Ashley's Roachclip
1974 instrumental by the Soul Searchers
title: "Ashley's Roachclip" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1974-songs", "american-funk-songs", "go-go-songs", "1970s-instrumentals", "sampled-drum-breaks"] description: "1974 instrumental by the Soul Searchers" topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley's_Roachclip" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary 1974 instrumental by the Soul Searchers ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ashley's Roachclip |
| type | instrumental |
| artist | the Soul Searchers |
| album | Salt of the Earth |
| released | 1974 |
| genre | Funk |
| length | 5:36 |
| label | Sussex |
| composer | Lloyd Pinchback |
| producer | Carroll Hynson, Joe Tate |
| :: |
| name = Ashley's Roachclip | cover = | alt = | type = instrumental | artist = the Soul Searchers | album = Salt of the Earth | released = 1974 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Funk | length = 5:36 | label = Sussex | composer = Lloyd Pinchback | lyricist = | producer = Carroll Hynson, Joe Tate | prev_track = | track_no = | next_track = "Ashley's Roachclip" is an instrumental by funk group the Soul Searchers from the 1974 album Salt of the Earth on Sussex Records. Saxophonist Lloyd Pinchback is credited for composition. A portion of the track from 3:30 to 3:50 contains a widely recognized drum break performed by Kenneth Scoggins, that has been sampled countless times in songs across several genres.
Among the most popular songs that have sampled the drum break are "Paid in Full" by Eric B. & Rakim, "Hey Young World" by Slick Rick, "Run's House" by Run-DMC, "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by P.M. Dawn, "Girl You Know It's True" by Milli Vanilli and "Unbelievable" by EMF.
References
References
- Molanphy, Chris. (May 20, 2021). "Blame It on the Feign Edition". [[Slate (magazine).
- Breihan, Tom. (December 27, 2021). "The Number Ones: P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss".
- Thompson, Dave. (2001). "Funk: Third Ear - ''The Essential Listening Companion''". [[Hal Leonard Corporation.
- "BBC - Craig Charles' 5 Genius Hip Hop Samples".
- (December 27, 2021). "The Number Ones: P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss"".
- (July 26, 2021). "The Number Ones: Milli Vanilli's "Baby Don't Forget My Number"".
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