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His regular nickname while he was with those groups was "Sting Ray" Davis. Aside from <a href="/wiki/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)" title="George Clinton (funk musician)">George Clinton</a>, he was the only original member of the Parliaments not to leave the Parliament-Funkadelic conglomerate in 1977. He is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a>, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2></div> <p>He was born in <a href="/wiki/Sumter,_South_Carolina" title="Sumter, South Carolina">Sumter, South Carolina</a> to Julius and Carrie Bell (Pack) Davis, and worked with <a href="/wiki/Roger_Troutman" title="Roger Troutman">Roger Troutman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zapp_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zapp (band)">Zapp</a> in the early to mid-1980s. His distinctive bass can be heard on "I Can Make You Dance," and "Do Wa Ditty." He was also briefly in a later period line-up of <a href="/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations">The Temptations</a>, joining after the death of original bass singer <a href="/wiki/Melvin_Franklin" title="Melvin Franklin">Melvin Franklin</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-MacKenzie_2009_p._1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MacKenzie_2009_p.-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and appearing on the 1995 album <i><a href="/wiki/For_Lovers_Only_(The_Temptations_album)" title="For Lovers Only (The Temptations album)">For Lovers Only</a>.</i> Davis left the group after being diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Esophageal_cancer" title="Esophageal cancer">throat cancer</a>. In later years, he performed with former Temptation <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Leonard" class="mw-redirect" title="Glenn Leonard">Glenn Leonard</a> in Leonard's group, The Temptations Experience. And in 1998, along with original <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a> members <a href="/wiki/Fuzzy_Haskins" title="Fuzzy Haskins">Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Simon" title="Calvin Simon">Calvin Simon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Grady_Thomas" title="Grady Thomas">"Shady Grady" Thomas</a>, he formed the <a href="/wiki/Original_P" title="Original P">Original P</a>. </p><p>Davis died in <a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="New Brunswick, New Jersey">New Brunswick, New Jersey</a> on July 5, 2005, at the age of 65, of respiratory problems.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-MacKenzie_2009_p.-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-MacKenzie_2009_p._1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMacKenzie2009" class="citation book cs1">MacKenzie, A. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 25,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Life+and+Times+of+the+Motown+Stars&rft.pub=Together+Publications+LLP&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=978-1-84226-014-2&rft.aulast=MacKenzie&rft.aufirst=A.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dyik3AQAAIAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARay+Davis+%28musician%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1494041/Ray-Davis.html">"Ray Davis"</a>. <i>The Daily Telegraph</i>. July 14, 2005<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 21,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Ray+Davis%2C+65%2C+Veteran+Member+of+P-Funk%2C+Is+Dead&rft.date=2005-07-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2005%2F07%2F08%2Farts%2Fmusic%2Fray-davis-65-veteran-member-of-pfunk-is-dead.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARay+Davis+%28musician%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090523111027/http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2005/07/41241.php">Interview with Ray Davis</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/Ray+Davis">Ray Davis</a> discography at <a href="/wiki/Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li></ul> <div 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bootsy_Collins" title="Bootsy Collins">Bootsy Collins</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Stretchin%27_Out_in_Bootsy%27s_Rubber_Band" title="Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band">Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ahh..._The_Name_Is_Bootsy,_Baby!" title="Ahh... 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href="/wiki/Fresh_Outta_%27P%27_University" title="Fresh Outta 'P' University">Fresh Outta 'P' University</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_Louisville_1978" title="Live in Louisville 1978">Live in Louisville 1978</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Play_with_Bootsy" title="Play with Bootsy">Play with Bootsy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_Concert_1998" title="Live in Concert 1998">Live in Concert 1998</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_Oklahoma_1976" title="Live in Oklahoma 1976">Live in Oklahoma 1976</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Christmas_Is_4_Ever" title="Christmas Is 4 Ever">Christmas Is 4 Ever</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tha_Funk_Capital_of_the_World" title="Tha Funk Capital of the World">Tha Funk Capital of the World</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Hazel" title="Eddie Hazel">Eddie Hazel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Game,_Dames_and_Guitar_Thangs" title="Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs">Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rest_in_P" title="Rest in P">Rest in P</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/The_Horny_Horns" title="The Horny Horns">The Horny Horns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Blow_for_Me,_a_Toot_to_You" title="A Blow for Me, a Toot to You">A Blow for Me, a Toot to You</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Say_Blow_by_Blow_Backwards" title="Say Blow by Blow Backwards">Say Blow by Blow Backwards</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Final_Blow" title="The Final Blow">The Final Blow</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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(1996)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other spinoffs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Quazar_(album)" title="Quazar (album)">Quazar</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sweat_Band" title="Sweat Band">Sweat Band</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Tackheads" title="Federation of Tackheads">Federation of Tackheads</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lifestyles_of_the_Roach_and_Famous" title="Lifestyles of the Roach and Famous">Lifestyles of the Roach and Famous</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_the_Dark_(O.G._Funk_album)" title="Out of the Dark (O.G. 