Parliament (band)

Parliament
Parliament
Background information
Origin	Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Funk; R&B; psychedelic soul;
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. 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).