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(See WP:BRD for suggestions how to do this constructively.) This article has been tagged since November 2006. Funkadelic was the debut album by the American funk band Funkadelic, released in 1970. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...
Cover of the Funkadelic album Funkadelic. ...
A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ...
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Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ...
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Westbound Records is a Detroit-based label founded by Armen Boladian which started in 1970. ...
In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ...
The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ...
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Free Your Mind. ...
Funk is an African American musical style. ...
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"Mommy, What's a Funkadelic" The strong bass guitar and rhythm, a future trademark of Funkadelic (along with the finale, a long jam session), is established on this song, though there are no solos (the presence is another characteristic of Funkadelic). Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ...
Lucius Tawl Ross was rhythm guitarist for Funkadelic from 1968 to 1971. ...
Billy Bass Nelson (William Nelson) was the original bassist for P Funk. ...
Tiki Fulwood was the drummer for the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic. ...
It has been suggested that P-Funk Mothership be merged into this article or section. ...
Ray Davis may refer to: General Ray Davis (U.S. Marine) (1915-2003), Medal of Honor recipient – hero of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir (Korean War) Ray Davis (musician) (1940-2005), member of The Parliaments, Parliament and Funkadelic Raymond Davis Jr. ...
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. ...
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...
Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ...
Billy Bass Nelson (William Nelson) was the original bassist for P Funk. ...
"I Bet You" This song was later covered by the Jackson 5 on ABC. The cover to the Jackson 5s first LP, Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5, released on Motown Records in 1969. ...
ABC was a hit 1970 album by legendary Motown group The Jackson 5. ...
The song is more R+B and soul-inflected than most of the album, and much more so than the rest of Funkadelic's career. The Parliaments (a predecessor of Funkadelic with many of the same people) had recorded it earlier. The song was also sampled by the Dust Brothers on the Beastie Boys popular song "Car Thief" from the seminal hip hop music album Paul's Boutique. It was also in the 1978 playlist for the game Driver: Parallel Lines. The Parliaments were an early doo-wop singing group from Plainfield, New Jersey. ...
The Dust Brothers are the Los Angeles-based producers E.Z. Mike (Michael Simpson) and King Gizmo (John King), famous for their creation of sample-based music in the 1980s, and specifically for their work on the groundbreaking albums Pauls Boutique by the Beastie Boys and Odelay by Beck. ...
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Car Thief is track #11 on the album Pauls Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989. ...
Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ...
Pauls Boutique is an album by American rap group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989 (see 1989 in music). ...
Songwriters: George Clinton, Pat Lindsey, Sidney Barnes It has been suggested that P-Funk Mothership be merged into this article or section. ...
W. H. Pat Lindsey (born March 17, 1936, Meridian, Mississippi) is a Democratic State Senator from southwest Alabama (District 22). ...
Personnel
Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clintons Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. ...
Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ...
Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ...
Earl Van Dyke (July 8, 1930 - September 18, 1992) was an African American musician, most notable as the main keyboardist for Motown Records in-house Funk Brothers band during the 1960s and early 1970s. ...
Bob Babbitt (born Robert Kreinar) is an American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of Motown Records studio band, the Funk Brothers. ...
Tiki Fulwood was the drummer for the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic. ...
"Music for My Mother" The vocals are of primary interest here (from Motown sessionman Herb Sparkman). It is, essentially, a blues song, featuring harmonica-like singing. Motown Records, Inc. ...
Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ...
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Referencing the origins of funk music in slave work song, in the title vocal chants and the lyrics, the narrative of 'Music for My Mother' concerns the singer travelling through Keeprunin', Mississippi, hearing the sound of funk music and then proceeding to get funky himself. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ...
This song was sampled by Fort Minor for the remix of Remember the Name.
Personnel
- Vocals: Herb Sparkman, Billy Nelson, Tawl Ross, George Clinton
- Bass: Billy Nelson
- Guitar: Eddie Hazel
- Drums: Brad Innis
- Conga: Gaspar Lawal
Billy Bass Nelson (William Nelson) was the original bassist for P Funk. ...
Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ...
"I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody's Got a Thing" The song is particularly notable for Ray Monette's (also of Rare Earth) epic guitar solo. Rare Earth. ...
