Parliament
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Formed by George Clinton in 1955 as vocal group The Parliaments, the band remained under the radar until their 1967 single â(I Wanna) Testifyâ became a hit. When Clinton decided to form a touring version of the band, he discovered that he had lost the rights to the bandâs name, which was then owned by their label Revilot Records. He renamed the new band Funkadelic and changed the course of R&B, soul, and funk music forever. In 1970, Clinton relaunched The Parliaments as Parliament, releasing their debut album, Osmium. The album was recorded by the same musicians and vocalists in Funkadelic, but took the music in a different direction. Parliament returned with 1974âs Up for the Down Stroke, an album that set the stage for a new generation of cosmic funk. While George Clinton remained the best known member of Parliament (and Funkadelic), the band introduced the music world to talents such as Bootsy Collins (bass), Bernie Worrell (keyboards), Eddie Hazel (guitar), and many others. Parliament hit their commercial peak with their late 1975 release Mothership Connection and the albumâs hit single âTear the Roof of the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)â. While the original band broke up after 1980âs Trombipulation, Clinton revived the Parliament name for the album Medicaid Fraud Dogg in 2018. In the 50 years since their debut, Parliament has released 10 studio albums, two official live albums, and over a dozen compilations. To this very day, Parliament remain one of the most influential funk bands of all time.
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Flash Light
- Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
- Mothership Connection (Star Child)
- Chocolate City
- Up For The Down Stroke
- P Funk (wants To Get Funked Up)
- Aquaboogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
- Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples
- Rumpofsteelskin
- Agony Of DeFeet
- One Of Those Funky Thangs
- Straight from #1 Bimini Road featuring Parliament
- Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication (The Bumps Bump)
- Ridin' High
- Unfunky UFO
- Oh I
- Undisco Kidd (the Girl Is Bad!)
- Swing Down, Sweet Chariot
- The Landing (of The Holy Mothership)
- Handcuffs
- Dr. Funkenstein's Supergroovalistic-Prosifunkstication Medley: ...
- Singing Another Song
- Long Live the Funk featuring Funkadelic
- Gamin On Ya
