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Bernie Worrell, Grady Thomas, unident., Fuzzy Haskins, George Clinton, Tiki Fulwood, unident., Michael Hampton, unident., Calvin Simon of the funk band Parliament-Funkadelic pose for a portrait in circa 1974.
Bernie Worrell, Grady Thomas, unident., Fuzzy Haskins, George Clinton, Tiki Fulwood, unident., Michael Hampton, unident., Calvin Simon of the funk band Parliament-Funkadelic pose for a portrait in circa 1974.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

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by Mary Lucia

March 10, 2021

Mary Lucia talks about Tear the Roof Off: the untold story of Parliament Funkadelic.

"You know when you're watching a doc and it's got 'untold' or 'the real story,' it's going to be told probably by people that weren't the main players," Mary says. "But his documentary is amazing," she continues, because Parliament were the kind of band the likes of which there may never be another.

A number of members of Parliament Funkadelic are interviewed, including Billy Bass Nelson, who coined the name Funkadelic. The consensus seems to be that George Clinton is undisputedly a genius, but the way he may have treated his bandmates does get called into question.

Tear the Roof Off: the untold story of Parliament Funkadelic is directed by Bobby J. Brown and is streaming now on Amazon Prime, YouTube and other platforms.

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Tear the Roof Off: the untold story of Parliament Funkadelic - Amazon Prime

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