Amen, Brother was a little-known B-side released in 1969. Barely noticed at the time, its drum solo has been hugely influential, appearing in different forms in more than 1,500 other songs - but the band behind it never made any money from it.
"It felt like plagiarism and I felt ripped off and raped," says Richard L Spencer, lead singer of The Winstons - the band that recorded the original track.
"I come from an era where you didn't steal people's ideas."
Over the past three decades bands on both sides of the Atlantic have used the drum solo from Amen, Brother for inspiration.
"It felt like plagiarism and I felt ripped off and raped," says Richard L Spencer, lead singer of The Winstons - the band that recorded the original track.
"I come from an era where you didn't steal people's ideas."
Over the past three decades bands on both sides of the Atlantic have used the drum solo from Amen, Brother for inspiration.
6 seconds that affected 1500 songs
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