Who is Gregory Coleman?
He played one of the most sampled drum breaks in history and was never paid for it.
Gregory Coleman · drummer, The Winstons
What it became
- Played on Amen, Brother (The Winstons, 1969). Coleman played the seven-second, four-bar break at about 1:26. He died homeless and destitute in 2006. Source: Wikipedia: Amen break, Wikipedia: The Winstons, Yahoo News: How the Amen break became the most sampled drum break
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