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Cameron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Herndon" title="Joe Herndon">Joe Herndon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Williamson_(singer)" title="Bruce Williamson (singer)">Bruce Williamson</a></li> <li>Larry Braggs</li> <li>Willie Green</li> <li>Mario Corbino</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Meet_the_Temptations" title="Meet the Temptations">Meet the Temptations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Sing_Smokey" title="The Temptations Sing Smokey">The Temptations Sing Smokey</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptin%27_Temptations" title="The Temptin' Temptations">The Temptin' Temptations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gettin%27_Ready" title="Gettin' Ready">Gettin' Ready</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_with_a_Lot_o%27_Soul" title="The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul">The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Wish_It_Would_Rain" title="The Temptations Wish It Would Rain">The Temptations Wish It Would Rain</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cloud_Nine_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Cloud Nine (The Temptations album)">Cloud Nine</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Puzzle_People" title="Puzzle People">Puzzle People</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_Shack" title="Psychedelic Shack">Psychedelic Shack</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sky%27s_the_Limit_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Sky's the Limit (The Temptations album)">Sky's the Limit</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Solid_Rock_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Solid Rock (The Temptations album)">Solid Rock</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_Directions" title="All Directions">All Directions</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Masterpiece (The Temptations album)">Masterpiece</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1990_(The_Temptations_album)" title="1990 (The Temptations album)">1990</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Song_for_You_(The_Temptations_album)" title="A Song for You (The Temptations album)">A Song for You</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/House_Party_(The_Temptations_album)" title="House Party (The Temptations album)">House Party</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wings_of_Love_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Wings of Love (The Temptations album)">Wings of Love</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Do_the_Temptations" class="mw-redirect" title="The Temptations Do the Temptations">The Temptations Do the Temptations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hear_to_Tempt_You" title="Hear to Tempt You">Hear to Tempt You</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bare_Back" title="Bare Back">Bare Back</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Power_(Temptations_album)" title="Power (Temptations album)">Power</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_(1981_album)" title="The Temptations (1981 album)">The Temptations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reunion_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Reunion (The Temptations album)">Reunion</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Surface_Thrills" title="Surface Thrills">Surface Thrills</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_Basics_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Back to Basics (The Temptations album)">Back to Basics</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Truly_for_You" title="Truly for You">Truly for You</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Touch_Me_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Touch Me (The Temptations album)">Touch Me</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/To_Be_Continued..._(The_Temptations_album)" title="To Be Continued... (The Temptations album)">To Be Continued...</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Together_Again_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Together Again (The Temptations album)">Together Again</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Special_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Special (The Temptations album)">Special</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Milestone_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Milestone (The Temptations album)">Milestone</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Phoenix Rising (The Temptations album)">Phoenix Rising</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ear-Resistible" title="Ear-Resistible">Ear-Resistible</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Awesome_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Awesome (The Temptations album)">Awesome</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Legacy_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Legacy (The Temptations album)">Legacy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Still_Here_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Still Here (The Temptations album)">Still Here</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Temptations_60" title="Temptations 60">Temptations 60</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cover albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_in_a_Mellow_Mood" title="The Temptations in a Mellow Mood">The Temptations in a Mellow Mood</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/For_Lovers_Only_(The_Temptations_album)" title="For Lovers Only (The Temptations album)">For Lovers Only</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reflections_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Reflections (The Temptations album)">Reflections</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_Front_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Back to Front (The Temptations album)">Back to Front</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_the_Time_(The_Temptations_album)" title="All the Time (The Temptations album)">All the Time</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Temptations_Live!" title="Temptations Live!">Temptations Live!