associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background origin name
parliament , bootsy 's rubber band 1968 -- present westbound , warner bros. . funkadelic
 george fuzzy mcknight david spradley daniel `` ribsy '' owens ruth copeland '' haskins calvin simon billy bass nelson eddie hazel clinton -lrb- deceased -rrb- tawl ross tiki fulwood -lrb- deceased -rrb- ray mickey atkins bernie worrell grady thomas harold beane garry shider davis -lrb- deceased -rrb- bootsy collins catfish collins -lrb- deceased -rrb- -lrb- cordell `` boogie '' mosson -lrb- deceased -rrb- prakash john deceased tyrone lampkin ron bykowski leon patillo jimi calhoun michael hampton -rrb- glen goins -lrb- deceased -rrb- jerome `` bigfoot '' brailey clarence dawn silva walter `` junie '' morrison rodney curtis mallia `` franklin -lrb- deceased -rrb- larry fratangelo dewayne `` blackbyrd '' group_or_band plainfield , new jersey , u.s. funkadelic
funkadelic

funkadelic is an american band that was most prominent during the 1970s .
the band and its sister act parliament , both led by george clinton , pioneered the funk music culture of that decade .
