The Authorized P-Funk Song Reference, page 57
“Get Up and Dance”
Bass, Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar: Freekbass
Turntables, Programming, Drums, Additional Sequencing, Keyboards: Tobotius
“Metal Face”
Bass, Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar: Freekbass
Turntables, Programming, Drums, Additional Sequencing, Keyboards: Tobotius
“Food, Beauty, Fashion, Toys”
Bass, Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar: Freekbass
Turntables, Programming, Drums, Additional Sequencing, Keyboards: Tobotius
“Grinder”
Bass, Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar: Freekbass
Turntables, Programming, Drums, Additional Sequencing, Keyboards: Tobotius
“Wana Dance”
Bass, Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar: Freekbass
Turntables, Programming, Drums, Additional Sequencing, Keyboards: Tobotius
God’s Weapon: Trafael Lewis. Mikiodo
“Black Market Death Wish”
Bass, Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar: Freekbass
Turntables, Programming, Drums, Additional Sequencing, Keyboards: Tobotius
GORANGUTANG (SELECT TRACKS): 2014–
Gorangutang features hip-hop with a didjeridoo and was founded by Trazae Lewis-Clinton (George Clinton’s grandson) and didjeridoo player and photographer William Thoren.
Sounds from the Gorabitat
“Sleep No More”
Vocals, Keyboards, Beats: Trazae Lewis-Clinton
Vocals, Didgeridoo, Mandolin, Keyboards, Beats: William Thoren
“Country Swag”
Vocals, Keyboards, Beats: Trazae Lewis-Clinton
Vocals, Didgeridoo, Mandolin, Keyboards, Beats: William Thoren
“Yam”
Vocals: George Clinton
Vocals, Keyboards, Beats: Trazae Lewis-Clinton
Vocals, Didgeridoo, Mandolin, Keyboards, Beats: William Thoren
Gorangutang: Trazae Lewis-Clinton and William Thoren. William Thoren
“Gold Pen”
Vocals, Keyboards, Beats: Trazae Lewis-Clinton
Vocals, Didgeridoo, Mandolin, Keyboards, Beats: William Thoren
“Watch You Dance”
Vocals, Keyboards, Beats: Trazae Lewis-Clinton
Vocals, Didgeridoo, Mandolin, Keyboards, Beats: William Thoren
“Water and Oil”
Vocals, Keyboards, Beats: Trazae Lewis-Clinton
Vocals, Didgeridoo, Mandolin, Keyboards, Beats: William Thoren
“Mojo Jojo”
Vocals, Keyboards, Beats: Trazae Lewis-Clinton
Vocals, Didgeridoo, Mandolin, Keyboards, Beats: William Thoren
“Smokey Tha Bear”
Vocals, Keyboards, Beats: Trazae Lewis-Clinton
Vocals, Didgeridoo, Mandolin, Keyboards, Beats: William Thoren
“Dragon”
Vocals, Keyboards, Beats: Trazae Lewis-Clinton
Vocals, Didgeridoo, Mandolin, Keyboards, Beats: William Thoren
“Oh Yeah”
Vocals, Keyboards, Beats: Trazae Lewis-Clinton
Vocals, Didgeridoo, Mandolin, Keyboards, Beats: William Thoren
“Sheep”
Vocals, Keyboards, Beats: Trazae Lewis-Clinton
Vocals, Didgeridoo, Mandolin, Keyboards, Beats: William Thoren
“If the World Ends”
Vocals, Keyboards, Beats: Trazae Lewis-Clinton
Vocals, Didgeridoo, Mandolin, Keyboards, Beats: William Thoren
“Turnip”
Vocals, Keyboards, Beats: Trazae Lewis-Clinton
Vocals, Didgeridoo, Mandolin, Keyboards, Beats: William Thoren
“Bell Bottoms”
Vocals, Keyboards, Beats: Trazae Lewis-Clinton
Vocals, Didgeridoo, Mandolin, Keyboards, Beats: William Thoren
Funky Monkey
“Wyoming”
“Funky Monkey”
“Tres”
“Glistnin”
“Shake”
By William Thoren and Trazae Lewis-Clinton
Singles
“WorldStar”
Who I Be (featuring Scottie Clinton)
HORNDOGZ (SELECT TRACKS): 2014
This French funk horn section features Clip Payne, Lige Curry, and others.
