- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Instrumental
- Released on
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Color Him Father
Single
May 1969 - Other release
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Color Him Father
Album
July 1969 - Comments
- A six-second drum break in the middle of the song, performed by the band's drummer Gregory R. Coleman, was picked up by New York's hip-hop scene in the late 1980s. Slowed from its original 135bpm (beats per minute), the looped break - later known as 'The Amen Break' - offered the perfect backdrop for laid-back rap songs. According to the WhoSampled website it would become the most used sample in history, featuring in more than 6000 performances.
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- Licensing
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