  • Zigaboo Modeliste

  • James Black

• Kashif

• Earth Wind & Fire

  • Fred White

  • Ralph Johnson

  • Verdine White

  • Maurice White

• Dwight Burns

  • TSU Toronadoes

    • “Tighten Up” -- Archie Bell & the Drells

• “Dizzy” – Tommy Roe

• Jimi Hendrix Experience

  • “Little Miss Lover”

  • Mitch Mitchell

• “Funky Nassau” – The Beginning of the End

• Bernard Purdie

  • “Memphis Soul Stew” – King Curtis

• Booker T. & the M.G.’s

  • Al Jackson

  • “Hip Hug-Her”

• The Funk Brothers (Motown)

  • Benny Benjamin

  • Richard “Pistol” Allen

  • Uriel Jones

• A Tribe Called Quest

  • “Scenario”

  • “Can I Kick It”

• Pete Rock

• Large Professor

• “Amen Brother” – The Winstons

• Mike Clark

• Elvin Jones

• Max Roach

• Mannie Fresh

• Timbaland

• Kenny Clarke

• Connie Kay

• Herbie Hancock

  • Miles Davis Quintet

  • The Headhunters

• Grover Washington

• Kudu / CTI

• Bob James

• Idris Muhammad

  • “Crab Apple”

  • “Turn This Mother Out”

• Steve Gadd

• The Wrecking Crew

  • Earl Palmer

• David Axelrod

• Isaac “Redd” Holt/ Young-Holt Unlimited

  • “Wah Wah Man”

  • Ramsey Lewis

• Joe Dukes

  • Jack McDuff

  • “Spinning Wheel” – Lonnie Smith

• Midnight Special TV Series

• Questlove

• New Birth

  • Robin Russell

  • (James) Mtume

    • “Juicy Fruit”

• “NY State of Mind” – Nas

• JR Robinson

• Earl Young

• Adrian Quesada

• Joshy Soul

• Terin Ector

• Morris Jennings

• Curtis Mayfield

  • Quinton Joseph

  • Ty McCullen

• James Gadson

• Yogi Horton

• Eddie Bo

  • Yusef Lateef

  • Ellis Marsalis

• Gaylord Birch

• Sandy McKee

• David Garibaldi

• Parliament-Funkadelic

  • Tiki Fulwood

  • “Funky Woman”

  • “Moonshine Heather”

  • Osmium

  • Jerome “Bigfoot” Brailey

• D Train

• “I Get The Job Done” – Big Daddy Kane

• Twin Hype

• Doug Lazy

• “Scorpio” – Dennis Coffey

• "The Lovermaniacs (Sex)" – Bobbie Knight & The Universal Lady

• BreakBeat Lou

• “Dance to the Drummer's Beat” – Herman Kelly & Life

• “Apache” – Incredible Bongo Band

• Rap-A-Lot Records

  • N.O. Joe

  • Mike Dean

  • Scarface

• Frank’s Place

• South Central

• Roc

• “Burn Hollywood Burn” – Public Enemy ft. Ice Cube & Big Daddy Kane

• The White Shadow

• Hollywood Shuffle