Calvin Simon, a founding member and vocalist/percussionist of Parliament-Funkadelic, died on Thursday at age 79. Via Pitchfork, the news came via P-Funk members Bootsy Collins and George Clinton.
CIRCA 1977: (L-R) Singers Calvin Simon, Fuzzy Haskins and Grady Thomas of the funk band Parliament-Funkadelic pose for a portrait in circa 1977. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Clarence ...
"Rest in peace to my P-Funk brother Mr. Calvin Simon," his former bandmate George Clinton wrote in a tribute on Facebook Stephanie Wenger is a TV Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She joined the brand in ...
Haskins joined Clinton’s doo-wop group, the Parliaments, in 1960 before they morphed into the funk legacy outfit Parliament-Funkadelic. During his tenure with the group, Haskins was a key songwriter, ...
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Calvin Simon, a founding member of the pioneering funk music group Parliament-Funkadelic, died Thursday at age 79. A cause of death was not immediately available. The news was confirmed Saturday by a ...
Clarence ‘Fuzzy’ Haskins, an original member of Parliament-Funkadelic and a singer known for his wild stage antics, has died at the age of 81. No cause of death has yet been shared. Collins posted, ...
Clarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins, an original member of the influential musical collective Parliament-Funkadelic, has died. He was 81. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which inducted Haskins along with ...