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Copa_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Live at the Copa (The Temptations album)">Live at the Copa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_London%27s_Talk_of_the_Town_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Live at London's Talk of the Town (The Temptations album)">Live at London's Talk of the Town</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_in_Japan" title="The Temptations in Japan">The Temptations in Japan</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross_%26_the_Supremes_Join_the_Temptations" title="Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations">Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/TCB_(TV_program)" title="TCB (TV program)">TCB</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Show" title="The Temptations Show">The Temptations Show</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Together_(The_Supremes_and_the_Temptations_album)" title="Together (The Supremes and the Temptations album)">Together</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/G.I.T._on_Broadway" title="G.I.T. on Broadway">On Broadway</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Christmas_Card" title="The Temptations Christmas Card">The Temptations Christmas Card</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Give_Love_at_Christmas" title="Give Love at Christmas">Give Love at Christmas</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_and_Found:_You%27ve_Got_to_Earn_It_(1962%E2%80%931968)" title="Lost and Found: You've Got to Earn It (1962–1968)">Lost and Found: You've Got to Earn It (1962–1968)</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Greatest Hits (The Temptations album)">Greatest Hits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_II_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Greatest Hits II (The Temptations album)">Greatest Hits II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anthology_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Anthology (The Temptations album)">Anthology</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Emperors_of_Soul" title="Emperors of Soul">Emperors of Soul</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ultimate_Collection_(The_Temptations_album)" title="The Ultimate Collection (The Temptations album)">The Ultimate Collection</a></i></li> <li><i>My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations</i></li> <li><i>Psychedelic Soul</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(US/UK Top 10)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Girl_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Girl (The Temptations song)">My Girl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Ready_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Get Ready (The Temptations song)">Get Ready</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Too_Proud_to_Beg" title="Ain't Too Proud to Beg">Ain't Too Proud to Beg</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Beauty_Is_Only_Skin_Deep" title="Beauty Is Only Skin Deep">Beauty Is Only Skin Deep</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I_Know)_I%27m_Losing_You" title="(I Know) I'm Losing You">(I Know) I'm Losing You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_I_Need_(The_Temptations_song)" title="All I Need (The Temptations song)">All I Need</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_My_Everything_(The_Temptations_song)" title="You're My Everything (The Temptations song)">You're My Everything</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Wish_It_Would_Rain" title="I Wish It Would Rain">I Wish It Would Rain</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Could_Never_Love_Another_(After_Loving_You)" title="I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)">I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cloud_Nine_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Cloud Nine (The Temptations song)">Cloud Nine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Gonna_Make_You_Love_Me" title="I'm Gonna Make You Love Me">I'm Gonna Make You Love Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Runaway_Child,_Running_Wild" title="Runaway Child, Running Wild">Run Away Child, Running Wild</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_Get_Next_to_You" title="I Can't Get Next to You">I Can't Get Next to You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_Shack_(song)" title="Psychedelic Shack (song)">Psychedelic Shack</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ball_of_Confusion_(That%27s_What_the_World_Is_Today)" title="Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)">Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_My_Imagination_(Running_Away_with_Me)" title="Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)">Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Papa_Was_a_Rollin%27_Stone" title="Papa Was a Rollin' Stone">Papa Was a Rollin' Stone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Masterpiece (The Temptations song)">Masterpiece</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let_Your_Hair_Down_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Let Your Hair Down (The Temptations song)">Let Your Hair Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Happy_People_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Happy People (The Temptations song)">Happy People</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shakey_Ground" title="Shakey Ground">Shakey Ground</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Treat_Her_Like_a_Lady_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Treat Her Like a Lady (The Temptations song)">Treat Her Like a Lady</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Motown_Song" title="The Motown Song">The Motown Song</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Girl_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Girl (The