Who Sampled: The Amen Break

10 Songs that sample the famous ’Amen Break’ from the song recorded by The Winstons called Amen Brother, there are thousands of examples, but I chose 10 from vastly different genres to mix it up a bit. Here’s the history of the Amen Break. The Amen break is a 6- to 7-second (4-bar) drum solo performed by Gregory Sylvester “G. C.“ Coleman in the song “Amen, Brother“ performed by the 1960s funk and soul outfit The Winstons. The full song is an up-tempo instrumental rendition of Jester Hairston’s “Amen“, which he wrote for the Sidney Poitier film Lilies of the Field (1963) and which was subsequently popularized by The Impressions in 1964. The Winstons’ version was released as a B-side of the 45 RPM 7-inch vinyl single “Color Him Father“ in 1969 on Metromedia (MMS-117), and is currently available on several compilations and on a 12-inch vinyl re-release together with other songs by The Winstons. It gained fame from the 1980s onwards when four b