Idris Muhammad

As one of contemporary music's most sampled drummers, New Orleans' Idris Muhammad's pioneering approach wed syncopated grooves, bluesy swing, and trademark funky breaks to NOLA's second line and parade rhythms. His resume includes nearly 500 recording credits that range across the genre spectrum. He began his professional career at 15 in 1954, playing on Art Neville and the Hawketts' "Mardi Gras Mambo," and at 17 backed Fats Domino on "Blueberry Hill." He spent the rest of his teens and early twenties working on the road with Sam Cooke and Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions. Mu...