List of P-Funk members explained

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

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

B

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

F

G

  • 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

I

  • Brad Innis - drums
  • Archie Ivy

J

  • 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

  • Louie "Babbling" Kabbabie - vocals

L

  • 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

  • Lynn Mabry - vocals
  • Romeo Magruder - drums, vocals
  • Kim Manning - vocals
  • Foley McCreary - drums
  • Robert McCollough - saxophone
  • Thomas "Pae-dog" McEvoy - jazz horn
  • Eric McFadden - guitar
  • Jeanette McGruder - vocals
  • DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight - guitar, bass, drums
  • Carlos McMurray - dancer
  • Dwayne "Sa'D Ali" Maultsby - vocals
  • Billy Mims - guitar, vocals
  • Ray Monette
  • Walter "Junie" Morrison - keyboards, vocals, guitar, bass, drums (sometimes credited as J.S. Theracon)
  • Cordell "Boogie" Mosson - bass, guitar, drums
  • Lonnie "Mongoose" Motley - bass, vocals
  • Mike "Murphquake" Murphy - bongos
  • Carolyn Myles - vocals

N

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

O

  • Rose Offord - vocals

P

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

V

W

  • 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
  • PhilippĂ© Wynne - vocals

Bands

Notes and References

  1. https://georgeclinton.com/family/jerome-ali/ Jerome Ali
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jerome-brailey-mn0000843382 Jerome Brailey
  3. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dennis-chambers-mn0000816892 Dennis Chambers
  4. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bootsy-collins-mn0000107139 Bootsy Collins
  5. News: Andrew . Karen . 'Flip' Cornett played guitar with greats . The Cincinnati Enquirer . 15 September 2004.
  6. Web site: Ray Davis. July 14, 2005. The Daily Telegraph. 29 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Greenberg. Adam. Biography. AllMusic . 29 April 2024.
  8. https://www.discogs.com/release/1902946-420-Funk-Mob-Alive-In-Spain 420 Funk Mob