RUTH COPELAND/ FUNKADELIC-'SUBURBAN FAMILY LAMENT'

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(1972) 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 are 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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[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.

[quinlor]

Ruth copeland this alive?

[funknroll]

Yes, she is alive but hard to find.

[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)

[ryansondrugs]

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

[funkality]

@boldsoulsister haha what about shuggie?

[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.

[tripfunkmonster]

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

[boldsoulsister]

@rb7magnetico

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

[Pirate7X]

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

[nubiansista4life]

@bigjamin99 who was married?

[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.