Parliament Funkadelic Singer Clarence Haskins Dies At 81 NPR
Clarence Eugene “Fuzzy” Haskins, original member of influential music group Parliament Funkadelic, has died. he was 81 years old.
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Clarence Eugene “Fuzzy” Haskins, original member of influential music group Parliament Funkadelic, has died. he was 81 years old.
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Clarence Eugene “Fuzzy” Haskins, original member of influential music group Parliament Funkadelic, has died. he was 81 years old.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which inducted Haskins into the Hall of Fame in 1997 along with other leading Parliament-Funkadelic members, confirmed the death to NPR. statement.
Born in Elkins, West Virginia in 1941, Haskins began singing in New Jersey with the doo-wop vocal quintet, The Parliaments, in the 1950s and 60s.
Named after an American cigarette brand and led by charismatic musician and producer George Clinton, the group was founded in 1967 as “I want to testify.”
After their tiny Detroit record label dissolved, Clinton formed a group called Funkadelic with the Parliaments. Eventually known as Parliament Funkadelic or P-Funk, this musical collective had a major influence on his R&B and funk scene in the 1970s.
according to his biography According to Clinton’s website, “During live P-Funk shows, he wears a skintight bodysuit and wields the crowd as he twirls against Mike Paul, notably ‘Standing on the Verge of Getting It was known when we performed It On. .’ “
“Parliament-Funkadelic mothership connection and maggot brainand set a futuristic pace for black music,” said Dawn Waite, spokesperson for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Beginning in the mid-1970s, Haskins began building a solo career, but continued to perform and record with various P-Funk members over the years.
P-Funk member Bootsy Collins paid tribute to Haskins on social media. “Today lost his frequency,” the musician wrote on Twitter. “I miss you my friend, bandmate and soul brother.”
Prayers to the family and friends of Clarence “Fuzzys” Haskins 🙏 Lost his frequency today
3-17- 23. He was the first MP/Funkadelic to serve in the RHOF. Bootsy Baby!!!🤩 pic.twitter.com/IQI6crS8sS— Bootsy Collins (@Bootsy_Collins) March 18, 2023
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Clarence Eugene “Fuzzy” Haskins, original member of influential music group Parliament Funkadelic, has died. he was 81 years old.
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Clarence Eugene “Fuzzy” Haskins, original member of influential music group Parliament Funkadelic, has died. he was 81 years old.
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Clarence Eugene “Fuzzy” Haskins, original member of influential music group Parliament Funkadelic, has died. he was 81 years old. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which inducted Haskins into the Hall of Fame in 1997 along with other leading Parliament-Funkadelic members, confirmed the death to NPR. statement. Born in Elkins, West Virginia in 1941, Haskins began singing in New Jersey with the doo-wop vocal quintet, The Parliaments, in the 1950s and 60s. Named after an American cigarette brand and led by charismatic musician and producer George Clinton, the group was founded in 1967 as “I want to testify.”
After their tiny Detroit record label dissolved, Clinton formed a group called Funkadelic with the Parliaments. Eventually known as Parliament Funkadelic or P-Funk, this musical collective had a major influence on his R&B and funk scene in the 1970s. according to his biography According to Clinton’s website, “During live P-Funk shows, he wears a skintight bodysuit and wields the crowd as he twirls against Mike Paul, notably ‘Standing on the Verge of Getting It was known when we performed It On. .’ ”
“Parliament-Funkadelic mothership connection and maggot brainand set a futuristic pace for black music,” said Dawn Waite, spokesperson for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Beginning in the mid-1970s, Haskins began building a solo career, but continued to perform and record with various P-Funk members over the years. P-Funk member Bootsy Collins paid tribute to Haskins on social media. “Today lost his frequency,” the musician wrote on Twitter. “I miss you my friend, bandmate and soul brother.”
Prayers to the family and friends of Clarence “Fuzzys” Haskins 🙏 Lost his frequency today 3-17- 23. He was the first MP/Funkadelic to serve in the RHOF. Bootsy Baby!!!🤩 pic.twitter.com/IQI6crS8sS— Bootsy Collins (@Bootsy_Collins) March 18, 2023
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/18/1164572532/parliament-funkadelic-singer-clarence-fuzzy-haskins-obituary-dead Parliament Funkadelic Singer Clarence Haskins Dies At 81 NPR