Temptations song)">My Girl</a>" (reissue)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_the_Temptations_band_members" title="List of the Temptations band members">Band members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_(miniseries)" title="The Temptations (miniseries)"><i>The Temptations</i> (miniseries)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Too_Proud" title="Ain't Too Proud"><i>Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_discography" title="The Temptations discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Supremes" title="The Supremes">The Supremes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Undisputed_Truth" title="The Undisputed Truth">The Undisputed Truth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson">Smokey Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Whitfield" title="Norman Whitfield">Norman Whitfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrett_Strong" title="Barrett Strong">Barrett Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sly_Stone" title="Sly Stone">Sly Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)" title="George Clinton (funk musician)">George Clinton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" 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<li><a href="/wiki/Cordell_Mosson" title="Cordell Mosson">Cordell Mosson</a></li> <li>Rodney "Skeet" Curtis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garry_Shider" title="Garry Shider">Garry Shider</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prakash_John" title="Prakash John">Prakash John</a></li> <li>Tyrone Lampkin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Goins" title="Glenn Goins">Glenn Goins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Hampton" title="Michael Hampton">Michael Hampton</a></li> <li>Debbie Wright</li> <li>Gary "Muddbone" Cooper</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Brailey" title="Jerome Brailey">Jerome Brailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Wesley" title="Fred Wesley">Fred Wesley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maceo_Parker" title="Maceo Parker">Maceo Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Brecker" title="Michael Brecker">Michael Brecker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Brecker" title="Randy Brecker">Randy Brecker</a></li> <li>Rick Gardner</li> <li>Reunald "Renny" Jones</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeanette_Washington" title="Jeanette Washington">Jeanette Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawn_Silva" title="Dawn Silva">Dawn Silva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Mabry" title="Lynn Mabry">Lynn Mabry</a></li> <li>Ron Ford</li> <li>Shirley Hayden</li> <li>Greg Thomas</li> <li>Larry Heckstall</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_%22Junie%22_Morrison" title="Walter "Junie" Morrison">Walter "Junie" Morrison</a></li> <li>Robert "P-Nut" Johnson</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Osmium_(album)" title="Osmium (album)">Osmium</a></i> (<i>First Thangs</i>/<i>Rhenium</i>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Up_for_the_Down_Stroke" title="Up for the Down Stroke">Up for the Down Stroke</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chocolate_City_(album)" title="Chocolate City (album)">Chocolate City</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mothership_Connection" title="Mothership Connection">Mothership Connection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clones_of_Dr._Funkenstein" title="The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein">The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Funkentelechy_Vs._the_Placebo_Syndrome" class="mw-redirect" title="Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome">Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Motor_Booty_Affair" title="Motor Booty Affair">Motor Booty Affair</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gloryhallastoopid" title="Gloryhallastoopid">Gloryhallastoopid</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Trombipulation" title="Trombipulation">Trombipulation</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Medicaid_Fraud_Dogg" title="Medicaid Fraud Dogg">Medicaid Fraud Dogg</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Live:_P-Funk_Earth_Tour" title="Live: P-Funk Earth Tour">Live: P-Funk Earth Tour</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_1976%E2%80%931993" title="Live 1976–1993">Live 1976–1993</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Parliament%27s_Greatest_Hits" title="Parliament's Greatest Hits">Parliament's Greatest Hits </a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_Nonstop_Mix_Compilation" class="mw-redirect" title="The Best Nonstop Mix Compilation">The Best Nonstop Mix Compilation </a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tear_the_Roof_Off_1974%E2%80%931980" title="Tear the Roof Off 1974–1980">Tear the Roof Off 1974–1980</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Masters_%E2%80%93_The_Millennium_Collection:_The_Best_of_Parliament" title="20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Parliament">20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Parliament</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gold_(Parliament_album)" title="Gold (Parliament album)">Gold</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Casablanca_Years:_1974%E2%80%931980" title="The Casablanca Years: 1974–1980">The Casablanca Years: 1974–1980</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Up_for_the_Down_Stroke_(song)" title="Up for the Down Stroke (song)">Up For The Down Stroke</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Testify_(Parliament_song)" title="Testify (Parliament song)">Testify</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chocolate_City_(song)" title="Chocolate City (song)">Chocolate City</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_That_Stuff" title="Do That Stuff">Do That Stuff</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Give_Up_the_Funk_(Tear_the_Roof_off_the_Sucker)" title="Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)">Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mothership_Connection_(Star_Child)" title="Mothership Connection (Star Child)">Mothership Connection (Star Child)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_That_Stuff" title="Do That Stuff">Do That