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Parliament
Parliament was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Funkadelic, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.
Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop vocal group based at a Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop....
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George Clinton
George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter,band-leader and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and began his...
Bootsy Collins
William "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.
Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and...
Bernie Worrell
George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell, Jr. (born April 19, 1944) is an American keyboardist and composer best known for his work with Parliament-Funkadelic and Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen...
Bigfoot Brailey
Jerome Eugene "Bigfoot" Brailey is an American drummer, best known for his work with P-Funk, which includes the bands Parliament, Funkadelic, and numerous related projects. Brailey is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with...
Boogie Mosson
Cordell "Boogie" Mosson (official name: Cardell Mosson) was born October 16, 1952. A good friend of Garry Shider, the two left Plainfield, New Jersey in their teens to go to Canada. They joined a band called United Soul, which came to the attention...
Garry Shider
Garry Marshall Shider (born 1953) is an American musician and guitarist. He has been musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of...
Ray Davis
Raymond "Ray" Davis (March 29, 1940, in Sumter, South Carolina – July 5, 2005, New Brunswick, New Jersey) was the original bass singer and one of the founding members of The Parliaments, Parliament, and Funkadelic. His regular nickname while he was...
Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker (IPA: [ˈmeɪsiːoʊ]) (born February 14, 1943) is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, as well as Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of...
Dawn Silva
Dawn Silva is an American funk vocalist.
Silva was born in Sacramento, California. She started her career as a background vocalist for Sly and The Family Stone. She joined P-Funk in 1977. She was the only original Brides of Funkenstein member to...
Debbie Wright
Debbie Wright is an American singer.
Wright sang on early P-Funk material in the late 1960s early 1970s with Parlet member, Mallia Franklin. Wright and Jeanette Washington became first female members of P-Funk in 1975. Wright, Franklin & Washington...
Jeanette Washington
Jeanette Washington is a funk vocalist best known as a member of the band Parliament.
Washington appeared as a background singer on recordings by James Brown in 1975. That year she joined Parliament with Debbie Wright, becoming the first female...
Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s.
Wesley was born in Columbus, Georgia, the son of a high school teacher and big band leader. As a child he took...
