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Parliament-Funkadelic
Parliament-Funkadelic
American band
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Funkadelic
Funkadelic
American band
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Parliament
Parliament
American funk band most prominent during the 1970s
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Dawn Silva
Dawn Silva
American singer
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Bernie Worrell
Bernie Worrell
American musician
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Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley
American jazz trombonist
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Walter Morrison
Walter Morrison
American musician
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Eddie Hazel
Eddie Hazel
American guitarist
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Garry Shider
Garry Shider
American musician
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Zapp
Zapp
American funk band from Dayton, Ohio
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George Clinton
George Clinton
American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer
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Bootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins
American musician
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One Way
One Way
American rhythm and blues band
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DeWayne McKnight
DeWayne McKnight
American guitarist
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Glen Goins
Glen Goins
American musician
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Fuzzy Haskins
Fuzzy Haskins
American singer and guitarist
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The Parliaments
The Parliaments
American band
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Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
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Talking Heads
Talking Heads
American rock band
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The Brides of Funkenstein
The Brides of Funkenstein
band
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Pedro Bell
Pedro Bell
American artist, illustrator, and writer
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Cordell Mosson
Cordell Mosson
American bass guitarist
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Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
American band
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Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour
American jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer
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The Undisputed Truth
The Undisputed Truth
American band
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James Gadson
James Gadson
American musician
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Wild Cherry
Wild Cherry
American funk rock band
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Don Blackman
Don Blackman
Prodigious jazz-funk pianist, versatile recording artist, performed with Parliament Funkadelic
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Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
American musician
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Pure Prairie League
Pure Prairie League
American country rock band
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Betty Wright
Betty Wright
American singer
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Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad
American band
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The J.B.'s
The J.B.'s
band
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Ohio Players
Ohio Players
American funk and R&B band
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Material
Material
American band led by Bill Laswell
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Rufus
Rufus
American funk band
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Syreeta Wright
Syreeta Wright
American singer-songwriter
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Nona Hendryx
Nona Hendryx
American musician
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Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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Miami Sound Machine
Miami Sound Machine
American musical group
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Roger Troutman
Roger Troutman
American musician, songwriter, producer
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Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon
English singer-songwriter
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War
War
American funk band
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Norma Jean Wright
Norma Jean Wright
American singer
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The Horny Horns
The Horny Horns
American band
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Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American pianist
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Patsy Gallant
Patsy Gallant
Canadian actress and singer
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Dazz Band
Dazz Band
American funk band
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Jerry Garcia Band
Jerry Garcia Band
American band
Jeanette Washington
American singer

Jeanette Washington

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American singer
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Music

Jeanette Washington is a funk vocalist best known as a member of the band Parliament.

Washington appeared as a background singer on recordings by James Brown in 1975. That year she joined Parliament with Debbie Wright, becoming the first female members of the group. She recorded with Parliament (1975–1980) and Funkadelic (1978–1980), both featuring George Clinton, and with the Sweat Band featuring Bootsy Collins and Maceo Parker (1980).

Washington formed the female spin-off band Parlet in 1978 with Wright and Mallia Franklin for their first album Pleasure Principle. She recorded the group's remaining two albums Invasion Of the Booty Snatchers in 1979 and Play Me Or Trade Me in 1980 with Shirley Hayden and Janice Evans. Washington is the only Parlet member to have remained in the band for the duration of the group's career.

Washington left Parliament in 1980. She recorded with Dawn Silva in 2000.