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Fuzzy Haskins, Who Helped Turn Doo-Wop Into P-Funk, Dies at 81

March 24, 2023 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Fuzzy Haskins, Who Helped Turn Doo-Wop Into P-Funk, Dies at 81 [NY Times requires a subscription] As a teenager, he joined forces with George Clinton. Their vocal group, the Parliaments, morphed into Parliament-Funkadelic, one of the wildest acts of the 1970s.

Posted in: Faits Divers, History, Modern Music, Obituaries, Racism, Thinking about Tagged: Calvin Simon, Doo-Wop, funk, Funkadelic, Fuzzy Haskins, George Clinton, Grady Thomas, obituaries, P-Funk, psychedelic rock, Sly and the Family Stone, the Parliaments

Free Your Mind … And Your Ass Will Follow

July 24, 2020 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Over on the Atlantic, James Parker writes about The Funkadelic Album That Predicted the Future The legendary band could almost blend in with other acts during the counterculture of the ’70s. But today, the group looks like a pure phenomenon.

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Modern Music, Politics, Racism, Science, Thinking about Tagged: “Billy Bass” Nelson, Bernie Worrell, Black, counterculture, Detroit, Eddie Hazel, Funkadelic, George Clinton, Joe Meek, Lee Perry, LSD, Miles Davis, Motown, Parliament, Parliaments, Tawl Ross, Tiki Fulwood

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