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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 was an American funk band formed in 1968 ... ," and Top 40 albums such as Mothership Connection ... Clinton temporarily abandoned the name Parliament ...
The name of the P-Funk band or member is listed in bold. Contents 1950s: '56 • '59 1960s: ... Parliament - Mothership Connection (Casablanca 7022) (LP) April
Support came from Bootsy's Rubber Band (with The Horny Horns) who were still promoting their debut album Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band, a live recording issued later in 2001 as Live in Oklahoma 1976, and Sly and the Family Stone promoting Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back (Epic, December 18, 1976). Members of the opening acts joined ...
Raymond Davis (March 29, 1940 – July 5, 2005) was the original bass singer and one of the founding members of The Parliaments, and subsequently the bands Parliament, and Funkadelic, collectively known as P-Funk. His regular nickname while he was with those groups was "Sting Ray" Davis.
Worrell's experience and feel for different arrangements enhanced the overall sound of the band. Though he never officially joined Talking Heads, he was a de facto member of the group for most of the '80s: appearing on one of their studio albums, several solo albums, two tours and performing in their 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense. Talking ...
Clarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins (June 8, 1941 – March 16, 2023) was an American singer. He performed with 1950s and 1960s doo-wop group, The Parliaments, and was a founding member of the groundbreaking and influential 1970s funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, also known as Parliament-Funkadelic.