A YEAR AFTER HIS DEATH, STUBBLEFIELD
IS REMEMBERED
Madison Magazine
It didn’t take long for Clyde Stubblefield to start hating his greatest creation. The 20-second drum break, which he first played in a Cincinnati studio near the end of an exhausting 1969 tour with James Brown, was by his own admission a product of boredom and frustration. “It was something I just put together to pass time away,” he told “The Trap Set,” a Los Angeles-based podcast about drummers, in 2016. It was an afterthought. A bit of half-hearted noodling.
LOCAL MUSICIANS HOPE TO BE PART OF A "MUSIC CITY"
Madison Magazine
It didn’t take long for Clyde Stubblefield to start hating his greatest creation. The 20-second drum break, which he first played in a Cincinnati studio near the end of an exhausting 1969 tour with James Brown, was by his own admission a product of boredom and frustration. “It was something I just put together to pass time away,” he told “The Trap Set,” a Los Angeles-based podcast about drummers, in 2016. It was an afterthought. A bit of half-hearted noodling.
“Remembering Clyde Stubblefield”
TRAPSET February 20, 2017
Clyde Stubblefield was a towering genius whose drumming helped define modern popular music...
“Joey B. Takes on a New Challenge with Lady Day”
CAP TIMES March 29, 2017
Drummer Joey B. Banks, known as simply “Joey B.” among Madison musicians, has been playing and teaching professionally for decades. He’s a promoter, a founder and music director of Black Star Drum Line, and music directs...
“A Tribute to Clyde Stubblefield”
MAX INK March 2017
The crowd was at capacity for the most recent Funky Monday show with friends, family, supporters, and fans standing shoulder to shoulder at High Noon Saloon in Madison....
“Drummer Clyde Stubblefield dies at 73”
NBC 15 March 2017
“Band Plays Tribute to Madison Music Legend Clyde Stubblefield”
WKOW 27 February 27, 2017
Funk music blasted Monday night on the city's near east side to pay tribute to a Madison music legend....
“Iconic Funky Drummer Clyde Stubblefield Leaves an International Legacy”
Channel 3000 February 27, 2017
Local musicians honored the late Clyde Stubblefield Monday at the High Noon Saloon....
“Hundreds Attend Event to Honor Larger then Life Clyde Stubblefield”
HOST Madison February 25, 2017
Clyde Stubblefield was the legendary “Funky Drummer” who influenced musicians since the late 1960s...
“Madison Funk Music Legend Clyde Stubblefield dies at 73”
Cap Times February 18, 2017
Clyde Stubblefield, a Madison music legend, former drummer for James Brown and one of the most sampled artists of all time, died Saturday of kidney failure. He was 73...
“The Beat Goes On”
Isthmus February 9, 2017
Joey Banks, who’s performed professionally since he was 16, keeps an impressive — some might say impossible — schedule of playing in nine different bands, including funk/rock hybrid the Big Payback and cover band Steely Dane.
Longtime Drummer Banks on 20 years of Birthdays
WI State Journal November 4, 2016
Joey Banks, one of Madison’s busiest drummers, plays in nine local bands, six of which are playing Sunday at his annual birthday party, which helps raise money for Black Star Drum Line....
New Madison Songwriting Conference, Festival Unveiled for 2017
The Cap Times October 26, 2016
A new music conference and festival on songwriting coming in 2017 could help turn Madison into a "great music city," said organizers at a Tuesday night launch event. The municipally funded Madison Songwriter Conference & Festival, first teased earlier this month, will be held over four days next June. Its mission, as outlined ...
Mitch Henck Show
Joey B. Banks & Gabe Burdulis
June 24, 2016
Joey B. Banks might be the hardest-working man in Madison show business — or at least the hardest-working drummer...
“Know Your Madisonian: Joey B. Banks Tunes Youth in to Music”
Wisconsin State Journal October 8, 2015
Joey B. Banks might be the hardest-working man in Madison show business — or at least the hardest-working drummer...
“Talk of the Town | Mad City Arts Academy”
CW57 Wisconsin September 29, 2015
“Clyde Stubblefield Scholarship Fund Benefit”
Isthmus Magazine August 30, 2015
Funk drumming mainstay Clyde Stubblefield has long been a source of inspiration for young musicians, and now he’s getting down to brass tacks...
“Concerts aimed at leaving legacy for Clyde Stubblefield”
Madison.com September 11, 2015
“Concerts benefit scholarship fund of Madison’s ‘Funky Drummer’ Clyde Stubblefield”
Wisconsin State Journal September 11, 2015
The performers on the bill at the Barrymore Theatre tonight could headline a show in their own right. But they’ll be making music in the name of another Madison music legend: Clyde Stubblefield...
“Clyde Stubblefield: an in-depth interview with the future Hall of Famer!”
Maximum Ink September 2015
“I am a happy man.”
Talking with Clyde Stubblefield during the past couple of weeks, the one feeling he’s pointed out each time, is his happiness.
Joey Banks & Clyde Stubblefield Musical Guests
Mitch Henck Show August 28, 2015
Joey B. Banks takes home 6 MAMA Awards
"Drummer/Percussionsist of the Year", Joey B. Banks.
"Youth Performer of the Year", Black Star Drum Line.
"Children's Song of the Year " 'Slam' Black Star Drum Line.
"Cover Band of the Year", Steely Dane.
"Jazz Performer of the Year", Big Payback.
"Hip Hop Song of the Year, 'Pray'", Anthony Lamarr.
"Age-Out: A Scout's Honor"
an article by: Drum Corps International
"With 20 members ages nine to 19, Madison, Wisconsin’s Black Star Drum Line may be relatively young and relatively small. But since forming in 2008, the group has made an increasingly big impact around the city. And for the group’s founder Joey B. Banks, a GRAMMY-nominated drummer, educator, producer—and Madison Scouts alum—that’s just as it should be......."
Black Star Drum Line taps into drum corps history
See what the Black Star Drum Line is up to latley, making history and jamming hard on their drums! Click on the link bellow to find out more!
Precision Drum
Joey is proud to represent Precision Drum as his chosen drum set to play. Click on the link below and find out more!
Rich Sticks
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