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Funkadelic
On tour, Liverpool, May 1971.
Background information
Origin	U.S.
Genre(s)	Funk, Soul, Psychedelic soul, Psychedelic rock,
Years active	1970 - 1981
Label(s)	Westbound
Associated acts	Parliament The Brides of Funkenstein
Former members
Bernie Worrell Eddie Hazel Glen Goines Maceo Parker Walter "Junie" Morrison Bootsy Collins Jerome Brailey George Clinton Catfish Collins Rodney Curtis Ray Davis Mallia Franklin Lawrence Fratangelo Ramon Tiki Fulwood Michael Hampton Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins Tyrone Lampkin Lynn Mabry Cordell Mosson Tawl Ross Garry Shider Dawn Silva Calvin Simon Grady Thomas Frankie "Kash" Waddy Fred Wesley Billy "Bass" Nelson Mickey Atkins Ron Bykowski DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight David Spradley Ron Ford Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Psychedelic soul is a concept used to categorize music that featured elements of psychedelic rock and soul/funk music. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Westbound Records is a Detroit-based label founded by Armen Boladian which started in 1970. ... Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clintons Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. ... Lynn Mabry & Dawn Silva, previously background singers for Sly Stone, joined P-Funk in 1977. ... Bernie Worrell Bernie Worrell (born April 19, 1944) is originally from Long Beach, New Jersey but grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. ... Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ... Maceo Parker (born February 14, 1943) is a noted African American funk and soul jazz saxophone player, best known for his contributions to James Browns distinct sound. ... Walter Junie Morrison or simply Junie Morrison is a musician and producer born in Dayton, Ohio. ... William Bootsy Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a pioneering funk bassist, singer, and songwriter. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... For other persons named George Clinton, see George Clinton (disambiguation). ... Catfish Collins (born Phelps Collins) is a rhythm guitarist mostly known for his work in the P-Funk collective. ... Raymond Ray Davis (born March 29, 1940 in Sumter, South Carolina - died July 5, 2005 New Brunswick, New Jersey) was the original bass singer and one of the founding members of The Parliaments, Parliament and Funkadelic. ... Mallia Franklin was a vocalist with P-Funk. ... Ramon Tiki Fulwood was the drummer for the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic. ... This article is about the funk guitarist. ... Clarence Fuzzy Haskins (born June 8, 1941 in Elkhorn, West Virginia) is a singer (and occasional guitarist) originally with the barbershop quintet, The Parliaments, led by George Clinton. ... Lynn Mabry is an American vocalist. ... Cordell Boogie Mosson was born October 16, 1952. ... Lucius Tawl Ross was rhythm guitarist for Funkadelic from 1968 to 1971. ... Garry Shider is the long-time musical director of the P.Funk All-Stars. ... Dawn Silva is a funk vocalist. ... Calvin Simon (born May 22, 1942 in Beckley, West Virginia) was a member of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic. ... Grady Thomas was a vocalist with Parliament Funkadelic, a member of the original do wap soul band The Parliaments who remained with band leader George Clinton until an acrimonious separation at the end of the 1970s, when Thomas left the band along with many other principal members, to form a... Fred Wesley (born 1943) is an American jazz and funk trombonist. ... William Billy Bass Nelson (born 1951) is a U.S. musician, who was the original bassist for the P Funk band. ... DeWayne Blackbyrd McKnight is a guitar player that is a former member Parliament-Funkadelic member and at one point played with Red Hot Chili Peppers. ...

The bands Parliament and Funkadelic cannot be easily separated. For more information, see Parliament-Funkadelic.

Funkadelic was a famous African American music band most prominent during the 1970s. It and Parliament, also led by George Clinton, began the Funk music culture of that decade. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clintons Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. ... ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clintons Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. ... For other persons named George Clinton, see George Clinton (disambiguation). ... Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ...

