The Beginning of the End was a funk

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from

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. The group formed in 1969 and consisted of three

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(Frank, Raphael "Ray", and Roy Munnings), a fourth member on bass (Fred Henfield), and a fifth on guitar (Livingston Colebrook). They were complemented by the Funky Nassau Horns. They released an

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entitled ''Funky Nassau'' in 1971 on

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(a subsidiary of Atlantic Records), and the track "

Funky Nassau "Funky Nassau" is a song written by Ray Munnings and Tyrone Fitzgerald and performed by the Beginning of the End. It reached #7 on the US R&B chart, #15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and #31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1974. The song was featur ...

" became a hit single in the

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, peaking at #15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, and #7 on the '' Billboard''

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. Billboard Allmusic.com The same track reached #31 in the

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in March 1974.

Members

*Raphael "Ray" Munnings - organ *Roy Munnings -

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Members

Discography

Albums

Singles

References