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Parliament-Funkadelic Co-founder “Fuzzy” Haskins Dies at 81
Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins, the Parliament-Funkadelic co-founder, singer and songwriter has died, George Clinton said.
Haskins was 81 when he died March 17; no cause was given.
“Fly on,” Clinton said.
Haskins was an original member of Clinton’s late-1950s doo-wop band the Parliaments, which morphed into the collaborative known as Parliament-Funkadelic. He co-wrote such as tracks as “I Got a Thing” and “I Wanna Know if it’s Good to You.”
As Parliament-Funkadelic expanded the boundaries of funk music, Haskins’ vocals “kept things connected to their street corner-harmony roots,” per the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which inducted the band in 1997.
Haskins left the group in 1977 to become a preacher and more recently toured with a band calling itself the Original P.
“We will miss you, my friend, bandmate and soul brother,” Bootsy Collins said. “Thank you for your guidance in my pup years.”
3/18/23
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RIP Fuzzy Haskins † March 17, 2023
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FUZZY HASKINS ‘RADIO ACTIVE’ (1978)
A co-founder of the P-Funk movement, Clarence Eugene “Fuzzy” Haskins was born in West Virginia in 1941 and started as a singer in the doo-wop vocal group The Parliaments, led by George Clinton in the late 1950s. He was a founding member of the groundbreaking and influential 1970s funk bands PARLIAMENT-FUNKADELIC. Fuzzy Haskins toured and appeared on P-Funk albums as a singer, and occasionally as a guitarist, throughout the 1970s. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997.
Despite the success of Mothership Connection, Fuzzy Haskins was growing frustrated that his songs were no longer being featured on albums by Funkadelic and Parliament. He also watched as Bootsy Collins, a relative newcomer to the family, embarked upon a solo career. This added to Haskins’ frustration and at the height of P-Funk’s popularity, Fuzzy left the ensemble to pursue a solo career.
Fuzzy Haskins released two landmark solo albums on Westbound Records: ‘A Whole Nother Thang’ in 1976 and ‘Radio Active’ in 1978. With his brand of earthy & heavyweight funk, Fuzzy Haskins’ solo works fits right in with many of the other great P-Funk side projects and was sampled by renowned artists and acts from the likes of Prince, The Prodigy, N.W.A and Fatboy Slim.
On the album we are presenting you today (Radio Active from 1978) you’ll find eight sublime tracks written (or co-written) by Mr. Haskins himself and recorded by Richard Becker at the legendary PAC 3 Recording Studios in Dearborn, Michigan where classic albums from Norman Feels and Dennis Coffey were born. One of the tracks (Woman) was personally mixed for the album by Tom Moulton (the originator of musical revolutions like ‘the remix’, ‘the breakdown section’ and the ‘12inch single vinyl format’).
Fuzzy switched between drums and guitar, while taking charge of the lead vocals and production, he was accompanied in the studio by an all-star musician line-up of P-Funk family members such as Jerome ‘Bigfoot’ Brailey (drums), Cordell ‘Boogie’ Mossom (bass), Gary Shider & Michael Hampton (guitars), Glen Goins (piano, drums & guitar)…and of course the fantastic Mr. Bernie Worrell on keyboards. Besides these Parliament/Funkadelic alumni, also present on the recordings are Bruce Nazarian (The Temptations) on Moog and Jazz pianist Gary Schunk (known for his collaborations with Marcus Belgrave & Wendell Harrison).
The result of all this musicianship was a record that oozed quality. Despite the quality of the music (and just like with ‘A Whole Nother Thang’) the album didn’t sell the vast quantities that were projected and didn’t reach the audience it deserved.
‘Radio Active’ is filled with keyboard-driven spacey funk, sharp hooks, popping bass-lines, JB styled soulful (yet sexy) vocals, a hint of disco, fantastic guitar build-ups and breaks that make you shake…a true gem that deserves a place in your record collection (mint vinyl copies are hard to find and pricey these days). If you are a Funkateer…this one’s for you!
Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the FIRST ever vinyl reissue of ‘Radio Active’ since 1978 (the year the record was originally released on Westbound Records).
This unique album comes as a deluxe 180g vinyl edition (strictly limited to 500 copies) with obi strip and features the original artwork created by virtuoso Ronald Edwards (known for his graphic work with Parliament-Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins, Fred Wesley, George Clinton, Maceo Parker, Bernie Worrell, Fishbone…and countless others). To top it all off, this release also includes an insert featuring the original liner notes written in 1994 by renowned author and producer Rob Bowman (Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Marvin Gaye) who reflects on Fuzzy Haskins’ two solo albums.
