mjzee Posted May 2, 2018 Report Posted May 2, 2018 Jabo Starks, a drummer steeped in blues whose steady groove became the backbone for many of James Brown's hits, died on Tuesday at his home in Mobile, Ala. He was 79. See: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/01/obituaries/jabo-starks-drummer-for-james-brown-dies-at-79.html Quote
corto maltese Posted May 4, 2018 Report Posted May 4, 2018 "Now tell you what I want you to do Now when I say hit it I want you to hit it You hear me, Jabo But when I say quit it I want you to quit it You ready, hit it, hit it Quit it Well, it looks like you Got a bad night tonight But you gonna be mellow I know you're all right Have another, nah, be cool All right, you ready Now hit it, come on Quit it Bud got tired and quit on us All right, you still got the groove You still got the groove Bring it up, bring it up, come on Bring it up, bring it up now Bring it up Antoinette Can you cut the thing down Fade me on outta here Cause I got to leave anyway Fade it on out, I'm gone" James Brown "Get It Together" (1968) Quote
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