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Calvin Simon, co-founder of Parliament-Funkadelic, has died

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theGrio owner Byron Allen, Michael B. Jordan, Nipsey Hussle to get stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Bernie Worrell, masterful P-Funk keyboardist, dead at 72

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

‘Black Liberaces’: Honoring fab male music greats in honor of ‘Behind the Candelabra’ biopic

theGRIO SLIDESHOW – In celebration of ‘Behind the Candelabra,’ we bring you our list of black Liberaces, musical geniuses like Liberace similarly inspired by the muse of style…
/ May 26, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Cordell Mosson, bassist for Parliament-Funkadelic, dies at 60

TODAY – Cordell “Boogie” Mosson, who gained fame as the bassist for the George Clinton-fronted Parliament-Funkadelic group, died of liver failure on April 18,according to the New York Times. He was 60.
/ April 26, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

George Clinton allegedly gives up rights to funk classics to pay off debt

theGRIO REPORT – Funk music legend George Clinton has been forced to sell the copyrights to some of his classic funk songs in order to pay off legal debts, according to TMZ…
/ January 7, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

4 shot after George Clinton show in Ohio; 1 dies

CLEVELAND (AP) – Police spokesman Sgt. Sammy Morris says a 16-year-old shot in the head Saturday night near the outdoor festival died early Sunday at a hospital…
/ July 31, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Smithsonian acquires Parliament-Funkadelic mothership

The funkiest UFO in the galaxy is about to land in Chocolate City…
/ May 20, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Bootsy Collins serves up four decades of funk (VIDEO)

theGRIO VIDEO – Collins, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, released his latest album this week, ‘Tha Funk Capital of the World’…
/ April 27, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

George Clinton sues Black Eyed Peas over 'Shut Up'

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Clinton sued the Grammy-winning pop group in Los Angeles on Friday, claiming it used elements of his 1979 song “(Not Just) Knee Deep”…
/ December 14, 2010