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Mothership Connection is the fourth album by American funk band Parliament, released on December 15, 1975, on Casablanca Records.This concept album is often rated among the best Parliament-Funkadelic releases, and was the first to feature horn players Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley, previously of James Brown's backing band the J.B.'s.
Since the late 1950s, Parliament-Funkadelic and the associated P-Funk musical collective, often referred to as the "Funk Mob," have included a large number of musicians and singers. While some of their contributions have gone uncredited, the following individuals and bands contributed to various P-Funk projects ; most of them have been credited ...
Parliament reformed in January 2018 and released the song "I'm Gon Make U Sick O'Me", which features the rapper Scarface. [4] This was the first new Parliament release in 38 years. Clinton also announced the title of a new Parliament album, Medicaid Fraud Dogg, which was released on May 22, 2018. [5]
Parliament - Mothership Connection (Casablanca 7022) (LP) April Bootsy's Rubber Band - Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 2920) (LP) Parliament- Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) (Casblanca NB 856) (7") September Parliament - The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein (Casablanca NBP-7034) (LP) September 26
Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under A Groove is a documentary broadcast in the US on PBS in October 2005 as part of the Independent Lens series. The documentary chronicles the development of the Parliament-Funkadelic musical collective, led by the producer, writer and arranger George Clinton . [ 1 ]
George Edward Clinton [6] (born July 22, 1941 [7]) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and bandleader. [8] His Parliament-Funkadelic collective (which primarily recorded under the distinct band names Parliament and Funkadelic) developed an influential and eclectic form of funk music during the 1970s that drew on Afrofuturism, outlandish fashion, psychedelia, and surreal humor. [9]
"Mothership Connection (Star Child)" is a funk song by Parliament. It was the third and last single released from the group's 1975 album Mothership Connection . The song introduces George Clinton 's messianic alien alter ego Star Child for the first time ( see P-Funk mythology ).
T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. is a 1996 album by funk musician George Clinton.The title, which is an abbreviation for The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership, refers to the P-Funk Mothership that was first introduced in 1975 on Parliament's Mothership Connection album.