Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard on You?: A Memoir
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Cooper, Gary “Mudbone,” “Bone,” 152, 163
“Copy Cat” (P-Funk All Stars), 263, 366
copyright, 269, 292, 313–14, 317, 325, 337, 340, 341, 342–43, 344, 346, 350–51, 379–85
Cosmic Slop (Funkadelic), 116, 117–21, 133, 304, 350, 361
“Cosmic Slop” (Funkadelic), 117, 124, 159, 361, 362, 375, 380
“Countracula” (Collins), 262
cover art, 90–91, 107, 113, 117–18, 126, 129–30, 143–44, 150, 180, 192, 213–14, 218–19, 222, 240, 251, 263–64, 282, 320
Cream, 8, 63, 70, 75, 82, 86, 88, 120, 299, 355
Creem magazine, 78–79
Crocker, Frankie, 55, 127, 141
Currier, Ted, 253–54
Curtis, Rodney “Skeet,” 259, 260
D
dance music, 17–18, 77, 133, 163, 204, 214, 255, 264–65, 283, 334, 357
Davis, Charles, 13
Davis, Miles, 13, 106, 231, 254
Davis, Ray, 14, 24, 53, 146, 182, 244
Davis, Spencer, 48–49
Day the Earth Stood Still, The (movie), 143
“Deep” (Parliament), 204, 363, 377
De La Soul, 289–90, 374
Dibbles (pet pig), 79–81, 87
Digital Underground, 290, 322, 367, 374–75
disco, 123, 148, 170, 171–72, 189, 214
Diversified Management, 76
“Dixie” (song), 116
DJs, 72, 75–76, 127, 166–67, 170, 190, 215, 290, 304, 318, 357
Dr. Dre, 292–93, 301, 336, 342, 375
Dr. Funkenstein (character), 148–49, 150, 180, 203, 224, 308, 344
“Dr. Funkenstein” (Parliament), 148, 166, 362, 378
“Do Fries Go with That Shake?” (Clinton), 277, 366
“Don’t Be Sore at Me” (Parliaments), 58, 359
“Doo-Doo Chasers” (Funkadelic), 198, 363
doo-wop, 11, 23, 32, 59, 71, 88, 134, 156, 162, 174, 189, 221–22, 333
Dope Dogs (Parliament-Funkadelic/P-Funk All Stars), 307–10, 315–17, 348, 368
“Dog Star (Fly On)” (Parliament-Funkadelic/P-Funk All Stars), 311–12, 368
Dolby, Thomas, 270, 271, 366
“Do That Stuff” (Parliament), 148, 159, 166, 362, 377
downloads, 321, 325, 383
Dozier, Lamont, 54, 56, 85, 87, 88
Drop the Line (Lewd), 295–96, 367
drugs, 28–30, 49, 65–66, 94–95, 101–2, 110–11, 112, 128, 131, 140, 170–72, 227–29, 233–34, 240, 241, 245–46, 249–50, 251, 253, 259–62, 265–66, 273, 283, 284–85, 286, 288, 295, 308–9, 328, 338–39
Duke, George, 191
Dunbar, Ron, 237, 248, 296
Dylan, Bob, 47, 53, 64, 96, 98, 120, 272–73
E
“Earth Bound” (X-Clan), 290, 378
Earth Wind & Fire, 137, 169, 272
Edwards, Ronald “Stozo,” 211, 316
Edwards, Tommy, 334
Electrifying Mojo (DJ), 190, 195, 215, 282
Electric Spanking of War Babies (Funkadelic), 248–50, 251, 255, 263, 285, 305, 310
Elegants, 19, 333
Eli, Bobby, 333–34
Epic Records, 69, 327
Eric B.& Rakim, 119, 278, 292, 302, 355, 375
“Erotic City” (Clinton), 305, 368
Essex Records, Newark, 10–11
“Eulogy and Light” (Funkadelic), 100, 102, 360, 373
“Everybody Is Going to Make It This Time” (Funkadelic), 81, 360
F
Fabulous Peps, 55
Fakir, Duke, 42
“Fame” (Bowie), 142
Family Series (Clinton), 287, 296–97
“Fantasy Is Reality” (Parliament), 160, 362
Farrakhan, Louis, 160–61
