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Active from
  
1998

Record label
  
604168 Records DK

Genre
  
R&B/soul

Albums
  
Funk Force Trauma

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Grady Thomas, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, Ray Davis, Jerome Brailey

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.

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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)

    • Songs

    In the MeantymeFunk Force Trauma · 2016
    Resurrection of the FunkFunk Force Trauma · 2016
    We Came to PartyFunk Force Trauma · 2016

    References

    Original P Wikipedia
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