The Authorized P-Funk Song Reference, page 54
Vocals: Missy Gutreuter, Azma Holiday, Natalie Millican
“Funky Family”
Lead Guitar, Vocals: Chris Sauthoff
Bass: Kurt Rosenbecker
Drums, Vocals: Chris Murphy
Sax: Mike Chiesa, Scott Osborne
Trumpet: Rick Gardner
Trombone: Jonathan Braddy
Vocals: Missy Gutreuter, Azma Holiday, Natalie Millican
MUDBONE: 2005
This is a solo album from longtime P-Funk vocalist/drummer/songwriter Gary “Mudbone” Cooper. Cooper has one of the largest discographies in this book, appearing on albums by scores of bands listed herein. He contributed heavily to Parliament, Funkadelic, Bootsy’s Rubber Band, Parlet, the Brides of Funkenstein, and many others. His session work continued to be extremely vast through the 1980s and beyond, garnering hits with George Clinton, Sly Fox, and others.
Fresh Mud
“Make the Devil Mad”
Lead Vocals, Synth Bass: Gary Mudbone Cooper
Backup Vocals: Mudbone Cooper and Beverly Skeete
MC: Nadirah X
Guitar: Dave Stewart
Programmer: Ned Douglas
DJ: R. Kidz
“Karma”
Lead and Backup Vocals, Acoustic Drums, Bass: Gary Mudbone Cooper
MC: Nadirah X
Guitars: Dave Stewart
Programming: Ned Douglas
DJ: R. Kidz
“Evil”
Lead and Backup Vocals, Synth Bass: Gary Mudbone Cooper
MC: Nadirah X
Guitars: Dave Stewart
Programmer: Ned Douglas
DJ: R. Kidz
“Heaven”
Lead and Backup Vocals: Gary Mudbone Cooper
MC: Nadirah X
Guitar: Dave Stewart
Programming: Ned Douglas
“This Old World”
Lead Vocals: Gary Mudbone Cooper, Camar
Backup Vocals: Mudbone, Camar, Tami Chin, Nadirah X
MC: Nadirah X
Guitar: Dave Stewart
Programming: Ned Douglas
DJ: R. Kidz
“Boy from Baltimore”
Lead Vocals: Gary Mudbone Cooper
MC: Nadirah X
Programmer: Ned Douglas
DJ: R. Kidz
“Freedom’s Coming”
Lead Vocals: Gary Mudbone Cooper, Dave Stewart
Backup Vocals: Mudbone, Beverly Skeete, Samantha Smith
MC: Nadirah X
Programmer: Ned Douglas
Harmonica Solo: Antonin Bastian
DJ: R. Kidz
“Come Together Now”
Lead Vocals: Gary Mudbone Cooper
Backup Vocals: London Community Choir Featuring Samantha Smith
MC: Nadirah X
Guitar: Dave Stewart
Programming: Ned Douglas
Keyboards: Jools Holland
“Where the Wind Lives”
Lead and Backup Vocals: Gary Mudbone Cooper
MC: Nadirah X
Guitar: Dave Stewart
Harmonica: Antonin Bastian
Programming: Ned Douglas
“Walking on Air”
Vocals: Gary Mudbone Cooper, Tami Chin
Backup Vocals: Gary Mudbone Cooper, Tami Chin, Camar
MC: Nadirah X
Guitar: Dave Stewart
Synth Bass: Gary Mudbone Cooper
Programming: Ned Douglas
“Rest of My Life”
Lead and Backup Vocals: Gary Mudbone Cooper
MC: Nadirah X
Guitar: Dave Stewart
Programming: Ned Douglas
DJ: R. Kidz
“Pray”
Lead Vocals: Gary Mudbone Cooper
Backup Vocals: Mudbone, Tami Chin, Camar
MC: Nadirah X
Guitar: Dave Stewart
Programming: Ned Douglas
“Stranded for Life”
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Drums: Gary Mudbone Cooper
MC: Nadirah X
Guitar: Dave Stewart
Harmonica: Antonin Bastian
Programming: Ned Douglas
“Life Can Be the Greatest Thing”
Lead and Backup Vocals: Gary Mudbone Cooper
Guitar: Dave Stewart
Sax: Candy Dulfer
Programming: Ned Douglas
DJ: R. Kidz
“Home”
Lead and Backup Vocals: Gary Mudbone Cooper
Guitar: Dave Stewart
Piano: Bob Dylan
Programming: Ned Douglas
DAZ DILLINGER: 2005
Prominent Dogg Pound member Daz goes solo, featuring George Clinton and others, replete with samples and interpolations of G-Funk’s favorite P-Funk song: “(Not Just) Knee Deep.”
