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Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clinton’s Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. The name was soon abandoned due to legal issues with Revilot and Atlantic Records, and most of the same people recorded under the name Funkadelic, which consisted of The Parliaments’ backing musicians. Billy “Bass” Nelson is credited with creating the name Funkadelic. He also switched from 6-string guitar to bass, creating room for his childhood friend Eddie Hazel to join the group. Soon, Parliament was created in addition to Funkadelic and the two bands consisted of essentially the same people, though both released albums under their respective names.

The legal problems with the name “The Parliaments” were resolved in 1970, and Clinton signed all of Funkadelic to Invictus Records under the name Parliament, releasing Osmium (“The Breakdown” reached #30 on the R&B charts in 1971) but the name Parliament was then abandoned for some time, as Funkadelic was much more successful.

In the early 1970s, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins and Catfish Collins joined Funkadelic, which released five albums by 1974. With only moderate success, Funkadelic signed with Casablanca Records as Parliament, releasing “Up for the Down Stroke” (off the album of the same name) which reached #10 on the R&B charts but peaked at #63 Pop. The song was the biggest hit of P Funk’s career. 1975 saw the release of Chocolate City, which also enjoyed moderate success; the title track reached #24.

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Vhien wrote:
last month

Drugs are indeed, good for you.

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TooYoungTooHot wrote:
last month

sheeeiiiit i luvvvv me some a dat grandaddy o funk

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LatinSuperFly wrote:
last month

drunk of the funk

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ohnoshelby wrote:
December 2009

he started slapping that bass fast and loose like some kind of delirious funky priest!

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Advanced122 wrote:
December 2009

some expert please message me which albums feature eddie hazel on guitar and some highlights! thanks!!

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Nezsmith wrote:
December 2009

OH MEW MO OH DONKEY PUSS STARCHILD!

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genericuser1062 wrote:
December 2009

Best shit ever stoned.

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krustywazoo wrote:
December 2009

"GIve Up the Funk" = one of the best songs in existence :D

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Madvillain626 wrote:
December 2009

shit i might be playin some of this stuff when i have kids

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thesoulution28 wrote:
November 2009

I just think of my dad playing ALL this stuff when I was little. Memories lol.

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Sandronic wrote:
November 2009

Нужны люди для hop, funky, jazzy проекта - http://www.lastfm.ru/group/%D0%9D%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%BD%D1%8B+%D0%BB%D1%8E%D0%B4%D0%B8+%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%8F+hop%2C+funky%2C+jazzy++%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0

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easyrider72 wrote:
November 2009

THIS IS STONER-FUNK http://www.last.fm/group/STONER+FUNK

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shadowattack wrote:
November 2009

you wouldn't belieeve how the partied....ba dada daaaaaww i wanna go back and get more of that funky stuff

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Madvillain626 wrote:
November 2009

there was a thrill up on a hill, everybody was feeling real

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gazebolicker wrote:
October 2009

DOIN IT IN 3D

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mikepm07 wrote:
October 2009

they don't make them like they used to- do they

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polymorphous71 wrote:
September 2009

preoccupied and dedicated to the preservation of the motion of hips.

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iasc07 wrote:
September 2009

put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip and come onto the mothership

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wildthingsuit wrote:
September 2009

Give me the funk you punk!

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Zaca1000 wrote:
September 2009

Prince

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