“Prelude”
Vocals: Clip Payne
Harmonica: Antonin Bastian
Bass: Lige Curry
Guitar: Rico Kerridge
Keyboards: Stephane Lenavelan
Sax: Eric Rohner
Trumpet: Gilles Garin
“Paris”
Rap: Mike Larry, Jude Kidsude Pericles
Turntables: DJ Myst
Programming, Guitars, Bass: Rico Kerridge
Keyboards: Stephane Lenavelan
Sax: Eric Rohner
Trumpet: Gilles Garin
“Movin’ On”
Vocals: Peeda
Rap: Ty, Breis
Guitars: Rico Kerridge, Adam Bastard
Bass: Mounir Messaoud
Keyboards: Stephane Lenavelan
Sax: Eric Rohner
Trumpet: Gilles Garin
Drums: Lawrence Clais
“Rocksteady”
Vocals: Mary Griffin
Rap: Breis
Turntables: DJ Dee Nasty
Drums, Bass: Rico Kerridge
Keyboards: Jay Murphy
Sax: Eric Rohner
Trumpet: Gilles Garin
“People”
Trombone: Fred Wesley
Guitar, Bass, Programming, Vocals: Rico Kerridge
Sax, Rap, Vocals: Eric Rohner
Trumpet: Gilles Garin
“Got to Blow”
Rap, Programming, Guitars, Bass: Rico Kerridge
Keyboards: Stephane Lenavelan
Saxes, Vocals: Eric Rohner
Trumpet: Gilles Garin
“I Know”
Lead Vocals: Blitz the Ambassador
Cheerleader: Laura Laurens
Programming, Guitars, Bass: Rico Kerridge
Additional Bass: Lige Curry
Sax: Eric Rohner
Trumpet: Gilles Garin
Trombone: Greg Boyer, Simon Andrieux
“In My DNA”
Lead Vocals: Juan Rozoff
Trombone: Fred Wesley, Simon Andrieux
Backup Vocals: Juan Rozoff, Rico Kerridge, Eric Rohner
Guitar, Bass: Rico Kerridge
Keyboards, Programming: Fab Lerigab
Trumpet: Gilles Garin
Sax: Eric Rohner
“Take My Heart”
Vocals: Jee Williams
Guitar: Rico Kerridge
Flugelhorn, Sounds, Noises: Gilles Garin
“Move On Up”
Vocals, Bass: Bibi Tanga
Vocals: Peeda
Drums, Percussion: Lawrence Clais
Guitar: Rico Kerridge
Sax: Eric Rohner
Trumpet: Gilles Garin
“All about You”
Vocals: Sadiq Bey
Synthesizer, Tweaking: Amp Fiddler
Programming, Guitars, Bass: Rico Kerridge
Saxes, Vocals: Eric Rohner
Trumpet: Gilles Garin
“La Trompeta O Yo”
Voice: Candela Montero Martin
Programming, Guitars, Bass: Rico Kerridge
Keyboards: Stephane Lenavelan
Trumpets: Gilles Garin
“City of Love”
Vocals: Mary Griffin
Programming, Guitar: Rico Kerridge
Bass: Mounir Messaoud
Drums: Fab Lerigab
Keyboards: Stephane Lenavelan
Percussion: Gerald Bonnegrace
Trumpet: Gilles Garin
Saxes: Eric Rohner
Trombone: Simon Andrieux
“P Is the People”
Vocals: Clip Payne
Harmonica: Antonin Bastian
Guitars: Rico Kerridge
Bass: Bibi Tanga
Keyboards: Stephane Lenavelan
Drums: Lawrence Clais
Sax: Eric Rohner
Trumpet: Gilles Garin
KENDRICK LAMAR (SELECT TRACK): 2015
The progressive hip-hop force hit paydirt with the 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly, which defied conventions, featuring Terrace Martin, Thundercat, Robert Glasper, and P-Funk mastermind George Clinton.
Aftermath Entertainment
To Pimp a Butterfly
“Wesley’s Theory”
Sax: Terrace Martin
Trumpet: Josef Leimberg
Lead Vocals: Kendrick Lamar, George Clinton
Backup Vocals: Anna Wise, Ash Riser, Dr. Dre, Josef Leimberg, Whitney Alford
Producers: Flying Lotus, Ronald “Flip” Colson, Sounwave, Thundercat
COOP DEVILLE (SELECT TRACKS): 2015
This Australian funk guitarist’s album features Danny Bedrosian, Lige Curry, Benzel Cowan, the Baltimore Connection, Rodney Skeet Curtis, Steve Boyd, and others.