Personnel
- Lead Vocals: Fuzzy Haskins, Eddie Hazel
- Guitar: Ray Monette
- 2nd Guitar: Eddie Hazel
- Bass: Billy Bass Nelson
- Drums: Tiki Fulwood
- Organ: Bernie Worrell
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. ...
Tiki Fulwood was the drummer for the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic. ...
"Good Old Music" The song was originally recorded by The Parliaments. The songwriter is George Clinton. The Parliaments were an early doo-wop singing group from Plainfield, New Jersey. ...
It has been suggested that P-Funk Mothership be merged into this article or section. ...
The song describes a time "When the funk it was goin' strong" and the people "rocked it all night until daylight".
"Qualify and Satisfy" This song begins as a blues song, and then evolves into a blistering, funky form of psychedelia. The sparse lyrics of "Qualify and Satisfy" are a singer's words to a woman, explaining that he would make a better lover than her current man, though he is "not conceited by no means". Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ...
Funk is an African American musical style. ...
Psychedelia is a term describing a category of music, visual art, fashion, and culture that is associated originally with the high 1960s, hippies, and the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, California. ...
Written by George Clinton, Eddie Hazel and Billy Bass Nelson; lead vocals by Calvin Simon; drums by Tiki Fulwood. It has been suggested that P-Funk Mothership be merged into this article or section. ...
Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ...
William Billy Bass Nelson (born 1951) is a U.S. musician, who was the original bassist for the P Funk band. ...
Calvin Simon (born May 22, 1942 in Beckley, West Virginia) was a member of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic. ...
Tiki Fulwood was the drummer for the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic. ...
"What Is Soul" The first half of the song reiterates many of the same points as Mommy, What's a Funkadelic, namely that funkadelic and the funk (see P Funk mythology) are alien in origin but not dangerous. The second half attempts to answer the question posed by the song's title. The riff of the song is based on the Sly and the Family Stone song "Into My Own Thing". Funkadelic was the debut album by the American funk band Funkadelic, released in 1970. ...
The bands Parliament, Funkadelic and related offshoots (see List of P Funk members) are collectively referred to as the P Funk. ...
Sly & the Family Stone were an American rock band from San Francisco, California. ...
Other album info
Personnel: Uncredited contributors and sessionmen included: Bob Babbitt, Brad Innis, Ray Monette, Herb Sparkman, Earl Van Dyke and Bernie Worrell Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ...
Lucius Tawl Ross was rhythm guitarist for Funkadelic from 1968 to 1971. ...
Billy Bass Nelson (William Nelson) was the original bassist for P Funk. ...
Tiki Fulwood was the drummer for the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic. ...
It has been suggested that P-Funk Mothership be merged into this article or section. ...
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. ...
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...
Calvin Simon (born May 22, 1942 in Beckley, West Virginia) was a member of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic. ...
Ray Davis may refer to: General Ray Davis (U.S. Marine) (1915-2003), Medal of Honor recipient – hero of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir (Korean War) Ray Davis (musician) (1940-2005), member of The Parliaments, Parliament and Funkadelic Raymond Davis Jr. ...
Bob Babbitt (born Robert Kreinar) is an American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of Motown Records studio band, the Funk Brothers. ...
Earl Van Dyke (July 8, 1930 - September 18, 1992) was an African American musician, most notable as the main keyboardist for Motown Records in-house Funk Brothers band during the 1960s and early 1970s. ...
Bernie Worrell Bernie Worrell (born April 19, 1944) is originally from Long Beach, New Jersey but grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. ...
In 2005 a CD-reissue was released with 7 bonus tracks; all the alternate 45 versions and the associated non-album B-sides plus 2 previously unreleased (though they were released on the 1992 compilation 2CD "Music for my mother") songs from a single that was scheduled to be released as Westbound W 149.
- Can't shake it loose
- I'll bet you
- Music for my mother
- As good as I can feel
- Open our eyes
- Qualify and satisfy
- Music for my mother (instr.)
Critical response: - "it retains perhaps a greater sense of classic '60s soul and R&B"
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