Parliament (band)

Parliament
Background information
Origin	Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Funk R&B psychedelic soul[1]
Discography	Parliament discography
Years active	1968–1970, 1974–1980, 2018
Labels	Casablanca (1974–1980) Invictus (1968–1970) C Kunspyruhzy (2018) Def Jam (2021–present)
Spinoffs	Parliament-Funkadelic
Spinoff of	The Parliaments
Past members	George Clinton Ray Davis Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins Calvin Simon Grady Thomas Billy Bass Nelson Eddie Hazel Tawl Ross Tiki Fulwood Mickey Atkins Bernie Worrell Bootsy Collins Muruga Booker Cordell Mosson Rodney "Skeet" Curtis Garry Shider Prakash John Tyrone Lampkin Glenn Goins Michael Hampton Michael Clip Payne Debbie Wright Gary "Muddbone" Cooper Jerome Brailey Fred Wesley Maceo Parker Michael Brecker Randy Brecker Rick Gardner Reunald "Renny" Jones Jeanette Washington Mallia Franklin- Queen of Funk Dawn Silva Lynn Mabry Ron Ford Shirley Hayden Greg Thomas Larry Heckstall Walter "Junie" Morrison Robert "P-Nut" Johnson Ruth Copeland

Parliament was an American funk band formed in 1968 by George Clinton as a flagship act of his P-Funk collective. Evolving out of an earlier vocal group, Parliament became associated with a more commercial and less rock-oriented sound than its sister act Funkadelic. Their work incorporated Afrofuturism concepts, horn arrangements, synthesizer, and outlandish theatrics.^[2] The band scored a number of Top 10 hits, including the million-selling 1976 single "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)," and Top 40 albums such as Mothership Connection (1975).