Bat Funk Crazy
“Intro”
Vocals: George Clinton
Guitar: Ishan Cooper
“Bad Larry Jones”
Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano: Danny Bedrosian
Bass: Lige Curry
Drums: Benjamin Cowan
Sax: Greg Thomas
Trumpet: Bennie Cowan
Trombone: Greg Boyer
Guitar: Ishan Cooper
“Science of Pants”
Vocals: Angelo Moore
Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano: Danny Bedrosian
Bass: Lige Curry
Drums: Benjamin Cowan
Sax: Greg Thomas
Trumpet: Bennie Cowan
Trombone: Greg Boyer
Guitar: Ishan Cooper
“Keep My Head Up”
Vocals: Kokane
Drums: Graeme Pogson
Bass: Pat Moevasa Sili
Keyboards: Gideon Priess
Guitar: Ishan Cooper
“Bat Funk Crazy”
Vocals: Steve Boyd, Sueann Carwell
Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano: Danny Bedrosian
Bass: Lige Curry
Drums: Benjamin Cowan
Sax: Greg Thomas
Trumpet: Bennie Cowan
Trombone: Greg Boyer
Guitar: Ishan Cooper
“Faded & X-Rated”
Vocals: George Clinton
Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano: Danny Bedrosian
Bass: Lige Curry
Drums: Benjamin Cowan
Sax: Greg Thomas
Trumpet: Bennie Cowan
Trombone: Greg Boyer
Guitar: Ishan Cooper
“Ears for Your Funkhole”
Vocals: Steve Boyd, Sueann Carwell
Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano: Danny Bedrosian
Bass: Lige Curry
Drums: Benjamin Cowan
Sax: Greg Thomas
Trumpet: Bennie Cowan
Trombone: Greg Boyer
Guitar: Ishan Cooper
“Tallahassee Dreaming”
Guitar: Ishan Cooper
Keyboards: Danny Bedrosian
“Round & Round”
Vocals: Kokane
Guitar: Ishan Cooper
Bass: Rodney Curtis
Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano: Danny Bedrosian
Drums: Benjamin Cowan
Sax: Greg Thomas
Trumpet: Bennie Cowan
Trombone: Greg Boyer
“One Time Spacesuit”
Vocals: Angelo Moore
Drums: Graeme Pogson
Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano: Danny Bedrosian
Bass: Lige Curry
Sax: Greg Thomas
Trumpet: Bennie Cowan
Trombone: Greg Boyer
“Outro”
Voice: George Clinton
Guitar: Ishan Cooper
SPACE BUGS (SELECT TRACKS): 2015
This Italian funk band features Danny Bedrosian.
Party of the P-Brains
“The Final Funktier”
Drums, Vocals: Alessandro Cavallaro
Bass, Rhythm Guitar: Fabio Gabbianelli
Keys, Grand Piano, Synthesizers, Vocals: Danny Bedrosian
Guitar Solo: Marco Zitelli
Saxes: Fabio Tullio
Backup Vocals: Francesca Ngoc Lan Tran, Heidi Li, Mary Ginn
“Unsleeping Booty”
Drums, Vocals: Alessandro Cavallaro
Bass, Rhythm Guitar: Fabio Gabbianelli
Lead Vocals, Keys, Grand Piano: Danny Bedrosian
Guitar Solo: Marco Zitelli
Saxes: Fabio Tullio
Rap: Avi the Most III
“Black Orange”
Drums: Alessandro Cavallaro
Bass, Rhythm Guitars: Fabio Gabbianelli
Guitar Solo: Marco Zitelli
Keyboards, Grand Piano: Danny Bedrosian
“Eskimo”
Drums, Backup Vocals: Alessandro Cavallaro
Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Grand Piano, Synthesizer: Danny Bedrosian
Bass, All Guitars: Fabio Gabbianelli
Saxes: Fabrio Tullio
Rap: Avi the Most III
Backup Vocals: Flaviano Pizzoli
“Upside West Side”
Drums: Alessandro Cavallaro
Bass, Rhythm Guitar: Fabio Gabbianelli
Arpeggiator: Marco Zitelli
Keys, Grand Piano, Synthesizers, Vocals: Danny Bedrosian
Vocals: Francesca Ngoc Lan Tran
Rap: Avi the Most III
“P-Cock Fever”
Drums: Alessandro Cavallaro
Bass: Fabio Gabbianelli
Guitar: Leandro Fiacco
Guitar: Marco Zitelli
Keys, Grand Piano, Synthesizers, Vocals: Danny Bedrosian
Vocals: Francesca Ngoc Lan Tran
“Natural Essence”
Drum Programming, Vocals: Alessandro Cavallaro
Bass, Rhythm Guitar: Fabio Gabbianelli
Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Grand Piano, Synthesizers: Danny Bedrosian
Guitar: Marco Zitelli
Saxes: Fabio Tullio
Rap: Avi the Most III
Backup Vocals: Francesca Ngoc Lan Tran, Heidi Li
“Street Lights”
Drums, Vocals: Alessandro Cavallaro
Bass, All Guitars: Leandro Fiacco
Vocals, Keyboards, Grand Piano, Synthesizers: Danny Bedrosian
Backup Vocals: Francesca Ngoc Lan Tran, Heidi Li, Flaviano Pizzoli
“One Is All Is One”
Electronic Drums: Alessandro Cavallaro
Bass: Fabio Gabbianelli
All Guitars: Marco Zitelli
Vocals, Keyboards, Grand Piano: Danny Bedrosian
Psychedelic Guitar: Daniele De Sapio
Rap: Avi the Most III
“Collision Course (I Don’t Want to Feel It)”
Drums, Vocals: Alessandro Cavallaro
Bass: Fabio Gabbianelli
Lead Vocals, Keys, Grand Piano: Danny Bedrosian
Guitar, Vocals: Marco Zitelli
Saxes: Fabio Tullio
SLIGHT RETURN (SELECT TRACK): 2016
This Detroit funk/rock/rap group featured a song and music video with George Clinton.
