RUTH COPELAND/ FUNKADELIC-'SUBURBAN FAMILY LAMENT'

[TheRealTommyRock]

this sh*t is dope! Funkadelic history baby, Eddie "Smeero" Hazel in da house!

[eveningprim]

her voice totally reminds me of teena marie...!

[JEDI7ACEN]

WOW! This is a good thing about YouTube. Finding discovering lost treasures. I did not know about Ruth.

So there was somebody out there before Teena Marie being funky.

[circusmoo]

if i remember correctly a different version (not just shorter) of gimme shelter can be found on the b side of hare krishna. the picture sleeve for that dreadful a side can be seen in this video.

[reggie6363]

ruth got caught up in the rock n roll lifestyle drugs that whole bit she went looney tunes and decided she was better off away from the madness of the music biz and funkadelic man their drug use was wicked. tawl ross had to be put in the asylum same with debbie wright when she had to leave parlet in 78.

[chea943]

Betty Davis was writting songs as far back as 1968 for artist like the Commadores, and the Chambers Brothers(Uptown in Harlem)

[somerzeze]

SLY waiting to come into a thought before coming onstage and THIS BAND HERE RIPPING SHIT UP AND RUTH TELLING THE CROWD TO GIVE IT UP TO EDDIE,BERNIE AND THE BROTHERS AS FUNKADELIC. SLY TOOK ISSUE WITH THAT and HE GAVE HER A CLASSIC SLY STONE dopeheadmanufactured decision, STOP that or its them or me.REAL SMART.

[Pirate7X]

@somerzeze Where did you hear this?  Interesting...

[ryansondrugs]

wow im so glad i clicked on a video in "Recomended for You" hahaha

[ChloeHonor]

Thank God I stumbled across this! She's amazing.

Keep the funk alive.

[rb7magnetico]

She was way ahead of her time or she was too much for the industry to market.

[funknroll]

I agree with you completely! That was true of the original Funkadelic, who backed her up, as well.

[rb7magnetico]

I say the same for Shuggie Otis. Before Prince and Kravitz it was Shuggie. Its all for the better imo cause you can always fall back on these musical gems the public rarely knows about.

[boldsoulsister]

@rb7magnetico

THANK YOU! It was Shuggie! That cat was/is bad-ass!

[funkality]

@boldsoulsister haha what about shuggie?

[tripfunkmonster]

@rb7magnetico: Both. (music business - bad mix)

[g2og2og2o]

best guitar riff ive heard in 3 years

[CoreyCL27]

i dont even know what too say! jesus christ

[8WITT]

that shit iz fuccin nasty as fucc!!! now thatz FUNK!!!

[crisspirit]

where, whereeeee??????????uuuaaauuu bellliiiiiisima.LOVE

[crimescenestudios]

Where are you Ruth ? Come out and play with me. Slinger

[byrd1nypa]

Jeffery Bowen was not in CHAIRMAN / THE BOARD, I do remember that label. I WANT TO TESTIFY was on that label. I do not believe he was married to RUTH..

[eamonosu]

her myspace site is now back

[byrd1nypa]

First of all, it's JEFFERY BOWEN, and he did not write or sing GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME....Ruth is not Jeffery's wife. This was done on the INVICTUS label, from HOLLAND DOZIER HOLLAND, YES FUNKADELIC ON THE TRACKS..

[satalitesarespinning]

wasnt revilot owned by Ed Wingate?

[bigjamin99]

they was married in the early 70's.

[nubiansista4life]

@bigjamin99 who was married?

[eamonosu]

excellent.  shame her myspace account has been deleted

[michelle2837]

george clinton wrote this song and produced the whole iam what i am album surprised nobody posted play with fire, or don'ty you wish you had what you had if you love that p funk guitar sound

[quinlor]

Ruth copeland this alive?

[funknroll]

Yes, she is alive but hard to find.

[Bizarronumber4]

Play that funky music,white girl!

[michelle2837]

somwe of eddie hazel's best guitar playing

[bluesborn]

"suburban family lament"

Ha!too much.

dead eyed suburban nightmare.

[rerob52]

This is Classic Funk ! I haven't heard this song in years .

[rnbwsistah38]

Sounds like drama from the hood!!! I love it!!!Second time ever hearing this song!!

[AddisTemari]

WHO IS DIS FONKY WHITE GURRRRL? Wanna get what she got.

[funknroll]

Check out these Ruth Copeland & Funkadelic videos:

-RUTH COPELAND/ FUNKADELIC-"SUBURBAN FAMILY LAMENT" (1971)

-RUTH COPELAND/ FUNKADELIC-"YOUR LOVE BEEN SO GOOD TO ME" (1971)

-RUTH COPELAND & FUNKADELIC -"GIMME SHELTER" (1972)

[teemack]

didn't know about this at all. thanks for the education.

[hawanja]

This shit is hard, thanks!

[redsoul45]

the lass from Durham did well !! :)

child of the north

[funkazoid2511]

I know my P-funk but i did not know about ruth copeland, she is great..thanks for posting. Keep the funk alive

[fmi58]

Part 1- Ruth Copeland is an important missing chapter in the history of Parliament-Funkadelic. In the early 70's she co-wrote, sang, recorded, and performed with them. Such staples as "Come In Out of the Rain" and "The Breakdown" came from her pen. Also, many of the support vocals on the first Parliament album, "Osmium" (1970), are Ruth's.

From the moment Sly & the Family Stone got their hands on James' groove, Funk was an inclusive party.

[fmi58]

Part 2- George Clinton founded P-Funk on that core truth and has never lost sight of it. The British soul waif Ruth Copeland became part of the new funk mob by '70. She made two albums of her own, backed by the Funkadelic band (technically at this point, Parliament was considered the singers upfront.) The LPs were pounding out FunkRock years ahead of Betty Davis; but also, with her poetic neo-folk dramas, Ruth predates the innovations of Kate Bush.

[fmi58]

Part 3- By 1972, there was a rift in which the classic Funkadelic band left Clinton and toured with Ruth for long stretches. She opened for Sly & the Family Stone for much of them. Then, after an RCA album in'76, she disappeared. Both of the early LPs are available on the "Gimme Shelter: The Invictus Sessions " CD (1998). This includes her two epic Stones covers, "Gimme Shelter" and "Play With Fire".

[FAZOOO]

gathering sundays to repent. ruthie werent no joke man!

[funkadelicchille]

damn she's good

[eamonosu]

5 Stars is not enough for this

[s2margolin]

wow! great work from you. just love her three lp's: Self Portrait 1969;

I Am What I Am (1970 Invictus Rec.);

Take Me To Baltimore (1976 RCA)

unique & brainbuilding

[funkg]

i never heard of her before, thanks!

[EricClaptonEC]

good song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!

[ovneb]

man, is it just me, or is Ruth fine as hell? dont really like her voice, but at least shes doin some funk

[bradshaw00]

ruth copeland's 2 cd's on invictus are worth getting for early funkadelic fans.

eddie hazel lives come on maggot brain go on maggot brain-Sherance

[chiknfulio]

Where did you get these awesome pics?

[cosmix]

then you would be missing some of Eddie's best work

[findingusernamesucks]

this shows that she is amazing . . . but I would get the album for Eddie Hazel . . . not her, LOL

[Tony1TAKE]

Osmium was some weird shit but innovative

[jody808]

worth seeking out for early FUNK heads into Osmium