Artist
Funkadelic
Funkadelic is a funk artist from Detroit, USA formed in 1968. 29 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Funk · Detroit, USA · Best funk albums
- 29
- Releases
- 1970–2016
- Active years
- 1968
- Formed
Artist
Funkadelic is a funk artist from Detroit, USA formed in 1968. 29 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Funk · Detroit, USA · Best funk albums
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Maggot Brain
1971 · 10 tracks
Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
1974
Funkadelic
1970
Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow
1970
First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate
2014
Cosmic Slop
1973
America Eats Its Young
1972
Let's Take It to the Stage
1975
By Way of the Drum
2007
Tales of Kidd Funkadelic
1976
Hardcore Jollies - 2015 Remastered Edition
2016
One Nation Under a Groove - 2015 Remastered Edition
2016
Uncle Jam Wants You - 2015 Remastered Edition
2016
The Electric Spanking of War Babies - 2015 Remastered Edition
2016
Who's a Funkadelic?
2011
Toys
2008
Finest
2005
Motor City Madness: The Ultimate Funkadelic Westbound Compilation
2003
Rocky Mountain Shakedown
1992
Connections & Disconnections
1981
The Electric Spanking of War Babies
1981
Uncle Jam Wants You
1979
One Nation Under a Groove
1978
Hardcore Jollies
1976
One Nation Under a Groove - The Mixes (2016 Remastered)
EP · 2016
![Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard on You? (We Ain't Neva Gonna Stop Remix) [feat. Kendrick Lamar & Ice Cube] - Single cover](https://covers.riffiter.com/covers/album/29572/1200.avif)
Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard on You? (We Ain't Neva Gonna Stop Remix) [feat. Kendrick Lamar & Ice Cube] - Single
Single · 2016
One Nation Under a Groove - Single Edit - 2016 Remaster (7 Inch)
Single · 2016
Ain't That Funkin Kinda Hard On You?
Single · 2014
The Naz
Single · 2013
The group that would become Funkadelic was originally formed by George Clinton in 1964, as the unnamed musical backing for his doo wop group The Parliaments while on tour. The band originally consisted of musicians Frankie Boyce, Richard Boyce, and Langston Booth plus the five members of the Parliaments on vocals. Boyce, Boyce, and Booth enlisted in the Army in 1966, and Clinton recruited bassist Billy Bass Nelson and guitarist Eddie Hazel in 1967, then also added guitarist Tawl Ross and drummer Tiki Fulwood. The band name "Funkadelic" was coined by Nelson after the band relocated to Detroit. By 1968, because of a dispute with Revilot, the record company that owned the name "The Parliaments," the ensemble began playing under the name Funkadelic. As Funkadelic, the group signed to Westbound in 1968. Around this time, the group's music evolved from soul and doo wop into a harder guitar-driven mix of psychedelic rock, soul and funk, much influenced by the popular musical (and political) movements of the time. Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone were major inspirations. This style later evolved into a tighter guitar-based funk (circa 1971-75), which subsequently, during the height of Parliamen…