Stuff</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dr._Funkenstein" title="Dr. Funkenstein">Dr. Funkenstein</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fantasy_Is_Reality" title="Fantasy Is Reality">Fantasy Is Reality</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bop_Gun_(Endangered_Species)" title="Bop Gun (Endangered Species)">Bop Gun (Endangered Species)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Flash_Light_(song)" title="Flash Light (song)">Flash Light</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Funkentelechy" title="Funkentelechy">Funkentelechy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Aqua_Boogie_(A_Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" title="Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)">Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Party_People_(Parliament_song)" title="Party People (Parliament song)">Party People</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_discography" title="Parliament discography">Discography</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1256394678"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox navbox-musical-artist navbox-musical-artist-group" aria-labelledby="The_Parliaments" 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0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Poor_Willie" title="Poor Willie">Poor Willie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lonely_Island_(The_Parliaments_song)" title="Lonely Island (The Parliaments song)">Lonely Island</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Heart_Trouble_(The_Parliaments_song)" title="Heart Trouble (The Parliaments song)">Heart Trouble</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I_Wanna)_Testify" title="(I Wanna) Testify">(I Wanna) Testify</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1256394678"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox navbox-musical-artist navbox-musical-artist-group" aria-labelledby="Funkadelic" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks vcard hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)" title="George Clinton (funk musician)">George Clinton</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ray Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuzzy_Haskins" title="Fuzzy Haskins">Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Simon" title="Calvin Simon">Calvin Simon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Bass_Nelson" title="Billy Bass Nelson">Billy Bass Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Hazel" title="Eddie Hazel">Eddie Hazel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tawl_Ross" title="Tawl Ross">Tawl Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiki_Fulwood" title="Tiki Fulwood">Tiki Fulwood</a></li> <li>Mickey Atkins</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernie_Worrell" title="Bernie Worrell">Bernie Worrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grady_Thomas" title="Grady Thomas">Grady Thomas</a></li> <li>Harold Beane</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garry_Shider" title="Garry Shider">Garry Shider</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bootsy_Collins" title="Bootsy Collins">Bootsy Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catfish_Collins" title="Catfish Collins">Catfish Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cordell_Mosson" title="Cordell Mosson">Cordell "Boogie" Mosson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prakash_John" title="Prakash John">Prakash John</a></li> <li>Tyrone Lampkin</li> <li>Ron Bykowski</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Patillo" title="Leon Patillo">Leon Patillo</a></li> <li>Jimmy Calhoun</li> <li>Gary Bronson</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Hampton" title="Michael Hampton">Michael Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Goins" title="Glenn Goins">Glenn Goins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Brailey" title="Jerome Brailey">Jerome Brailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawn_Silva" title="Dawn Silva">Dawn Silva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_%22Junie%22_Morrison" title="Walter "Junie" Morrison">Walter Morrison</a></li> <li>Rodney Curtis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallia_Franklin" title="Mallia Franklin">Mallia Franklin</a></li> <li>Larry Fratangelo</li> <li><a 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Getting It On </a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Take_It_to_the_Stage" title="Let's Take It to the Stage">Let's Take It to the Stage </a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Jollies" title="Hardcore Jollies">Hardcore Jollies </a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Nation_Under_a_Groove" title="One Nation Under a Groove">One Nation Under a Groove </a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Jam_Wants_You" title="Uncle Jam Wants You">Uncle Jam Wants You </a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Electric_Spanking_of_War_Babies" title="The Electric Spanking of War Babies">The Electric Spanking of War Babies </a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/By_Way_of_the_Drum" title="By Way of the Drum">By Way of the Drum </a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/First_Ya_Gotta_Shake_the_Gate" title="First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate">First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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Madness: The Ultimate Funkadelic Westbound Compilation</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Whole_Funk_%26_Nothing_but_the_Funk:_Definitive_Funkadelic_1976%E2%80%931981" title="The Whole Funk & Nothing but the Funk: Definitive Funkadelic 1976–1981">The Whole Funk & Nothing but the Funk: Definitive Funkadelic 1976–1981</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Toys_(Funkadelic_album)" title="Toys (Funkadelic album)">Toys</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Off_Your_Ass_and_Jam" title="Get Off Your Ass and Jam">Get Off Your Ass and Jam</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Nation_Under_a_Groove_(song)" title="One Nation Under a Groove (song)">One Nation Under a Groove</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(Not_Just)_Knee_Deep" title="(Not Just) Knee Deep">(Not Just) Knee Deep</a>"</li> <li>"<a 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