“Father, Open Our Eyes”(Gospel Clefs), 101
Federation of Tackheads (Jimmy G. and the Tackheads), 275, 366
Fiddler, Joseph “Amp,” 276, 283, 296
“Field Maneuvers” (Funkadelic), 214, 364
Fields, Barry, 322, 323
Fifth of Funk, A (Clinton), 296
Fisher, Jules, 146, 155, 158, 169, 318
flashlight (prop), 3, 181, 214
“Flash Light”(Parliament), 1, 180–81, 183, 190–91, 192, 194, 204, 262, 294, 321, 342, 362, 374, 376, 377
Flashlight2013.com, 340, 352
Flavor Flav, 279, 283, 290
Floyd, Eddie, 56
“Fly Away” (Clinton and P-Funk All Stars), 316
folk music, 46, 70, 236
“Foot Soldiers (Star Spangled Funky)” (Funkadelic), 214, 364
Ford, Barbara, 182, 183
Ford, Ron, 26–27, 59, 67, 182–83, 184, 242, 244, 246, 259, 289, 297–98, 346
Foster, Kendra, 329, 334
Four Tops, 35, 42, 53, 56, 66
Foxx, Jamie, 330
Foxxe, Andre, 275, 368
Franklin, Aretha, 40, 70, 274, 352
Franklin, Mallia, 108, 152, 189, 350
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, 80
Fratangelo, Larry, 250
Freaky Styley (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 273, 274, 366
Free Your Mind . . . and Your Ass Will Follow (Funkadelic), 97, 99–101, 102, 107, 116, 360
“Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow” (Funkadelic), 102, 111, 117, 360, 376, 378
“Friday Night, August 14th” (Funkadelic), 100, 360
Frost, Barry, 136
Fulwood, Tiki, 57, 78, 106, 111, 126, 131, 136, 178, 212
funk, 1, 53, 74, 100, 108–9, 111, 113, 123, 133, 136, 140, 142, 148, 149–50, 151, 164, 168–69, 174–75, 179–80, 181, 183–84, 187, 191–92, 199–200, 203–5, 213, 215, 217, 221, 222, 253–54, 271, 272–73, 277, 281, 283, 297, 300, 311, 312, 316, 318, 335, 346, 349, 350, 357
Funkadelic, 1, 23, 40, 73, 74–76, 79, 80, 83, 86–87, 87, 89–90, 97, 100, 102, 105, 107, 109, 110, 111, 116–18, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 129, 135–39, 145, 147, 149, 150, 153, 154, 155, 156, 159, 162, 164, 166, 168, 184–85, 197–99, 202, 208, 213–14, 216, 235, 237, 240, 243, 251–52, 255, 256, 260, 265, 274, 282, 285, 287, 291, 292, 298, 299, 303, 305, 306, 310, 313, 318, 323, 330, 331, 337, 341, 346, 348–49, 351, 352, 354, 360–65, 369
Funkadelic Records, 72
Funkadelic Sound Recordings, 380–81
Funkathon, 178, 349
Funk Brothers, 35, 39, 54, 73, 74
“Funkentelechy” (Parliament), 362, 374
Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome (Parliament), 181–83, 184, 185, 187, 189–90, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205, 235, 297, 362
“Funk Gets Stronger” (Funkadelic), 249, 365
“Funky Bounce” (Zapp), 238
“Funky Dollar Bill” (Funkadelic), 100–101, 360
G
Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs (Hazel), 164–65, 363
“Gamin’ on Ya!” (Parliament), 149, 362
Gaye, Marvin, 33, 35, 85, 99, 117, 119–20, 143
“Generator Pop” (P-Funk All Stars), 263, 366, 374
George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love (Clinton), 334–35, 369
George Clinton Presents Our Gang Funky (various artists), 287, 367
