John “Jabo” Starks: 1938-2018
by Jim Payne
On 29th Aug 2018
“He had that ‘stop-your-heart’ groove.” That’s how Fred Wesley, former bandleader for the “Godfather of Soul,” James Brown, describes the drumming of John Starks, who died this past May 1 at the age of seventy-nine. And the description is apt.
October 2018 Issue