Fuzzy Haskins
American funk singer (1941–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins (June 8, 1941 – March 16, 2023) was an American singer. He performed with 1950s and 1960s doo-wop group, The Parliaments, and was a founding member of the groundbreaking and influential 1970s funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, also known as Parliament-Funkadelic. He left Parliament-Funkadelic in 1977 to pursue a solo career. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In 2019, he and Parliament-Funkadelic were given Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards.
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Birth name | Clarence Eugene Haskins |
Born | (1941-06-08)June 8, 1941 Elkhorn, West Virginia, U.S. |
Died | March 16, 2023(2023-03-16) (aged 81) Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, U.S. |
Genres | R&B, funk |
Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums |
Labels | Westbound, Ace |
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