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FUNKY MONDAYS
with CLYDE STUBBLEFIELD

Every Monday night, James Brown's original "Funky Drummer", Clyde Stubblefield hosts "Funky Mondays" at the King Club. Featuring his friends, Steve "The Doctor" Skaggs-Keyboards, Joe Wickham-Guitar, Dave Goplen-Bass, Brian Husk-Sax, Pete Nelson-Trumpet, Alex Leong-Trombone, and Paula-Congas. Guest Singers including, amongst others; The amazing earthy songstress Carolynn Black and sultry chanteuse Kari Daley. Clyde is often joined by Madison's original Mr Sou l- Charlie Brooks, who shows us just how sweet a song can be - and he's got some moves to back it up! Charlie is also fighting a serious life threatening illness right now - If you can help please go to the link on our Home page. Keep your eyes and ears open for special guests each week!

Memorable guests have included:
-Jonathon Jab'o Starks
-Fred Wesley
-The John Scofield Band
-"Stomp"
-Tab Benoit
-Westside Andy
-Joel Adams
-Joey B. Banks, and many others!!

Clyde Stubblefield is the worlds most sampled drummer, and his sticks are on display at the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame! See this living legend every Monday night at the King Club!

Clyde Stubblefield started his musical career as a child in Chattanooga, TN, "playing on tin can lids, pasteboard boxes - everything." Since then Clyde has played all over the world and recorded with some of the greatest funk, soul and R&B performers including James Brown, Otis Redding, and Clayton Fillyau.

While recording and performing with James Brown, Clyde joined John "Jab'o" Starks and they became known as the funkiest men alive. Clyde recorded "Funky Drummer". He and Jab'o are the most sampled drum tracks in the world. Recently, Clyde and Jab'o have appeared on the cover of
Modern Drummer and Stick It Magazines.

His and Jab'o's instructional video's, Soul of the Funky Drummers, special guest are Fred Wesley, John Schofield, John Medeski and Fred Thomas. The new JB's CD, Bring the Funk on Down, is produced by Fred Wesley. October 1999 he toured with the JB's in Japan.

Clyde was the WAMI 2000 Hall of Fame Inductee and was honored in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 8 May 2000. Clyde's drum sticks are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

 
   
 
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