Gangsta Advisory Recordingz
Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta LP
“Nothing Can Stop Us Now”
Vocals: Daz Dillinger, George Clinton
Producers: Daz Dillinger, Ivan Johnson
ELECTROFUNKADELICA: 2006
This is a solo outing from P-Funk engineer, technician, and rhythm guitarist Shaunna Hall (tenure 2005–2011).
E3+Funk nth=Music for the Body
“Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts”
Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Loops, Tracks: Shaunna Hall
Drums: Kevin Carnes
Bass: Christa Hillhouse
“Second Wind”
Guitar, Loops, Tracks: Shaunna Hall
Vocals: RonKat Spearman
Moog Synthesizer: Jerome Rodgers
Rhythm Guitar: Marc Munoz
“Sweet Leaf 2006”
Heavy Guitar, Loops, Tracks, Backup Vocals: Shaunna Hall
Vocals: Michael Clip Payne, Shonda “Sativa Diva” Clinton
Intro Guitar: Citrus Sauthoff
Solo Guitar: Eric McFadden
Funky Guitar: Cordell Mosson
Bass: Lige Curry
“Naughty”
Guitar, Bass, Vocoder, Tracks, Loops: Shaunna Hall
Vocals: Lisa Cash, Shonda “Sativa Diva” Clinton, Kendra Foster
“Nebula Star”
Guitar, Tracks, Loops: Shaunna Hall
Vocals: Belita Woods, Kendra Foster, Michael Clip Payne
“Stellar Evolution”
Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizers: Shaunna Hall
Drums: Kevin Carnes
Bass: Lige Curry
“Beauty Sleeps”
Guitar, Loops, Tracks: Shaunna Hall
Saw: Janis Tanaka
Drums: Kevin Carnes
Contrabass: Paula O’Rourke
Cello: Sam Bass
Violin: Benjamin Barnes
“Horsey”
Guitar, Bul Bul Tarang, Loops, Tracks: Shaunna Hall
“Loop Station”
Guitar, Loops, Tracks: Shaunna Hall
“Save Myself”
Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Keys, Loops: Shaunna Hall
“The Third Eye”
Guitar, Loops, Tracks: Shaunna Hall
Featuring: Paul Hill, Michael Clip Payne
“Details”
Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer: Shaunna Hall
BELITA WOODS (SELECT TRACKS): 2006
Important 1990s-era P-Funk vocalist Belita Woods contributed to many George Clinton and P-Funk All Stars releases. Originally from the disco group Brainstorm, Belita joined P-Funk in the studio in the late 1980s and was a featured vocalist with the All Stars by the early 1990s.
The Voice
“Over Emotional”
Vocals: Belita Woods
Music: Shawn
“Take a Great Escape”
Vocals: Belita Woods
Music: Shawn
“Love Games”
Vocals: Belita Woods
Music: Shawn
“Symphony”
Vocals: Belita Woods
Music: Trenita Womack
“If You Want Some Love”
Vocals: Misty Love, Belita Woods, Toney Diamond
“Rockin’ the Club”
Vocals: Belita Woods
Music: Ed Harris, Shawn
“This Must Be Heaven”
Vocals: Lamont Johnson, Belita Woods, Chuck Overton
Music: Brainstorm
“Diamond Ring”
Vocals: Belita Woods
Rap: Many styles
“Take Me with You”
Vocals: Belita Woods
Music: Blackbyrd McKnight
“You Take Me There”
Vocals: Belita Woods
Music: Clip Payne
“Lovin’ Is Really My Game”
Vocals: Belita Woods, Trenita Womack
Music: Brainstorm
MR. KANE AKA KOKANE (SELECT TRACKS): 2006
G-Funk vocalist Kokane stylistically is very influenced by the P-Funk sound. Several P-Funkers show up on his albums.
Circle Music
Pain Killer’z
“Thugs Meet”
Vocals: Kokane, Mallia Franklin
Music: Josef Leimberg
“Hard as Steel”
Vocals: Kokane, George Clinton
Additional Music: Quaze, Kokane
WU-TANG CLAN (SELECT TRACK): 2007
Hip-hop supergroup Wu-Tang Clan sampled “Man’s Best Friend” and featured George Clinton on their 8 Diagrams album.