History

Funkadelic consisted of mostly the same members as the originally doo wop group, The Parliaments. Because of a dispute with the record company that owned the name Parliament, George Clinton and the rest of the group began playing under the name Funkadelic. The band was added in 1964, primarily for tours, and consisted of Frankie Boyce, Richard Boyce and Langston Booth. They enlisted in the army in 1966, and George Clinton (the leader of The Parliaments) recruited Billy Bass Nelson and Eddie Hazel in 1967, then also adding Tawl Ross and Tiki Fulwood. They would later go on to add members of the famous James Brown backing band "The JB's" to the Funkadelic lineup, with the addition of brothers Bootsy & Catfish Collins. For the Lauryn Hill single, see Doo Wop (That Thing). ... The Parliaments were an early doo-wop singing group from Plainfield, New Jersey. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named George Clinton, see George Clinton (disambiguation). ... William Billy Bass Nelson (born 1951) is a U.S. musician, who was the original bassist for the P Funk band. ... Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Lucius Tawl Ross was rhythm guitarist for Funkadelic from 1968 to 1971. ... Tiki Fulwood was the drummer for the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic. ...

Due to legal difficulties between Clinton and Revilot, The Parliaments' label, the name was abandoned in favor of Funkadelic, which consisted of the same group of people (that is, both the former Parliaments and their back-up band, now both combined in the name "Funkadelic"). The group signed to Westbound in 1968. Around this time, the group's music evolved from soul and doo wop into a harder guitar-driven mix of psychedelic rock, soul and funk, much influenced by the popular musical (and political) movements of the time, especially those around Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone. This style later evolved into a tighter guitar-based funk (circa 1971-75), which subsequently, during the height of Parliament-Funkadelic success (circa 1976-81), added elements of disco and electronic music. Westbound Records is a Detroit-based label founded by Armen Boladian which started in 1970. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart, 15 March 1943, in Denton, Texas) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly & the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia in the 1960s and...

The group's self-titled debut album, Funkadelic, was released in 1970. The credits listed organist Mickey Atkins plus Clinton, Fulwood, Hazel, Nelson and Ross, though the actual recording also included several uncredited sessionmen then employed by Motown, as well as Ray Monette (of Rare Earth) and Bernie Worrell. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Organ in Katharinenkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany The organ is a keyboard instrument played using one or more manuals and a pedalboard. ... Motown Records, Inc. ... Rare Earth. ... Bernie Worrell Bernie Worrell (born April 19, 1944) is originally from Long Beach, New Jersey but grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. ...

Bernie Worrell was officially credited starting with Funkadelic's second album, 1970's Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow, thus beginning a long collaboration between Worrell and Clinton (who had been friends for quite a while). Worrell would go on to produce many Parliament and Funkadelic albums, as well as play keyboard on albums by other members of P Funk. Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Free Your Mind. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... Due to the heavy intermingling of P-Funk bands, including a great many uncredited contributions from musicians, the following groups and solo artists (most with at least one album credit under the name) can be considered parts of P-Funk. ...

Both albums displayed strong psychedelic influences (not least in terms of production) and limited commercial potential, despite containing many songs with memorable guitar riffs and melodies that stayed in the band's setlist for several years.

After the release of Maggot Brain in 1971, Bootsy and Catfish Collins joined the group. The group would go on to become major contributors to the P-Funk sound. In 1972, this new line-up released America Eats Its Young, but dynamics within the group and personal issues led to the loss of many group members. Eddie Hazel spent a year in jail for drug possession and assault, Tawl Ross was unavailable after experiencing either a bad LSD trip and/or a speed overdose, while Billy Bass quit due to financial concerns. Michael Hampton, a seventeen-year-old guitar prodigy, replaced Hazel. Maggot Brain is a 1971 (see 1971 in music) album by the American funk band Funkadelic. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... William Bootsy Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a pioneering funk bassist, singer, and songwriter. ... Catfish Collins (born Phelps Collins) is a rhythm guitarist mostly known for his work in the P-Funk collective. ... P-Funk is an abbreviated, compound name for two bands, Parliament and Funkadelic. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... America Eats Its Young is a 1972 lbum by FunkadelicThis was the first album to include the whole of the JBs, along with Bootsy Collins, Catfish Collins, Chicken Gunnels, Rob McCollough and Kash Waddy. ... Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called LSD, LSD-25, or acid. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the funk guitarist. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ...

