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List of P-Funk members

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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 on at least one album.

Of the more than 200 members listed, the sixteen whose names are shown in bold italics were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as members of Parliament-Funkadelic in 1997. One other listed member, Sly Stone, was inducted into the Hall in 1993 as the leader of Sly and the Family Stone.

A

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  • Jerome Ali(1981) - guitar[1]
  • Jimmie Ali(1981) - bass
  • Gene "Poo Poo Man" Anderson - vocals
  • Mickey Atkins - organ
  • Donald Austin - guitar

B

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  • Tinker Barfield
  • Jeff Bass(1993) - bass
  • Mark Bass(1993) - bass
  • Harold Beane - guitar
  • Chris Beasly - guitar
  • Danny Bedrosian - keyboards
  • Pedro Bell - artwork (sometimes credited as Captain Draw)
  • Henry Benefield - vocals
  • Muruga Booker - percussion
  • Taka Boom(Taka Kahn) - vocals
  • Langston Booth - drums
  • Frankie Boyce - guitar
  • Richard Boyce - bass
  • Steve Boyd - vocals
  • Greg Boyer - trombone
  • Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey[2] - drums
  • Michael Brecker - saxophone
  • Randy Brecker - trumpet
  • Gary Bronson - drums
  • Ron Bykowski - guitar
  • Jeff "Cherokee" Bunn - bass

C

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  • Jimi Calhoun - bass
  • Sammy Campbell - vocals
  • Gordon Carlton - guitar
  • Dennis Chambers[3] - drums
  • Barry Chenault - drums
  • Jessica Cleaves - vocals
  • George Clinton - band leader, keyboards, vocals, songwriter, producer
  • Lushawn "Young Poppi" Clinton - rapper
  • Scottie Clinton - vocals
  • Tra'zae Clinton - rapper
  • Phelps "Catfish" Collins - guitar
  • William "Bootsy" Collins[4] - bass, vocals, drums, guitar, songwriter, producer
  • Kenny Colton - drums
  • Sonny Cool - Guitar
  • Gary "Mudbone" Cooper - vocals
  • Ruth Copeland - vocals
  • Lawrence Glenn "Flip" Cornett - guitar, bass[5]
  • Bennie Cowan - trumpet
  • Benjamin "Benzel" Cowan - drums
  • Andy "Shanktown" Cruickshank - vocals
  • Star Cullars - bass
  • Lige Curry - bass
  • Guy Curtis - drums
  • Rodney "Skeet" Curtis - bass

D

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  • Derrick Davis - bass, vocals
  • Ray "Stingray" Davis[6] - vocals
  • Gregory Deanda - bass
  • Darryl Dixon - saxophone
  • Defiance Douglass - vocals, keyboards, songwriter, producer
  • Gwen Dozier - vocals
  • Ron Dunbar - vocals

E

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F

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G

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  • Rick Gardner - trumpet
  • Michael Gatheright - vocals
  • Andre Giles - guitar
  • Jimmy Giles
  • Cynthia Girty - vocals
  • Glenn Goins - vocals, guitar
  • Kevin Goins
  • Lonnie Green - drums, vocals
  • Richard "Kush" Griffith - trumpet
  • Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells - trumpet

H

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I

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  • Brad Innis - drums
  • Archie Ivy

J

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  • James Wesley Jackson - comedian
  • Bennie Jacobs - bass
  • Cheryl James - vocals
  • Garry "Dee Dee" James - guitar
  • Prakash John - bass
  • Joel "Razor-Sharp" Johnson - keyboards
  • Robert "P-Nut" Johnson - vocals
  • Anita Johnson - vocals
  • Renny Jones - bass
  • Giles "Killa G" Judd - keyboards

K

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  • Louie "Babbling" Kabbabie - vocals

L

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  • Tyrone Lampkin - drums
  • Patavian Lewis - vocals
  • Rico Lewis - drums
  • Tracey "Trey Lewd" Lewis - vocals, guitar
  • Trafael Lewis - guitar
  • Patrice "Emerald" Llewellyn - vocals
  • Overton Loyd - artwork

M

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N

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  • Richie "Shakin'" Nagan - percussion
  • "Billy Bass" Nelson - bass, vocals
  • Tonysha Nelson - vocals
  • Matt "Fresh Step" Nalley - percussion

O

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  • Rose Offord - vocals

P

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  • Stevie Pannell - guitar
  • Maceo Parker - saxophone, flute, piano
  • Tairee "Thurteen" Parks - rapper
  • Sharla L. Patrick - keyboards, vocals
  • Mike Patterson - bass
  • Michael "Clip" Payne - vocals, keyboards
  • Brian Photar - vocals, bass
  • Peter "Keys" Pisarczyk - keyboards
  • Ben Powers Jr. - drums

R

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  • Razzberry White - vocals
  • Bouvier Richardson - rapper
  • Ronald Rolling - trumpet
  • Lucius "Tawl" Ross - guitar, vocals
  • Derrick "Frogg" Rosson - Rapper
  • Rufus Roundtree - trombone
  • Ricky Rouse - guitar
  • Ryan "Number 1" Maloney - Bass

S

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  • Nairobi Sailcat - guitar
  • Sativa Diva - vocals
  • Marion Saulsby - keyboards
  • Chris "Citrus" Sauthoff - guitar,vocals
  • Joseph Scott Jr. - vocals, guitar, bass
  • Garrett Shider - guitar, vocals
  • Garry Shider - vocals, guitar
  • Kevin "K-Star" Shider - guitar, vocals
  • Linda Shider - vocals
  • Nate Shider - vocals, guitar
  • Tim Shider - vocals, bass, keyboards
  • Dawn Silva - vocals
  • Calvin Simon - vocals, percussion
  • Carl "Butch" Small - percussion
  • Herb Sparkman - vocals
  • Claude Spivey - bass
  • David Spradley - keyboards (also credited as David Lee Chong and Chong Spradley)
  • Donnie Sterling - bass, vocals
  • T.M. Stevens
  • Sly Stone
  • Michael Syme - guitar
  • RonKat Spearman - guitar, vocals, bass

T

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V

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W

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  • Frank "Kash" Waddy - drums
  • Tony Walker - vocals
  • Jeanette Washington - vocals
  • Lin Washington - vocals, bass
  • Steve Washington - horns
  • Butch Watson - guitar
  • Harry Watson - guitar
  • Fred Wesley - trombone
  • John "Johnny Fly" Wiley - keyboards
  • Andre "Foxxe" Williams - guitar, vocals
  • Kelvan Wilkins - vocals, guitar
  • Ernestro Wilson - keyboards
  • Bobby Womack - vocals
  • Belita Woods - vocals
  • Bernie Worrell - keyboards
  • Lawrence "L*A*W" Worrell - vocals, guitar, bass, drums, harmonica, organ
  • Debbie Wright - vocals
  • Ronald Wright - drums
  • Philippé Wynne - vocals

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References

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  1. ^ Jerome Ali George Clinton.com Retrieved 11 April 2024
  2. ^ Jerome Brailey allmusic Retrieved 26 April 2024
  3. ^ Dennis Chambers allmusic Retrieved 27 April 2024
  4. ^ Bootsy Collins allmusic Retrieved 11 April 2024
  5. ^ Andrew, Karen (15 September 2004). "'Flip' Cornett played guitar with greats". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  6. ^ "Ray Davis". The Daily Telegraph. July 14, 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  7. ^ Greenberg, Adam. "Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  8. ^ 420 Funk Mob Retrieved 3 May 2024