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Description: 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 (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)", and Top 40 albums such as Mothership Connection (1975). At first, Parliament was designated as a more mainstream funk ... (more)

Tags: Funk (1), 1970s (1), Rhythm & Blues (1), Psychedelic Soul (1), Synth Funk (1), P-Funk (1), George Clinton (1), Parliament-Funkadelic (1)

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