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 with the Grammy for Lifetime Achievement.

Members[]

Current members[]

Grady Thomas - vocals, percussion (1981–present)
- drums, bass, percussion (1981–present)
- lead and rhythm guitar, vocals (2007–present)
Kevin "K-Star" Shider - lead and rhythm guitar, vocals (2005–present)
Sonja Holmes - vocals (1991–present)
Luciana Hall - vocals (1991–present)
Theophilus Glass - vocals (2014–present)
Zac Chester - keyboards (2018–present)
Will Montgomery II - keyboards (2018–present)
Zdany Chisolm - saxophone (2018–present)
Andre Benjamin - trumpet (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)
- bass, vocals (1991–2016)
- 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)
Patrice "Emerald" Llewellen - vocals (1991–present)
John "Fly" Wiley - keyboards (1981–present)
Sharla L. Patrick - keyboards, vocals (2005–present)

Discography[]

Connections & Disconnections released under the name Funkadelic (, 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 discography	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 discography	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
George Clinton and 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
Bootsy Collins	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
Eddie Hazel	Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs Rest in P
The Horny Horns	A Blow for Me, a Toot to You Say Blow by Blow Backwards The Final Blow
Bernie Worrell	All the Woo in the World Funk of Ages Pieces of Woo: The Other Side Blacktronic Science Free Agent: A Spaced Odyssey
The Brides of Funkenstein	Funk or Walk Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy Live at the Howard Theatre
Parlet	Pleasure Principle Invasion of the Booty Snatchers Play Me or Trade Me
Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins	A Whole Nother Thang (1976) Radio Active (1978) A Whole Nother Radio Active Thang (1994)
Ruth Copeland	Self Portrait (1970) I Am What I Am (1971) Take Me to Baltimore (1976)
Mutiny	Mutiny on the Mamaship (1979) Funk Plus the One (1980) A Night Out With the Boys (1983) Aftershock 2005 (1996)
Other spinoffs	Quazar (1978) Sweat Band (1980) Federation of Tackheads (1985) Lifestyles of the Roach and Famous (1988) Out of the Dark (1993) Heavy Metal Funkason (1998)
Filmography	PCU Parliament-Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove George Clinton: The Mothership Connection
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