Available on 180g WHITE vinyl (limited to 500 copies w/obi strip) and on 180g BLACK vinyl (limited to 500 copies w/obi strip).
Available in record stores worldwide and online from www.lightintheattic.net
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Parliament - Up For The Down Stroke
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Remembering Fuzzy Haskins 1941-2023
Singer Fuzzy Haskins has died at 81. He was a part of both Parliament and Funkadelic, before he left in 1977 to go solo. People have no idea just how influential George Clinton’s P-Funk empire were. This news come a little over a year since the passing of P-Funk co-founder Calvin Simon.
Parliament’s Greatest Hits is in my CD collection! That’s Haskins singing on “Can You Get to That”!
The link above is the obit from Rolling Stone.
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Parliament in 1974.
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In Memoriam: Clarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins (1941 - 2023)
Clarence Eugene “Fuzzy” Haskins (June 8, 1941 – March 17, 2023) was an American singer. He performed with 1950s and 1960s doo-wop group, The Parliaments, and was a founding member of the groundbreaking and influential 1970s funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, also known as Parliament-Funkadelic. He left Parliament-Funkadelic in 1977 to pursue a solo career. He is a member of the Rock and Roll…
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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 other core Parliament-Funkadelic members in 1997, confirmed the death to NPR in a statement.
#Clarence 'Fuzzy' Haskins#Parliament-Funkadelic#Rest in power#March 18 2023#funk music#Black musicians#Blm#Celebrities#Celebs#Celebrity news#Celebrity death#tw celebrity death
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Rest in Power, RIP Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins of Parliament-Funkadelic
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Deaths In 2023
January
1: Fred White (67, American drummer, Earth Wind & Fire)
3: Alan Rankine (64, Scottish musician/producer, The Associates)
6: Gianluca Vialli (58, Italian football player/manager)
10: Jeff Beck (78, English guitarist, The Yardbirds/The Jeff Beck Group/Beck Bogart & Appice)
11: Yukihiro Takahashi (70, Japanese singer/drummer, Yellow Magic Orchestra)
12: Robbie Bachman (69, Canadian drummer, Bachman Turner Overdrive)
Lisa-Marie Presley (54, American singer/songwriter, daughter of Elvis, mother of Riley Keough)
16: Gina Lollobrigida (95, Italian actress)
18: David Crosby (81, American singer/songwriter, The Byrds, Crosby Stills Nash & Young)
27: Sylvia Sims (89, English actress, ‘Ice Cold In Alex’)
28: Barrett Strong (81, American singer/songwriter, co-wrote ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’/‘Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone’
Tom Verlaine (73, American musician/songwriter/producer, Television)
Lisa Loring (64, American actress, ‘The Addams Family’)
February
2: Calton Coffie (68, Jamaican singer, Inner Circle)
3: Paco Rabanne (88, Spanish fashion designer)
8: Burt Bacharach (94, American songwriter, co-wrote ‘Walk On By’/‘Anyone Who Had A Heart’/‘A House Is Not A Home’/‘Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head’)
10: Hugh Hudson (86, film director, ‘Chariots Of Fire’)
12: David Jolicoeur a.k.a. Trugoy The Dove (54, American rapper, De La Soul)
15: Raquel Welch (82, American actress)
16: Chuck Jackson (85, American soul singer, ‘Any Day Now’/‘I Keep Forgettin’’)
18: Barbara Bosson (83, American actress, ‘Hill Street Blues’)
19: Richard Belzer (78, American actor, ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’/’Law And Order: Special Victims Unit’)
Dickie Davies (94, British television personality, ‘World Of Sport’)
23: John Motson (77, English football commentator, ‘Match Of The Day’)
March
2: Steve Mackey (56, English bassist/producer, Pulp)
Wayne Shorter (89, American jazz saxophonist, Weather Report)
3: Carlos Garnett (84, Panamanian jazz saxophonist)
Tom Sizemore (61, American actor, ‘Saving Private Ryan’)