1975 brought Funkadelic to Warner Brothers, and saw the release of Hardcore Jollies in 1976. The same year, Westbound released a compilation of archived tracks titled Tales of Kidd Funkadelic, which did commercially significantly better than Hardcore Jollies and included "Undisco Kidd", an R&B Top 30 single. In 1977, Westbound capitalized on the success of Tales of Kidd Funkadelic by releasing The Best of the Early Years. Funkadelic recorded and released its magnum opus, One Nation Under a Groove in 1978. The titular track spent six weeks at #1 on the R&B charts, while Parliament was enjoying success with "Flash Light" and "Aqua Boogie." Uncle Jam Wants You continued Funkadelic's new more electronic sound production. The album contains fifteen minutes long version of chart-topping "(Not Just) Knee Deep". The last album, The Electric Spanking of War Babies, was released in 1981, and has a very good reputation among the funk music listeners despite the fact that it yielded no hit singles. Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Warner Bros. ... Hardcore Jollies is an album by the funk band Funkadelic. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tales of Kidd Funkadelic is a 1976 album by the band Funkadelic, released on the Westbound record label. ... Title of song: Undisco Kidd Artist: Funkadelic Title of album: Tales of Kidd Funkadelic Year of first release: 1976 Trivia: This album is widely considered very weak (the rejected tracks from Lets Take It to the Stage) but this song is popular when performed live. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Magnum opus (sometimes Opus magnum, plural magna opera), from the Latin meaning great work,[1] refers to the best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author, artist, or composer, and most commonly one who has contributed a very large amount of material. ... One Nation Under a Groove is a 1978 (see 1978 in music) album by the American funk band Funkadelic. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Parliaments Flash Light marked a turning point in popular music, as it introduced the bass synthesizer into the forefront of its rhythm. ... Uncle Jam Wants You is an album by Funkadelic. ... (Not Just) Knee Deep is a funk song running about 16 minutes on side 1 of Funkadelics 1979 album Uncle Jam Wants You. ... Title of album: The Electric Spanking of War Babies Artist: Funkadelic Release date: 1981 Record label: Warner Brothers This album is the final LP of Funkadelics Golden Era. ...

Also the album Who's a Funkadelic (also known as Connections & Disconnections) was released under the name Funkadelic in 1981. The album was made by former band members (most from Parliament) that did not like George Clinton's way of running things. The album was praised by Rolling Stone, while other critics bashed it. Also another rebellious former band member, drummer Jerome Brailey, released the album Mutiny on Mamaship, leading his new band called Mutiny. Even Clinton himself found this record to be good despite containing lyrics that mocked him. Connections & Disconnections is a renegade Funkadelic album, performed by original Parliaments members Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon and Grady Thomas. ...

As the 1980s wore on, with legal difficulties arising from the multiple names used by multiple groups, as well as a shakeup among Parliament's record label, Parliament and Funkadelic disintegrated. George Clinton recorded several solo albums (sometimes under the name George Clinton & the P.Funk All-Stars). In 1984, the last Funkadelic album "By Way Of The Drum" was recorded. Dismissed from MCA records, it was temporarily scrapped. P-Funk is an abbreviated, compound name for two bands, Parliament and Funkadelic. ...

Trailing into the 90's any remaining P-Funk members took turns on the future P Funk releases. The sound of "Funkadelic" has diminished, as Clinton has moved towards more of an R&B and Hip Hop sound. Funkadelic is now a part of P-Funk, which also includes many younger generations of the P Funk families.

Filmmaker Yvonne Smith of New York City-based Brazen Hussy productions , produced Parliament-Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove, a full-length documentary about the groundbreaking group, which aired on PBS in 2005.^[1] New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ...

In 2007, the album "By Way Of The Drum" was finally released on CD through the Universal Music Group's Hip-O-Select label. It features a cover of "Sunshine Of Your Love". It did not receive any publicity, but still received favorable reviews.

Discography

Main article: Funkadelic discography

External links

• History of Parliament/Funkadelic (at the P-Funk portal NewFunkTimes.com)
• The Motherpage

References