Universal Motown
8 Diagrams
“Wolves”
Lead Vocals: U-God, Method Man, Masta Killa
Backup Vocals: George Clinton
Horns: Uncle John
DIEM JONES: 2007, 2011
These albums are from P-Funk photographer Diem Jones, whose book #1 Bimini Road showed off some of his visually stunning photography of the band from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.
Equanimity
“Nomaad”
Poet: Elmaz Abinander, Suheir Hammad, Quincy Troupe, or Fladimir MS Woo
Featuring: Gabriel Powers
“Skatalogical Politricks”
Poet: Elmaz Abinander, Suheir Hammad, Quincy Troupe, or Fladimir MS Woo
Featuring: Tony Khalife
“Life & Love”
Poet: Elmaz Abinander, Suheir Hammad, Quincy Troupe, or Fladimir MS Woo
Featuring: Frank Colon, Eddie Gale, Luci Murphy
“Spirit Out the Dark”
Poet: Elmaz Abinander, Suheir Hammad, Quincy Troupe, or Fladimir MS Woo
Featuring: Eddie Gale, David Lee Spradley
“Rhythm of the Slave”
Poet: Elmaz Abinander, Suheir Hammad, Quincy Troupe, or Fladimir MS Woo
Featuring: Luci Murphy
“Mind Time”
Poet: Elmaz Abinander, Suheir Hammad, Quincy Troupe, or Fladimir MS Woo
Featuring: JD Parran, Gabriel Powers
“It’s Anew”
Poet: Elmaz Abinander, Suheir Hammad, Quincy Troupe, or Fladimir MS Woo
Featuring: JD Parran
“Finale”
Poet: Elmaz Abinander, Suheir Hammad, Quincy Troupe, or Fladimir MS Woo
Featuring: Eddie Gale, Gabriel Powers
“Cachet”
Poet: Elmaz Abinander, Suheir Hammad, Quincy Troupe, or Fladimir MS Woo
Featuring: Kathryn Bostic
“Strut”
Poet: Elmaz Abinander, Suheir Hammad, Quincy Troupe, or Fladimir MS Woo
Featuring: Daniel Figueiredo
“HipHo”
Poet: Elmaz Abinander, Suheir Hammad, Quincy Troupe, or Fladimir MS Woo
Featuring: Gabriel Powers, Len Wood
“Sahara Nights”
Poet: Elmaz Abinander, Suheir Hammad, Quincy Troupe, or Fladimir MS Woo
Featuring: Gabriel Powers
“Dance”
Poet: Elmaz Abinander, Suheir Hammad, Quincy Troupe, or Fladimir MS Woo
Featuring: Eddie Gale, Gabriel Powers
“Triumph Of The Spirit”
Poet: Elmaz Abinander, Suheir Hammad, Quincy Troupe, or Fladimir MS Woo
Featuring: JD Parran, Chuck Cuyjet
A Spirit of Qui
“Dance Remix”
Lead Vocals: Diem Jones, Sheila “Amuka” Brody
Music Programming, Backup Vocals: D. Baloti Lawrence
Guitar: Len Wood
Trumpet: Eddie Gale
“Love Bug”
Lead Vocals: Diem Jones, George Clinton, Sheila “Amuka Brody, David Spradley
Keyboards: David Spradley
Music Programming: Amp Fiddler
Guitar: Len Wood
Tablas: Frank Colon
Backup Vocals: Debra Barsha, Susanna Peredo
“Everyday”
Backup Vocals, Arrangements: Garry Shider
Lead Vocals: Diem Jones and Susanna Peredo
Additional Vocals: Garry Shider
Music Programming: D. Baloti Lawrence
Keyboards, Vocoder: David Lee Spradley
Bass: Ray Burton
Guitar: Len Wood
Flute, Soprano Sax: JD Parran
Cello: Mechelle Djokic
Backup Vocals: Moy Eng, Susanna Peredo, Linda Shider, Garry Shider, David Spradley
“Do Oui Do”
Lead Vocals: Diem Jones, Zuri “Universe Soul” Moore
Music Programming, Backup Vocals,
Arrangement: David Spradley
Guitar: Len Wood
Congas: Frank Colon
Bass Sax: JD Parran
“Spirit Speak”
Lead Vocals: Diem Jones
Guitar: Tony Kalife
Keyboards: David Spradley
Cello: Michelle Djokic
“Useless Education”
Lead Vocals: Diem Jones, Slaira Shawn Harris, Brandon 1 OAK McFarland, Ashley Bizell, Liezel Rivera
Drums: Bob Walter
Bass: Jason Fifield
Piano, Flutes, Percussion: Byard Lancaster
Guitars, Synthesizers: G-Koop
“Spirit of Doo”
Lead Vocals: Diem Jones, Susanna Peredo
Music Programming, Timbales: Frank Colon
Guitar: Len Wood
“Life”
Lead Vocals: Diem Jones, Suheir Hammad
Keyboards: D. Baloti Lawrence
Guitar: Len Wood
All Winds: JD Parran
Percussion: Diem Jones
“Haiti Rebuild: Amen to You”
Lead Vocals: Diem Jones, Moy Eng
Guitar: Len Wood
“Collibri de Amor” (Love Bug Spanish Version)
Music Programming: Amp Fiddler
Keyboards: David Spradley
Guitar: Len Wood
Tablas: Frank Colon
Backup Vocals: Debra Barsha, Susanna Peredo
SCIENCE FAXTION: 2008
This funk rock outing is from the Bootsy camp and also features Gary Mudbone Cooper.
