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In this Oct. 23, 2013 photo, legendary drummer Clyde Stubblefield, is pictured with his wife Jody Hannon, in their Madison, Wis. home prior to his being honored with the Yamaha Legacy Award Oct. 25, at the Wisconsin State Music Conference in Madison. Stubblefield, a drummer for James Brown who created one of the most widely sampled drum breaks ever, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at age 73. His wife, Jody, told The Associated Press that Stubblefield died of kidney failure at a Madison, Wis., hospital. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

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In this Oct. 23, 2013 photo, legendary drummer Clyde Stubblefield, is pictured in his Madison, Wis. home. Stubblefield, a drummer for James Brown who created one of the most widely sampled drum breaks ever, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at age 73. His wife, Jody Hannon, told The Associated Press that Stubblefield died of kidney failure at a Madison, Wis., hospital. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

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In this Sept. 4, 2015 photo, legendary drummer Clyde Stubblefield plays a set on the drums at Sosonic studio before a performance to raise money for a scholarship fund established in his name in Madison, Wis. Stubblefield, a drummer for James Brown who created one of the most widely sampled drum breaks ever, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at age 73. His wife, Jody Hannon, told The Associated Press that Stubblefield died of kidney failure at a Madison, Wis., hospital. (Amber Arnod/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)