

John (Jab'o) Starks
1938 - 2018
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — John "Jab'o" Starks, one of the drummers who gave funk singer James Brown his driving beat, has died in his native Alabama. Starks died Tuesday in Mobile days after entering hospice care for a bone marrow disorder and cancer, longtime manager Kathie Williams said...
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