Living on Another Frequency
“Sci Fax Theme”
Samples, Programming, Drums: Bootsy Collins
Turntables, Programming: Tobe Tobotius Donohue
“Lookin’ for Eden”
Bass, Guitars, Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Vocals, Guitars: Greg Hampton
Guitars: Buckethead
Drums, Programming: Bryan Brain Mantia
“At Any Cost”
Bass, Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Vocals, Guitars, Bass: Greg Hampton
Backup Vocals: Gary Mudbone Cooper, Greg Hampton
Guitars: Buckethead
Drums, Programming: Bryan Brain Mantia
“Chaos in Motion”
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Vocals, Guitars, Bass: Greg Hampton
Guitars: Buckethead
Drums, Programming: Bryan Brain Mantia
Backup Vocals: Greg Hampton, Kyle Jason
“Famous”
Bass, Drums, Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Drums, Synthesizers, Programming: Bootsy Collins
Guitars: Buckethead, Catfish Collins
Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
Turntables, Programming: Tobe Tobotius Donohue
Vocals: Candice, Gary Mudbone Cooper
“L.O.A.F. (Living On Another Frequency)”
Bass, Guitars, Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Vocals, Guitars: Greg Hampton
Guitars: Buckethead
Bass, Drum Programming: Dan Monti
Drums, Programming: Bryan Brain Mantia
“Gone Tomorrow”
Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards: Greg Hampton
Bass, Drum Programming: Dan Monti
Drums, Programming: Bryan Brain Mantia
“Life-IS IN-Deliver”
Vocals, Bass: Bootsy Collins
Vocals, Guitars, Drums: Greg Hampton
Backup Vocals: Candice
Guitar: Keith Cheatham
“Take You Down”
Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards: Greg Hampton
Drums: Bryan Brain Mantia
“What It Is”
Vocals: Chuck D
Bass: Brian Hardgroove
Bass, Guitars, Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Larry Mitchell
Backup Vocals: Kyle Jason, Brad Hardgroove, Candice
Drums, Programming: Bryan Brain Mantia
Turntables: DJ DQ
Turntables, Programming: Tobe Tobotius Donohue
“Fatally Flawed Flesh”
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Vocals, Guitars: Greg Hampton
Guitars: Buckethead
Drums, Programming: Bryan Brain Mantia
“I See Rockets”
Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming: Bootsy Collins
Bass, Programming: Dan Monti
Guitars: Buckethead
Turntables, Programming: Tobe
Drums, Programming: Bryan Brain Mantia
“ZIONPLANET10”
Bass, Guitars, Keyboards, Programming: Bootsy Collins
Vocals: Zion Planet 10
Keyboards, Backup Vocals: Steve Ferlazzo
Turntables, Programming: Tobe Tobotius Donohue
LIGE CURRY AND THE NAKED FUNK: 2008, 2013
This is the San Diego–based funk jazz band of Lige Curry.
Naked Funk
“Spread the Funk”
Bass, Guitar: Lige Curry
Drums, Keyboards: Ed Fletcher
Vocoders, Synthesizers: Sean Hart
Trombone: Andy Geib
Flute: Harold Todd
Guitar Solo: Dave Carrano
