Oct 3, 2004 “Behind the Beat” by Dan Leroy • The New York Times
Tackhead’s rhythm section - Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald & Keith LeBlanc, collectively having played on albums & tours heard by millions across the world - a look into ‘behind the beat’. Read article here →
Aug 30, 1987 “Pop View; Rock for the Record: Unsung Studio Bands” by Robert Palmer • The New York Times
“One of today’s most extraordinary rhythm sections” that records as Fats Comet, consisting of the former Sugar Hill Records Rhythm Section members Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald & Keith LeBlanc together with British recording engineer Adrian Sherwood. Read article here →
Sep 22, 1985 “George Clinton: Pop Music’s Precious Natural Resource” by Robert Palmer • The New York Times
George Clinton’s album “Some Of My Best Jokes Are Friends” includes “contemporary rap and hip hop’s definitive rhythm section” Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald & Dennis Chambers. Read article here →
Dec 30, 1982 “Urban Anthems of Rap Music” by Geoffrey Himes • The Washington Post
The Sugar Hill Records funk rhythm section of Doug Wimbish, Keith LeBlanc & Skip McDonald is the band behind the groundbreaking rap song ‘The Message’, the title track of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five’s first album. Read article here →
Nov 21, 1982 “Funk Takes a Provocative Turn” by Robert Palmer • The New York Times
Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald & Keith LeBlanc, as New Jersey’s Sugar Hill Record Label house band, may well be described as the “modern funk rhythm section”. Read article here →.