Part of the waveform for the Amen break, including the crash at the end
The Amen break is a drum break that has been widely sampled in popular music. It comes from the 1969 track "Amen, Brother" by the American soul group the Winstons, released as the B-side of the 1969 single "Color Him Father". The drum break lasts seven seconds and was performed by Gregory Coleman.
With the rise of hip hop in the 1980s, the Amen break was used in hits including "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A and "Keep It Going Now" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. In the 1990s, it became a staple of drum and bass and jungle music. It has been used in thousands of tracks of various genres, making it one of the most sampled recordings in music history.
The Winstons received no royalties for the sample. The bandleader, Richard Lewis Spencer, was not aware of its use until 1996, after the statute of limitations for copyright infringement had passed. He condemned its use as plagiarism, but later said it was flattering. He said it was unlikely that Coleman, who died homeless and destitute in 2006, realized the impact he had made on music.
The Amenbreak is a drum break that has been widely sampled in popular music. It comes from the 1969 track "Amen, Brother" by the American soul group the...
occurred during a "break" in the music - for example the Amenbreak (a drum solo from "Amen, Brother" by The Winstons) or the Think Break (from "Think (About...
as well as hip hop and funk. Many producers frequently sampled the "Amenbreak" or other breakbeats from funk and jazz recordings. Jungle was a direct...
and bass history was "Amen Brother" by The Winstons, which contains a drum solo that has since become known as the "Amenbreak", which, after being extensively...
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electronic music. Sampled audio clips of the drum solo became known as the Amenbreak, which has been used in thousands of tracks in many musical genres, including...
of the Amen Clinics. He is also the founder of Change Your Brain Foundation, BrainMD, and Amen University. Discover Magazine recognized Amen's research...
which is often based on the manipulation of the Amenbreak and other classic jungle and hip-hop breaks at high BPM. The techniques applied to achieve this...
"Amen, Brother", an instrumental interpretation of the gospel standard "Amen". The drum break in the song has become widely known as the Amenbreak, and...
increasingly complex. Most notable and widely spread is the Amenbreak taken from a b-side funk track "Amen, Brother" by the Winston Brothers (The Winstons). During...
hop genres such as Miami bass and trap music, and helped popularize the Amenbreak. Mantronik was born in Jamaica to a Syrian father and a Jamaican mother...
berakhah answers with amen; but one who is engaged in prayer may at certain points be forbidden from other speech, including responding amen. With few exceptions...
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the content goes live. As of 2023, the site's most sampled track is the Amenbreak from the Winstons, having been sampled in more than 6000 songs. In 2015...
song. The original version of the theme also samples a drum break originating from "Amen, Brother" by American soul group The Winstons. The theme has...
and breakbeat hardcore. This break has become known as the AmenBreak. 7" vinyl single "Color Him Father" – 3:06 "Amen, Brother" – 2:35 "Color Him Father"...
with elements of jazz and soul, although some releases have a darker amenbreak style to them. The label became synonymous for its musical style and science...
private dwellings. Died: Aleksandr Deyneka, 70, Soviet Russian painter The "Amenbreak", a 6-second drum solo that would become "the most sampled musical track...
contains samples of "Sex Machine" by Sly and the Family Stone, and the Amenbreak. "Don't Fight It, Feel It", contains an interpolation from "(I'm a) Road...
the track "Amen Brother" as the B-side of R&B single "Color Him Father" from which drummer Gregory C. Coleman's 4-bar break, as the 'Amenbreak', becomes...
characterised by tracks such as "Charly" by the Prodigy. It starts with a chopped amenbreak, and goes on to feature "sugar sweet" vocals, a "bouncy kick" and an "ultra-cheesy...
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