Welcome to the D
“Funky People”
Featuring: George Clinton, Pat Lewis, Tony Green
Music: Slight Return
LIGE CURRY AND RAS MANOS PRESENT: TRANSFONKATION: 2016
This is a Lige Curry project with German/Greek rapper Ras Manos and features Danny Bedrosian, Trazae Lewis-Clinton, Benzel Baltimore Cowan, and more.
“The Word”
Vocals: Lige Curry
All Keyboards: Danny Bedrosian
“Transfonkation”
Bass, Guitars, Vocals: Lige Curry
Vocals: Trazae Lewis-Clinton, Starr Cullars
Keyboards: Danny Bedrosian
Drums: Benjamin Cowan
Guitar, Vocals, Djembe: Ras Manos
“Universal Funk”
Bass, Guitars, Vocals: Lige Curry
Keyboards: Danny Bedrosian
Guitar, Vocals, Djembe: Ras Manos
Sax: Eric Rohner
Drums: Frankie Kash Waddy
“Dirty Funk”
Bass, Guitars, Vocals: Lige Curry
Keyboards: Danny Bedrosian
Drums: Benjamin Cowan
Guitar, Vocals, Djembe: Ras Manos
Vocals: Flowin Immo
Guitars, Vocals: Boo Boo
Vocals, Guitar: Garrett Shider
Vocals: Starr Cullars
“Step It Up”
Bass, Guitars, Vocals: Lige Curry
Keyboards: Danny Bedrosian
Drums: Benjamin Cowan
Guitar, Vocals, Djembe: Ras Manos
Vocals: Flowin Immo
“4 in the Floor”
Bass, Guitars, Vocals: Lige Curry
Keyboards: Danny Bedrosian
Drums: Benjamin Cowan
Guitar, Vocals, Djembe: Ras Manos
Vocals: Flowin Immo, Trazae Clinton, Clip Payne
“Together Now”
Bass, Guitars, Vocals: Lige Curry
Keyboards: Danny Bedrosian
Drums: Benjamin Cowan
Guitar, Vocals, Djembe: Ras Manos
Guitars, Vocals: Boo Boo
Vocals: Starr Cullars
“The Real Deal”
Bass, Guitars, Vocals: Lige Curry
Keyboards: Danny Bedrosian
Drums: Benjamin Cowan
Guitar, Vocals, Djembe: Ras Manos
Vocals: Flowin Immo
Guitars, Vox: Boo Boo
Vocals: Starr Cullars
“P on It”
Bass, Guitars, Vocals: Lige Curry
Keyboards: Danny Bedrosian
Drums: Benjamin Cowan
Guitar, Vocals, Djembe: Ras Manos
Vocals: Flowin Immo
Sax: Eric Rohner
Vocals: Clip Payne
DETROIT RISING: 2017
This funk album, recorded in Detroit, New York City, and Tallahassee, Florida, features 10 or more members of Parliament-Funkadelic.
DownJazz Records
“Lashing Out”
Vocals: Tonysha Nelson, Danny Bedrosian
Piano, Synth Bass, Synthesizers, Strings: Danny Bedrosian
Drums: Benjamin Cowan
Bass: Lige Curry
Sax: Greg Thomas
“Little Bit”
Vocals:
Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer: Danny Bedrosian
Drums: Benjamin Cowan
