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Parliament

American funk band most prominent during the 1970s

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Also known as The Parliaments

Members / parts: George Clinton
Genre: doo-wop
, funk
Label: Casablanca Records
Country of origin: United States
Formed in: Plainfield

Overview

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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 Afrofuturist 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 ," and Top 40 albums such as Mothership Connection (1975).

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Discography

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Do That Stuff(1976)
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)(1976)
Chocolate City(1975)
Chocolate City(1975)
Mothership Connection(1975)
Testify(1974)
Up for the Down Stroke(1974)
The Goose(1974)
Up for the Down Stroke(1974)
Osmium(1970)
Parliament's Greatest Hits
Common Law Wife
Parliament discography

Members

3 linked to Parliament in Wikidata

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42 statements · 40% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Discography: Parliament discography
Different from: Parliament
Start of work period: 1968

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