Original P
The Original P is an American funk band formed in 1991 by four founding members of Parliament-Funkadelic. Grady Thomas, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, and Ray Davis have all been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2019, were awarded by NARAS the Grammy for Lifetime Achievement.
Members
Current members
- Grady Thomas - vocals, percussion (1981–present)
- Ben Powers Jr. - drums, bass, percussion (1981–present)
- John "Fly" Wiley - keyboards (1981–present)
- Sonja Holmes - vocals (1991–present)
- Luciana Hall - vocals (1991–present)
- Kevin "K-Star" Shider - lead and rhythm guitar, vocals (2005–present)
- Sharla L. Patrick - keyboards, vocals (2005–present)
- Scott "Skyntyte" Free - lead and rhythm guitar, vocals (2007–present)
- Theophilus Glass - vocals (2014–present)
- Will Montgomery II - keyboards (2018–present)
- Zac Chester - keyboards (2018–present)
- Andre Benjamin - trumpet (2018–present)
- Zdany Chisolm - saxophone (2018–present)
Past members
- Ray Davis - bass vocal (1991–2005)
- Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins - first tenor vocal (1981–2012)
- Calvin Simon - second tenor vocal (1981–2007)
- Derrick Davis - bass, vocals (1991–2016)
- Gene Grady Thomas Jr. - lead and rhythm guitar, vocals (1991–2019)
- William "Billy" Mims - guitar (1981–2007)
- Douglas Smith - keyboards, vocals (2005–2007)
- "Peter Keys" Pisarczyk - keyboards (2005–2007)
- Ann Love - vocals (2003–2005)
- George "Paisley" Gordon - guitar (1998–2003)
- Rose Offord - vocals (2007–2009)
- Defiance Douglass - vocals, keyboards (2014–2018)
- Patrice "Emerald" Llewellen - vocals (1991–present)
Discography
- Connections & Disconnections released under the name Funkadelic (LAX Records, 1980)
- What Dat Shakin (Westbound Records, 1998)
- Hyped Up Westbound Soljaz (Westbound Records, 2001)
- Funk Force Trauma (2016)
Further reading
- Kent Kimes (May 21, 1999), Original P Keeps Funky Beat Going, The Augusta Chronicle.
- Jon Pareles (April 9, 1999) Pop and Jazz Guide, The New York Times.
- Steven Uhles (September 14, 2001), Parliament in Session, The Augusta Chronicle.
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Parliament-Funkadelic
- Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey
- George Clinton
- Bootsy Collins
- Ray Davis
- Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood
- Glenn Goins
- Michael Hampton
- Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins
- Eddie Hazel
- Walter "Junie" Morrison
- Cordell "Boogie" Mosson
- "Billy Bass" Nelson
- Garry Shider
- Calvin Simon
- Grady Thomas
- Bernie Worrell
- Osmium
- Up for the Down Stroke
- Chocolate City
- Mothership Connection
- The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
- Live: P-Funk Earth Tour
- Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome
- Motor Booty Affair
- Gloryhallastoopid
- Trombipulation
- Medicaid Fraud Dogg
- Funkadelic
- Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow
- Maggot Brain
- America Eats Its Young
- Cosmic Slop
- Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
- Let's Take It to the Stage
- Tales of Kidd Funkadelic
- Hardcore Jollies
- One Nation Under a Groove
- Uncle Jam Wants You
- Connections & Disconnections
- The Electric Spanking of War Babies
- Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan – 12th September 1971
- By Way of the Drum
- Toys
- U.S. Music with Funkadelic
- First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate
Parliament-Funkadelic
- Computer Games
- Urban Dancefloor Guerillas
- You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish
- Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends
- R&B Skeletons in the Closet
- The Mothership Connection – Live from Houston
- The Cinderella Theory
- Live at the Beverly Theater
- Hey, Man, Smell My Finger
- Dope Dogs
- Mothership Connection Newberg Session
- T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.
- Live 1976–1993
- How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?
- George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love
- Live...Capitol Theatre 1978
- Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band
- Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
- Bootsy? Player of the Year
- This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N
- Ultra Wave
- The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away
- What's Bootsy Doin'?
- Jungle Bass
- Blasters of the Universe
- Lord of the Harvest
- Keepin' dah Funk Alive 4-1995
- Fresh Outta 'P' University
- Live in Louisville 1978
- Play with Bootsy
- Live in Concert 1998
- Live in Oklahoma 1976
- Christmas Is 4 Ever
- Tha Funk Capital of the World
- All the Woo in the World
- Funk of Ages
- Pieces of Woo: The Other Side
- Blacktronic Science
- Free Agent: A Spaced Odyssey
- Pleasure Principle
- Invasion of the Booty Snatchers
- Play Me or Trade Me
- A Whole Nother Thang (1976)
- Radio Active (1978)
- A Whole Nother Radio Active Thang (1994)
- Self Portrait (1970)
- I Am What I Am (1971)
- Take Me to Baltimore (1976)
- Mutiny on the Mamaship (1979)
- Funk Plus the One (1980)
- A Night Out With the Boys (1983)
- Aftershock 2005 (1996)
- Quazar (1978)
- Sweat Band (1980)
- Federation of Tackheads (1985)
- Lifestyles of the Roach and Famous (1988)
- Out of the Dark (1993)
- Funkcronomicon (1995)
- Heavy Metal Funkason (1998)
- PCU
- Parliament-Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
- George Clinton: The Mothership Connection
- Parliament
- Funkadelic
- House Guests
- Godmoma
- Kiddo
- Original P
- The Pacemakers
- The Parliaments
- Zapp (Roger Troutman)
- List of P-Funk members
- Pedro Bell
- Armen Boladian
- Bridgeport Music
- Children of Production
- Bill Laswell
- Overton Loyd
- P-Funk
- P-Funk Earth Tour
- P-Funk Mothership
- P-Funk mythology
- P-Funk projects
- Uncle Jam Records
- G-funk
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