5: Gary Rossington (71, American guitarist, Lynyrd Skynyrd)
8: Topol (87, Israeli actor, ‘Fiddler On The Roof’/’Flash Gordon’)
10: Junior English (71, Jamaican reggae singer)
12: Dick Fosbury (76, American high jumper)
13: Jim Gordon (77, American drummer, Traffic/Derek & The Dominoes)
14: Bobby Caldwell (71, American singer/songwriter)
15: Greg Perry (singer/songwriter/producer)
16: Fuzzy Haskins (81, American singer, Parliament/Funkadelic)
17: Lance Reddick (60, American actor, ‘The Wire’/’Oz’/’John Wick’ films)
23: Keith Reid (76, English songwriter, Procol Harum)
Peter Shelley (80, English singer/songwriter/producer, ‘Gee Baby’/’Love Me Love My Dog’)
28: Paul O’Grady a.k.a. Lily Savage (67, English comedian)
Ryuichi Sakamoto (71, Japanese musician/composer, Yellow Magic Orchestra, composed theme to ‘Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence’)
29: Charles Sherrell a.k.a. Sweet Charles (80, American bass player/singer, The JBs, ‘Yes, It’s You’)
April
5: Booker T. Newberry III (67, American singer, Sweet Thunder, ‘Love Town’)
6: Paul Cattermole (46, English singer, S Club 7)
8: Michael Lerner (81, American actor, ‘Barton Fink’)
12: Jah Shaka (75, Jamaican sound system operator)
13: Dame Mary Quant (93, English fashion designer)
14: Mark Sheehan (46, Irish guitarist, The Script)
16: Ahmad Jamal (92, jazz pianist)
17: Ivan Conti (76, jazz drummer, Azymuth)
22: Barry Humphries a.k.a. Dame Edna Everage (89, Australian comedian/actor)
Len Goodman (78, English TV personality)
25: Harry Belafonte (95, American musician/actor/civil rights leader)
27: Wee Willie Harris (90, English rock & roll singer)
Jerry Springer (79, English-born, American TV host)
28: Tim Bachman (71, Canadian guitarist, Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
May
1: Gordon Lightfoot (84, Canadian singer/songwriter, ‘If You Could Read My Mind’)
3: Linda Lewis (72, English singer/songwriter, ‘Rock-A-Doodle-Doo’)
18: Jim Brown (87, American football player/actor, ‘The Dirty Dozen’)
19: Pete Brown (82, poet/singer/lyricist, ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’/’White Room’/’I Feel Free’)
Andy Rourke (59, English bass player, The Smiths)
24: Bill Lee (94, American jazz musician/composer, Spike’s dad, scored ‘She’s Gotta Have It’/‘School Daze’/’Do The Right Thing’
Tina Turner (84, American-born, Swiss singer/actress, ‘River Deep Mountain High’/’Nutbush City Limits’/’What’s Love Got To Do With It?’)
26: Reuben Wilson (88, American jazz organist, ‘Got To Get Your Own’)
June
1: Cynthia Weil (82, songwriter, ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’’/’Here You Come Again’)
6: Tony McPhee (79, English guitarist, The Groundhogs)
12: Treat Williams (71, American actor, ‘Hair’/’Prince Of The City’)
14: John Hollins (76, English football player, Chelsea/Arsenal/England)
15: Glenda Jackson (87, English MP/actress, ‘Women In Love’/’Sunday Bloody Sunday’)
27: Julian Sands (65, English actor, ‘A Room With A View’)
29: Alan Arkin (89, American actor, ‘Catch 22’/’Little Miss Sunshine’)
30: Lord Creator (87, Trinidad-born, Jamaican singer/songwriter, ‘Kingston Town’)
July
3: Vicki Anderson a.k.a. Myra Barnes (83, American soul singer, Carleen’s mum)
Mo Foster (78, English songwriter/musician/producer)
5: George Tickner (76, American guitarist, Journey)
16: Jane Birkin (76, French/English actress/singer, ‘Je t’aime … moi non plus’, banned by the BBC in 1969)
21: Tony Bennett (96, American singer, ‘I Left My Heart In San Francisco’)
22: Vince Hill (89, English singer, ‘Edelweiss’)
24: Trevor Francis (69, English football player, Birmingham City/England)
26: Randy Meisner (77, musician/songwriter, Poco/The Eagles, ‘Take It To The Limit’)
Sinead O’Connor (56, Irish singer, ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’/songwriter, ‘Mandinka’)
30: Paul Reubens a.k.a. Pee-Wee Herman (70, American actor/comedian)
31: Angus Cloud (25, American actor, ‘Euphoria’)
August
4: John Gosling (75, English keyboard player, The Kinks)
7: DJ Casper (58, DJ/artist/songwriter, ‘Cha Cha Slide’)
William Friedkin (87, American film director, ‘The French Connection’/’The Exorcist’)
