Original P
The Original P is an American funk band formed in 1998 by four founding members of Parliament-Funkadelic, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, Grady Thomas and Ray Davis. All four have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Members
Current members
- Grady Thomas - vocals, percussion, (1981–present)
- Ben Powers, Jr. - drums, bass, percussion, (1981–present)
- John "Fly" Wiley - keyboards, (1981–present)
- Gene Thomas - lead and rhythm guitar, vocals (1991–present)
- Patrice "Emerald" Llewellen, vocals (1991–present)
- Sonja Holmes, vocals (1991–present)
- Kevin "K-Star" Shider - lead and rhythm guitar, vocals (2005–present)
- Sharla L. Patrick - keyboards, vocals (2005–present)
- Scott "Skyntyte" Free - guitar/vocals, (2007–present)
- Michael "Mike P." Patterson - guitar/vocals (2013–present)
- Defiance Douglass - vocals/keyboards
- Asher McKinney - keyboards
(2014 - present)
Past members
- Ray Davis (musician) - bass vocal (1991-2005)
- Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins - first tenor vocal (1981-2012)
- Calvin Simon - second tenor vocal (1981-2007)
- William "Billy" Mims - guitar (1981-2007)
- Derrick Davis - bass, vocals (1991–2016)
- Douglas Smith - keyboards, vocals (2005-2007)
- "Peter Keys" Pisarczyk - keyboards (2005-2007)
- Ann Love - vocals (2003-2005)
- George "Paisley" Gordon - guitar (1998-2003)
- Rose Offord - vocals (2007-2009)
Discography
- Connections & Disconnections released under the name Funkadelic (LAX Records, 1980)
- What Dat Shakin (Westbound Records, 1998)
- Hyped Up Westbound Soljaz (Westbound Records, 2001)
- Funk Force Trauma (Independent, 2016)
Further reading
- Kent Kimes (May 21, 1999), Original P Keeps Funky Beat Going, The Augusta Chronicle.
- Jon Pareles (April 9, 1999) Pop and Jazz Guide, The New York Times.
- Steven Uhles (September 14, 2001), Parliament in Session, The Augusta Chronicle.
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