“George Clinton’s Production of Popsicle Stick” (Clinton), 218
“Get Lucky” (Well Red), 283
“Get Off Your Ass and Jam” (Funkadelic), 137–38, 361, 376, 377
G-Funk, 293
Gibson, Kenneth, 132, 301
Giles, Jimmy (brother), 8, 240, 275
“Give Out but Don’t Give Up” (Clinton with Primal Scream), 305, 368
“Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)” (Parliament), 142, 144–45, 292, 342, 361, 375, 376, 377
Gloryhallastoopid (or Pin the Tale on the Funky) (Parliament), 217–19, 364
“(Gloryhallastoopid) Pin the Tale on the Funky” (Parliament), 364, 374
Go Fer Yer Funk (Clinton), 296
Goins, Glen, 152, 157, 158, 164, 180, 212, 325, 341, 380
Golden World Records, 39–40, 41, 54, 75, 100, 102, 153, 253
“Good to Your Earhole” (Funkadelic), 136, 361
Goody, Slim, 195
“Goose, The” (Parliament), 125, 361, 376
“Goose (That Laid the Golden Egg), The” (Parliaments), 67, 71, 125, 359
Gordon, Shep, 306–7
Gordy, Berry, 32, 36–37, 38, 43, 85, 86, 88, 303, 304, 329, 332, 345
Gordy, Kerry, 37, 303, 304
Gordy, Raynoma “Ray,” 36–38, 303
gospel, 8, 9, 12, 61, 75, 101, 153, 157, 180, 200
Graffiti Bridge (Prince), 300, 301, 367
Grateful Dead, 70, 73, 78
Greatest Funkin’ Hits (Clinton), 331
Griffith, Richard “Kush,” 205
“Groovallegiance”(Funkadelic), 200, 363
Gunnels, Clayton “Chicken,” 113
“Gypsy Woman” (Mayfield), 33, 45, 78, 334
H
Hair (musical), 94, 146, 181
Hall, Carol, 15, 51, 82
Hammer, MC, 292, 376
Hampton, Michael “Mike,” 130–31, 137, 178, 264
“Handcuffs” (Parliament), 142–43, 361
“Hard as Steel” (Clinton and P-Funk All Stars), 316–17, 368
Hardcore Jollies (Funkadelic), 155, 157–58, 197, 305, 362
hard rock, 70, 97, 170
Harris, Ernie, 22–23, 57, 69
Harris, Joe “Pep,” 284
Haskins, Fuzzy, 14, 26, 36, 53, 58, 62, 66, 93, 114, 115, 130, 181, 193, 243–44
Hawkins, Ronnie, 63–64
Hayes, Isaac, 40, 204
Hazel, Eddie, 24, 57–58, 62–63, 68, 78, 93, 100, 103, 105, 106, 109, 110, 125, 128–29, 130, 131, 133, 137, 164–65, 178, 184, 189, 193, 197, 211, 237, 263, 298, 311, 325, 341, 363, 379, 380
“Heaven” (Clinton), 335
heavy metal, 82, 123
Hendrix, Jimi, 68–70, 101, 117, 120, 129, 140, 153, 164, 299, 326, 330, 351
“Hey Good Lookin’ ” (Clinton), 277, 366
Hey Man . . . Smell My Finger (Clinton), 300, 301–4, 306, 328, 368
Heywood, Bill, 221
hip-hop, 106, 119, 137, 277–80, 289–90, 302, 307, 321
Holland, Eddie, 88
Holland-Dozier-Holland, 54, 56, 85, 87, 88
“Hollywood” (Clinton), 303, 368
Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles, 137
“Hollywood Squares” (Bootsy’s Rubber Band), 192–93, 363, 374
Holmes, Cecil, 36, 127, 139, 170
Horne, Sheila, 263
Horny Horns, 165–66, 197, 210, 211, 237, 337, 363, 364
Hot Dog Willie (barbershop customer), 26, 27
Hot Wax Records, 85, 87, 122
House Guests, 109, 113, 152
House Party (movie), 304
Howard the Duck (movie), 287
How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? (Clinton and P-Funk All Stars), 328–30, 331, 369