9: Robbie Robertson (80, Canadian musician/songwriter/singer, The Band)
Sixto Rodriguez (81, American singer/songwriter, subject of 2012 documentary ‘Searching For Sugar Man’
13: Clarence Avant (92, owner of Sussex Records/Tabu Records, film producer, ‘Jason’s Lyric’)
Magoo (50, American rapper, Timbaland & Magoo)
16: Jerry Moss (88, music executive, the ‘M’ in A&M Records)
17: Bobby Eli (77, guitarist, MFSB/songwriter, ‘Love Won’t Let Me Wait’)
Gary Young (70, American drummer, Pavement)
19: Ron Cephas Jones (66, American actor, ‘This Is Us’)
24: Bernie Marsden (72, English guitarist, Whitesnake/songwriter, ‘Here I Go Again’/’Fool For Your Loving’)
29: Jamie Crick (57, English radio broadcaster, Jazz FM)
31: Gayle Hunnicutt (80, American actress, ‘Dallas’)
September
1: Jimmy Buffett (76, American singer/songwriter, ‘Margaritaville’)
4: Gary Wright (80, American singer/songwriter, ‘Dream Weaver’/’Love Is Alive’)
Steve Harwell (56, American singer/rapper, Smash Mouth)
8: Mike Yarwood (82, English comedian/impressionist)
13: Roger Whittaker (87, Kenyan-born English singer/songwriter, ‘Durham Town’)
16: Sir Horace Ove (86, Trinidadian-born, English film director, ‘Pressure’)
Irish Grinstead (43, American R&B singer, 702)
25: David McCallum (90, Scottish actor, ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’/’N.C.I.S.’/musician)
28: Michael Gambon (82, English actor, ‘Harry Potter’ movies)
30: Russell Batiste Jr. (57, American drummer, The Meters)
October
2: Francis Lee (79, English football player, Manchester City/England)
8: Burt Young (83, American actor, ‘Rocky’)
11: Rudolph Isley (84, American singer, The Isley Brothers/songwriter, ‘That Lady’)
12: Michael Cooper (71, Jamaican musician, Inner Circle/Third World)
14: Piper Laurie (91, American actress, ‘Carrie’/’The Hustler’)
19: DJ Mark The 45 King (62, DJ/musician/producer, ‘The 900 Number’)
20: Haydn Gwynne (66, English actress, ‘Drop The Dead Donkey’)
21: Sir Bobby Charlton (86, English footballer, Manchester United/England)
24: Richard Roundtree (81, American actor, ‘Shaft’)
28: Matthew Perry (54, American-Canadian actor, ‘Friends’)
November
12: Anna Scher (78, founder of the Anna Scher Children’s Theatre)
19: Joss Ackland CBE (95, English actor, ‘White Mischief’)
22: Jean Knight (80, American soul singer, ‘Mr. Big Stuff’)
25: Terry Venables (80, English footballer, Chelsea/Tottenham Hotspur/England manager)
26: Geordie Walker (64, English guitarist, Killing Joke)
29: Sticky Vicky (80, Spanish dancer and illusionist)
30: Shane MacGowan (65, English-born Irish singer, The Pogues/songwriter, ‘Fairytale Of New York’)
December
1: Brigit Forsyth (83, Scottish actress, ‘Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?’)
5: Denny Laine (79, English musician, The Moody Blues/Wings, songwriter, ‘Mull Of Kintyre’)
7: Benjamin Zephaniah (65, English poet/writer/actor, ‘Peaky Blinders’)
8: Ryan O’Neal (82, American actor, ‘Love Story’/’Barry Lyndon’/’Paper Moon’)
Nidra Beard (71, American singer, Dynasty)
11: Andre Braugher (61, American actor, ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’/’Brooklyn Nine-Nine’/’Glory’)
Richard Kerr (78, English singer/songwriter, ‘Mandy’)
15: Bob Johnson (79, singer/songwriter/musician, Steeleye Span)
16: Colin Burgess (77, Australian drummer, AC/DC)
17: Amp Fiddler (65, singer/songwriter/producer)
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Night 1 - 21 May
Bauhaus Tour dates/tickets at https://bnds.us/zfv20w
“Bauhaus were just amazing this evening. The vocals and showmanship of Peter Murphy, the swagger and signature fuzzy death rock guitar tone of Daniel Ash, and the driving yet surgically precise rhythm of Kevin Haskins and David J…It was all 100% dialed in. The setlist was total perfection and I could not have asked for a better evening.”
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Happy #RSDDrops !!!
Our #RSD22 releases are available in participating record stores TODAY on June 18, 2022.
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Fuzzy Haskins, center, Calvin Simon, left, and Grady Thomas in an undated photo.
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