Parlet was a female spinoff group from
P-Funk
Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton, primarily consisting of the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, both active since the 1960s. Their distinctive ...
formed by veteran background vocalists
Mallia Franklin
Rosalind Mallia Franklin (March 1, 1952 – February 5, 2010), also known as The Queen Of Funk, was a vocalist of the American funk band Parliament-Funkadelic. She introduced friends George Clinton and Bootsy Collins in 1971, and brought ex- Ohi ...
,
Jeanette Washington
Jeanette Washington is a funk vocalist best known as a member of the band Parliament.
Washington appeared as a background singer on recordings by James Brown in 1975. That year she joined Parliament with Debbie Wright, becoming the first femal ...
and Debbie Wright.
Washington and Wright were the first female members in
Parliament-Funkadelic
Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton, primarily consisting of the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, both active since the 1960s. Their distinctive fu ...
in 1975.
Discography
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American funk musical groups
P-Funk groups
Casablanca Records artists
African-American girl groups
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