Hudlin, Reginald, 304, 330
Hudlin, Warrington, 304
Hudson, Pookie, 9, 14
Hump Records, 241, 255, 263–64
“Humpty Dance” (Digital Underground), 290, 374
“Hydraulic Pump” (P-Funk All Stars), 240–41, 255, 263
I
“I Am the Walrus” (Beatles), 98
“I Call My Baby Pussycat” (aka “Pussy,” Funkadelic), 112, 322, 360
“I Call My Baby Pussycat” (Parliament), 88, 89–90, 112, 322, 360
“I Can Dance” (Clinton and P-Funk All Stars), 328, 369
“I Can Feel the Ice Melting” (Parliaments), 54, 287, 359
Ice Cube, 293, 295, 302, 321, 368, 375–76
“Icka Prick” (Funkadelic), 250, 365
“I’d Rather Be with You” (Bootsy’s Rubber Band), 153, 163, 362, 373, 378
“If It Don’t Fit (Don’t Force It)” (Parliament), 134, 361
“If You Don’t Like the Effects, Don’t Produce the Cause” (Funkadelic), 112, 360
If You Want Me to Stay (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 273, 366
“I Have a Dream” speech (King), 106
“I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (Troutman), 239, 240
“I’ll Bet You” (Funkadelic), 40, 75, 332, 360, 373, 376
“I Misjudged You” (Parliament), 133–34, 361
Impressions, 45, 70
INCorporated Thang Band, 367
Invictus Records, 85, 87–88, 90, 122, 123, 128, 162
Irby, Joyce (“Fenderella”), 303
Isley Brothers, 11, 164, 287
“It Wasn’t for Love”(Clark), 119
Ivy, Archie, 2, 3, 124–25, 168, 185, 191, 195, 209–10, 211, 221, 235, 237, 241, 246, 247–48, 275–76, 282, 288, 289, 291–92, 326, 357
“I Wanna Know If It’s Good to You,” (Funkadelic), 100, 360
“(I Wanna) Testify” (Parliaments), 53–55, 56, 57, 58–59, 63, 67, 71, 74, 75, 76, 78, 91, 124, 125, 175, 329, 359, 367
J
Jackson, Butterball, 127
Jackson, Chuck, 43, 77
Jackson, Janet, 168
Jackson, Joe, 168
Jackson, Michael, 12, 262, 332–33
Jackson, Samuel, 330
Jackson 5, 40, 86, 181, 332
Jagger, Mick 43, 223
Jamaican music, 134, 277, 284
Jamerson, James, 54, 73, 345
James, Rick, 163–64, 169, 219, 231
jazz, 13, 30, 43, 61, 65, 73, 75, 76, 106, 111, 191, 276, 296, 334
Jefferson Airplane, 70, 85
Jenkins, Herbie, 13
Jethro Tull, 81
Jewels, 16
Jimmy G. and the Tackheads, 240, 275, 366
Jobete publishing, 37–38, 39, 270, 303, 333
Johnson, Billy, 183
Johnson, Charles “Electrifying Mojo,” 190, 195, 215, 282
Johnson, Robert “P-Nut,” 48, 152, 163
“Jolene” (Funkadelic), 349, 369
Jordan, Louis, 8, 355
“Joyful Process, A” (Funkadelic), 111, 360, 375
Joyner, Tom, 229
junkanoo, 250, 284
“Just Say Ding (Databoy)” (Parliament-Funkadelic/ P-Funk All Stars), 309, 368
K
Kabbabie, Louie, 302
Kapralik, Dave, 69, 79, 124, 154
Kennedy, John F., 46, 326
Kerr, George, 37
Kiedis, Anthony, 271–74
King, B.B., 8, 43, 104
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 92–93, 106, 134, 180, 225
King Crimson, 77
King Records, 38–39
Kirkendall, Carol, 167–68, 209
Kirshner, Don, 16
Knerr, Richard, 19–20
“Knock on Wood” (Floyd), 56, 57, 78
Kramer, Joey, 59, 156
Krasnow, Bob, 240, 267
Krebs, David, 193, 236, 237, 268–69
