In 1969, soul music group The Winstons released the single “Color Him Father” which would go on to reach number 2 on the R&B; charts and number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and win them a Grammy Award in 1970 for Best R&B; song.
However what is most remarkable about this record comes from the song on the B-side, “Amen, Brother”, specifically a six second drum break in the middle of the tune that has since become one of the most heavily sampled drum breaks in the course of electronic music and played a foundational role in the evolution of hip hop, jungle and breakbeat genres.
Nate Harrison provides a brilliant look into what has come to be known as “The Amen Break”.
