Parliament-Funkadelic

Amp Fiddler, Versatile Keyboardist, Singer and Mentor, Dies at 65

A mainstay of Detroit’s soul, funk and electronic music scenes, he also offered guidance to young hip-hop and electronic music aspirants, notably J Dilla.

By Mike Rubin

Architecture Art Black People Central Park (Manhattan, NY) Halsey, Lauren (Artist) Los Angeles (Calif) Metropolitan Museum of Art Monuments and Memorials (Structures) Museums Parliament-Funkadelic

Pharaonic Funkatizing at the Met Roof Garden

Lauren Halsey built a personal monument drawing on sources from ancient Egypt to George Clinton to threatened neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles.

By Holland Cotter

Deaths (Obituaries) Haskins, Fuzzy (1941-2023) Nineteen Hundred Seventies Parliament-Funkadelic Pop and Rock Music Rhythm and Blues (Music)

Fuzzy Haskins, Who Helped Turn Doo-Wop Into P-Funk, Dies at 81

As a teenager, he joined forces with George Clinton. Their vocal group, the Parliaments, morphed into Parliament-Funkadelic, one of the wildest acts of the 1970s.

By Neil Genzlinger