Millennium Collection - 20th Century Masters
Album4/3/2007
I Love That Song!
discography
Gold (2 CD)
Album3/1/2005
Chocolate City (Remastered)
Album4/8/2003
Mothership Connection (Remastered)
Album4/8/2003
Up For The Down Stroke (Remastered)
Album4/8/2003
Funked Up: The Very Best Of Parliament
Album11/5/2002
Millennium Collection - 20th Century Masters
Album1/25/2000
The 12" Collection And More
Album5/18/1999
P-Funk Earth Tour
Album4/16/1991
Gloryhallastoopid
Album10/23/1990
Motor Booty Affair
Album6/5/1990
The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein
Album6/5/1990
Funkentelechy Vs. Placebo Syndrome
Album3/6/1990
Parliament
Parliament
Inspired by Motown's assembly line of sound, George Clinton gradually put together a collective of over 50 musicians and recorded the ensemble during the '70s both as Parliament and Funkadelic. While Funkadelic pursued band-format psychedelic rock, Parliament engaged in a funk free-for-all, blending influences from the godfathers (James Brown and Sly Stone) with freaky costumes and themes inspired by '60s acid culture and science fiction. From its 1970 inception until Clinton's dissolving of Parliament in 1980, the band hit the R&B Top Ten several times but truly excelled in two other areas: large-selling, effective album statements and the most dazzling, extravagant live show in the business. In an era when Philly soul continued the slick sounds of establishment-approved R&B, Parliament scared off more white listeners than it courted.
By the time his on-the-move family settled in New Jersey during the early '50s, George Clinton (b. July 22, 1941, Kannapolis, NC) became interested in doo wop, which was just beginning to explode in the New York-metro area. Basing his group on Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, Clinton formed the Parliaments in 1955 with a lineup that gradually shifted to include Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, Grady Thomas, Raymond Davis, and Calvin Simon. Based out of a barbershop backroom where Clinton straightened hair, the Parliaments released only two singles during the next ten years, but frequent trips to Detroit during the mid-'60s -- where Clinton began working as a songwriter and producer -- eventually paid off their investment.
