The six-second drum roll that everyone rips off

The six-second drum roll that everyone rips off

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norman lebrecht

March 29, 2015

Apair of British DJs have set up an online campaign to compensate a musician who, in 1969, co-created the most reused drum riff in popular music. The BBC has the full story, with musical inserts, here.

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(riff at 1:26)


full audio history above

Comments

  • Scott Fields says:

    That’s a “drum fill” not a “drum roll.”

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