Edwin Birdsong, funk musician sampled by Daft Punk, De La Soul, Kanye West, dead at 77

Edwin Birdsong—an experimental jazz, funk, and disco keyboardist known for his work in the 1970s—has died. Edwin Birdsong’s 1979 song 'Cola Bottle Baby' was prominently sampled in Daft Punk 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger', as well as in Kanye West's 'Stronger'. Both De La Soul's 'Me Myself and I' and Gang Starr's 'Skills' sampled Birdsongs 'Rapper Dapper Snapper'. NME...