Uploaded by funknroll on Feb 28, 2007
(1971) 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. 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. 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".
The classic Funkadelic band are:
Eddie Hazel, lead guitar
Bernie Worrell, keyboards
Billy "Bass" Nelson, bass
Tawl Ross rhythm guitar
Tiki Fulwood, drums
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eddie hazel! must not be forgotten!
2 years ago 9
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she was so fucking beautifull back then.wonder how she´s doing now.I wonder if the whole band banged her.I would try 2 if i was in the band
4 years ago 7
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"Your fire that devours me whole" she sings that before "your words of wisdom guide (or touch) my soul"
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does anyone know the lyrics to the chorus for this song?.. mainly the sentence before she says, "your words of wisdom guide my soul?.."
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This is some incredible shit. You got some of the guys from Funkadelic backing her (plus Ray Monette of Rare Earth and Ron Bykowski who also played with Funkadelic), which made those LPs a interesting soul-rock blend. Jus like Candy Givens of Zephyr and Jenny Haan of Babe Ruth, Ruth Copeland has a dynamic vocal range, but criminally underrated. She could have been a mega-star if Invictus had marketed her properly..
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@nubiansista4life barracuda is also a masterpeace!
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Ruth Copland was / is very pretty.
She weighed no more than a feather; no more than 100 pounds back then.
God Bless Her. I have heard that she disappeared and no one knows where she is. I hope she is OK.
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Back in about 1980 I bought a bag of pot from her and she was crazy as a loon !
LOL.
When I first walked into her place, she Kara ti kicked me within inches of my face, threw a Kara ti chop at me and asked " who the F***" are YOU? LOL After we smoked for a while, I asked her to sing for me and she sat on the floor in front of me and sang. She was talented but angry all the time. The woman who did her promos in Baltimore who I knew, said that night Ruth got drunk and trashed the place.
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Hooooly Shit!!! Tuff Stuff!!!
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@Funkdogg I'm sure there was some Patty Hearst stuff going on, ha. They might have funked her out, no wonder she disappeared...
1 year ago 2
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@nubiansista4life I don't see the photo you're speaking of...
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still love that voice and eddie playin''
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In the early 70's Invictus records released "The Music Box" by New Play featuring Ruth Copeland - a beautiful and haunting record. Ruth sang lead vocals. Hard to find - but I would love to hear it again if anybody out there has it.
AprilStevensSunny 2 years ago
This is news to me, and something I'd love to hear.
funknroll 2 years ago
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)
funknroll 3 years ago