Ashley's_Roachclip

Ashley's Roachclip

Ashley's Roachclip

1974 instrumental by the Soul Searchers

"Ashley's Roachclip" is an instrumental by funk group the Soul Searchers from the 1974 album Salt of the Earth on Sussex Records.[2] A portion of the track from 3:30 to 3:50 contains a widely recognized drum break that has been sampled countless times in songs across several genres.[3]

Quick Facts Instrumental by the Soul Searchers, from the album Salt of the Earth ...

Among the most popular songs that have sampled the break are "Paid in Full" by Eric B. & Rakim, "Hey Young World" by Slick Rick, "Run's House" by Run-DMC,[4] "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by P.M. Dawn,[5] "Girl You Know It's True" by Milli Vanilli[6] and "Unbelievable" by EMF.[5]

Personnel

  • Bass guitar - John Euwell
  • Congas, bongos - Lino Druitt
  • Drums - Kenneth Scoggins
  • Flute, saxophone - Lloyd Pinchback
  • Guitar - Chuck Brown
  • Organ - Bennie Braxton
  • Percussion - Donald Tillery, John Buchanan, Kenneth Scoggins, Lino Druitt, Lloyd Pinchback
  • Trombone, piano, synthesizer - John Buchanan
  • Trumpet - Donald Tillery

References

  1. [1]
    Molanphy, Chris (May 20, 2021). "Blame It on the Feign Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. [2]
    Thompson, Dave (2001). "Part Four: The New School". Funk: Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion (1st ed.). San Francisco: BackBeat Books. pp. 297–299. ISBN 0-87930-629-7 – via Google Books.
    - "Soul Searchers: Salt of the Earth". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Ashley's Roachclip". Who Sampled. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
    - Nnamdi, Kojo (February 14, 2014). "From Go-Go's Heyday to Today: One Musician's Love Affair With D.C. Music". The Kojo Nnamdi Show. WAMU. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. [4]
    "BBC - Craig Charles' 5 Genius Hip Hop Samples". BBC.
  5. [5]
    "The Number Ones: P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss"". December 27, 2021.
  6. [6]
    "The Number Ones: Milli Vanilli's "Baby Don't Forget My Number"". July 26, 2021.
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