Tawl Ross

Lucius "Tawl" Ross (October 5, 1948 – January 3, 2024) was an American musician. He was the rhythm guitarist for Funkadelic from 1968 to 1971, and played on their first three albums.^[1] He left the band in 1971 soon after a debilitating experience with LSD,^[2][3] which is reported to have resulted in brain damage.^[4] He moved back home to North Carolina and dropped out of the music scene, but resurfaced in 1995 after a nearly 25-year absence to release a solo album, a.k.a. Detrimental Vasoline - Giant Shirley, issued by Coconut Grove Records under the name Tal Ross.^[5]

Lucius "Tawl" Ross
Birth name	Lucius Ross
Born	(1948-10-05)October 5, 1948 Wagram, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	January 3, 2024(2024-01-03) (aged 75)
Genres	Funk soul psychedelic rock psychedelic soul
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	Late 1960s-early 1970s, mid 1990s
Labels	Westbound, Coconut Grove

Ross died on January 3, 2024, at the age of 75. His death was reported on the official Facebook page of George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic.^[6]