When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Gregory C Coleman's brilliant four-bar break from The Winston's 1969 cut Amen Brother is one of ...

For decades now, sampling has been changing the sound and feel of the music we listen to. Taking a small part from an earlier piece of music, looping it and using it to create something new. Some of ...

Master Gregory C Coleman's displaced beat from The Winstons' 'Amen, Brother' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Some sampled loops ...

The 20-second break was part of a song by the Winstons, a multiracial soul band. Despite the Amen break's seminal popularity across music genres, the Winstons never received royalties. Nobody ...

The "Amen break" is arguably the most important 6 seconds of music ever recorded. With the popularization of sampling, the 4-bar drum solo (originally from The Winstons' 1969 track "Amen, Brother") ...

What do Salt-N-Pepa, Amy Winehouse, Oasis and the theme song to the animated TV show "Futurama" have in common - these six seconds. (SOUNDBITE OF THE WINSTONS' "AMEN, BROTHER") SHAPIRO: This is called ...

The “Amen break” is one of music’s most beloved and essential samples, ranking up there with “Funky Drummer” and “Think (About It)” as the most used breaks in hip-hop, dance and rock. Snatched from ...

The 'Amen break' is the most sampled drum break in music history, appearing in over 6,000 songs. The 20-second break was part of a song by the Winstons, a multiracial soul band. Despite the Amen break ...