Ku Klux Klan, 6
Kuti, Fela, 264
L
Lamar, Kendrick, 354–55
Lambert, Kit, 237
Lambert, Robert, 13
Lampkin, Tyrone, 111, 178
LaSalle, Denise, 72
“Last Dance” (Clinton), 264–65, 366, 375
Last Poets, 141
Leary, Timothy, 65
Leber, Steve, 193, 236, 237, 268–69
Led Zeppelin, 81–82, 120, 156, 162, 194, 200, 271
LeGaspi, Larry, 2
Leiber, Jerry, 16, 17
Lennon, John, 81, 96, 98, 135, 279, 333
Leon’s Creation, 136
“Let Me Ride” (Dr. Dre), 293, 375
“Let’s Play House” (Parliament), 223, 290, 364, 374
Let’s Take It to the Stage (Funkadelic), 135, 139, 152, 361
“Let’s Take It to the Stage” (Funkadelic), 137, 350, 361, 375
Lewis, Jerry Lee, 11, 13, 328
Lewis, Pat, 40, 41, 53, 54, 58, 152–53
Lewis, Patavian, 308
Lewis, Tracey “Trey Lewd,” 51, 220, 237, 270–71, 272, 295–96, 308,
329, 349
Lewis, Trafael, 308
Lewis, Vivian, 44, 51, 295
Lewis, Yale, 330, 343–44
Libert, David, 209–10
Lindsey, Theresa, 40, 75
liner notes, 113
“Liquid Sunshine” (Parliament), 204, 363
Little Anthony and the Imperials, 17
“Little Man” (Parliaments), 67, 359
“Little Ole Country Boy” (Parliament), 88, 360, 374
Live: P-Funk Earth Tour (Parliament), 162–63, 194, 362
Logic (stuffed animal), 207
logos, for Funkadelic and Parliament, 185
Lollipop Man (character), 141
“Lonely Island”(Parliaments), 19, 359
Long-Haired Sucker (character), 141
“Look at What I Almost Missed” (Parliaments), 67, 359
“Loopzilla” (Clinton), 256, 258, 276, 365
“Loose Booty” (Funkadelic), 111, 360, 375
Loyd, Overton, 184–85, 205, 211, 218, 222, 316
“Lunchmeataphobia” (Funkadelic), 201, 363
Lymon, Frankie, 12, 17, 24, 302, 355
Lynde, Paul, 172
Lynn, Stephanie, 174, 265, 276, 288–89, 308
M
Mabry, Lynn, 159, 189, 263
Mack, Jimmy, 29
Madison Square Garden, New York City, 86, 159, 208, 232–33
Maggot Brain (Funkadelic), 102–7, 113, 116, 125, 154, 360
“Maggot Brain” (Funkadelic), 102–4, 105, 111, 124, 130, 201, 311, 330, 349, 360, 363
Makeba, Miriam, 23
mambo, 17–18
Manson, Charles, 113–14
Many Facets of Roger, The (Troutman), 239–40
“March to the Witch’s Castle” (Funkadelic), 118, 119, 361
Marley, Bob, 134–35, 264
Martha Jean the Queen, 40, 75
“Martial Law” (Clinton), 302, 303, 304, 368
“Mathematics of Love” (Clinton), 334, 335, 369
Mayer, Henry, 190, 231
Mayfield, Curtis, 33, 45, 70, 120, 334
“May the Force Be with You” (Bootsy’s Rubber Band), 193, 363
“May We Bang You?” (Parliament), 217, 364
MCA Records, 287
McCartney, Paul, 81, 144–45, 353
McCullough, Rob, 113
MC5, 64, 78
McKnight, Blackbyrd, 211, 258, 260, 275, 282, 307–8, 311, 325, 349
McLaughlin, Janet, 142–43
Meibach, Ina, 136, 146, 150–51, 236
Melin, Arthur, 19–20
“Me Myself and I” (De La Soul), 290, 374
Mendelson, Bernie, 72
Mercer, Barbara, 39
merchandising, 195
Mercury Records, 198, 221
Miles, Buddy, 69
Miller, Jimmy, 48, 49, 81
Milton (barbershop customer), 26
Miracles, 32–33
“Mister Follow Follow” (Kuti), 264
“Mr. Wiggles” (Parliament), 203, 363