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Parliament was an American funk band formed in the late 1960s by George Clinton as a flagship act of his P-Funk collective. Evolving out of an earlier vocal group, Parliament became associated with a more commercial and less rock-oriented sound than its sister act Funkadelic.

Their work incorporated Afrofuturism concepts, horn arrangements, synthesizer, and outlandish theatrics. The band scored a number of Top 10 hits, including the million-selling 1976 single "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)," and Top 40 albums such as Mothership Connection (1975).
Members:
George Clinton
Ray Davis
Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins
Calvin Simon
Grady Thomas
Billy Bass Nelson
Eddie Hazel
Tawl Ross
Tiki Fulwood
Mickey Atkins
Bernie Worrell
Bootsy Collins
Muruga Booker
Cordell Mosson
Rodney "Skeet" Curtis
Garry Shider
Prakash John
Tyrone Lampkin
Glenn Goins
Michael Hampton
Michael Clip Payne
Debbie Wright
Gary "Muddbone" Cooper
Jerome Brailey
Fred Wesley
Maceo Parker
Michael Brecker
Randy Brecker
Rick Gardner
Reunald "Renny" Jones
Jeanette Washington
Mallia Franklin- Queen of Funk
Dawn Silva
Lynn Mabry
Ron Ford
Shirley Hayden
Greg Thomas
Larry Heckstall
Walter "Junie" Morrison
Robert "P-Nut" Johnson
Ruth Copeland
From: Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre(s): Funk, R&B, psychedelic soul
Associated Acts: George Clinton, The Parliaments
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