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Active from 1998 Record label 604168 Records DK		Genre R&B/soul Albums Funk Force Trauma

Similar 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.

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)

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)

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)

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

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