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| - | :''[[P-Funk mythology]]'' | + | '''Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood''' (born May 23, 1944 in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] - died October 29, 1979) was a drummer for the [[funk]] bands [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] and [[Funkadelic]]. He is a member of the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of [[Parliament-Funkadelic]]. |
| - | '''''Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow''''' is a [[1970 in music|1970 album]] by the American [[funk]] band [[Funkadelic]]. It was released on [[Westbound Records]]. The inspiration for this album was, according to [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], an attempt to "see if we can cut a whole album while we're all tripping on [[LSD|acid]]." | + | |
| - | The album and [[Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow (song)|its title track]], a [[feedback]]-drenched number taking a third of the album's length, introduces the [[subversion]] of [[Christianity|Christian]] themes explored on later songs, describing a [[mysticism|mystical]] approach to salvation in which "the Kingdom of Heaven is within" and achievable through freeing one's mind, after which one's ass will follow. Many of the songs (such as the title track and "Eulogy and Light") subvert [[Christianity|Christian]] themes, including the [[Lord's Prayer]] and the [[23rd Psalm]]. | + | In the late 1960s, Fulwood was the house drummer for the Uptown Theater in [[Philadelphia]] when he met guitarist [[Eddie Hazel]]. Hazel and bassist [[Billy Bass Nelson]] were on tour as musical support for the [[doo wop]] vocal group [[The Parliaments]]. Hazel and Nelson convinced group leader [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] to add Fulwood to the group, where he replaced drummer Harvey McGee. Fulwood, Hazel, and Nelson formed the core of the [[The Parliaments]] musical backing group, which later became known as [[Funkadelic]]. Fulwood also played drums in the [[Tyrone Davis]] band between stints with P-Funk, and later was briefly employed by [[Miles Davis]]. Fulwood was officially dismissed from [[Parliament-Funkadelic]] in 1971 but did play and record sporadically with those groups in the following years. |
| - | The album's [[gatefold]] cover forms something of a [[visual pun]], echoing the sentiments of the album title. The sight of a woman holding her arms towards heaven in an ecstatic pose is subverted upon opening the sleeve to find that she is naked. | + | Fulwood fathered one child, Stuff Nicole Cleague, who resides in Buffalo, New York. She accepted his award at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 and was introduced by George Clinton. |
| - | On the [[Billboard Music Charts]] (North America), ''Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow'' peaked at #11 on the Black Albums Chart and #92 on the Pop Albums chart. The album and eponymous song influenced the band [[En Vogue]], leading to the title of their hit song "Free Your Mind". | + | Fulwood died of stomach cancer in 1979. |
| - | ==Track listing== | ||
| - | ===Side one=== | ||
| - | #"Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow" <small>(George Clinton, [[Ray Davis]], [[Eddie Hazel]])</small> - 10:04 | ||
| - | #"Friday Night, August 14th" <small>(Clinton, Hazel, [[Billy Bass Nelson]])</small> - 5:21 | ||
| - | #"Funky Dollar Bill" <small>(Clinton, Davis, Hazel)</small> - 3:15 | ||
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| - | ===Side two=== | ||
| - | #<li value=4>"I Wanna Know If It's Good to You" <small>(Clinton, [[Fuzzy Haskins|Clarence Haskins]], Hazel, Nelson)</small> 5:59 | ||
| - | #<li value=5>"Some More" <small>(Clinton, [[Ernie Harris]])</small> - 2:56 | ||
| - | #<li value=6>"Eulogy and Light" <small>(Harris)</small> - 3:31 | ||
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| - | ===2005 CD reissue bonus tracks=== | ||
| - | #<li value=7>"Fish, Chips and Sweat" - 3:22 | ||
| - | #<li value=8>"Free Your Mind Radio Advert" - 0:55 | ||
| - | #<li value=9>"I Wanna Know If It's Good to You" - 2:50 | ||
| - | #<li value=10>"I Wanna Know If It's Good to You (instrumental)" - 3:12 | ||
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| - | ==Personnel== | ||
| - | *Parliament ([[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], [[Ray Davis (musician)|Ray Davis]], [[Fuzzy Haskins]], [[Calvin Simon]], [[Grady Thomas]]): Vocals | ||
| - | *[[Eddie Hazel]]: Lead guitar, lead vocals on "I Wanna Know" and "Some More" | ||
| - | *[[Tawl Ross]]: Rhythm guitar, lead vocals on "Funky Dollar Bill" | ||
| - | *[[Billy Bass Nelson]]: Bass guitar; lead vocals on "Friday Night" and "I Wanna Know" | ||
| - | *[[Bernie Worrell]]: Keyboards; piano on "Funky Dollar Bill"; organ on "I Wanna Know" | ||
| - | *[[Tiki Fulwood]]: Drums | ||
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Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood (born May 23, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - died October 29, 1979) was a drummer for the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.
In the late 1960s, Fulwood was the house drummer for the Uptown Theater in Philadelphia when he met guitarist Eddie Hazel. Hazel and bassist Billy Bass Nelson were on tour as musical support for the doo wop vocal group The Parliaments. Hazel and Nelson convinced group leader George Clinton to add Fulwood to the group, where he replaced drummer Harvey McGee. Fulwood, Hazel, and Nelson formed the core of the The Parliaments musical backing group, which later became known as Funkadelic. Fulwood also played drums in the Tyrone Davis band between stints with P-Funk, and later was briefly employed by Miles Davis. Fulwood was officially dismissed from Parliament-Funkadelic in 1971 but did play and record sporadically with those groups in the following years.
Fulwood fathered one child, Stuff Nicole Cleague, who resides in Buffalo, New York. She accepted his award at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 and was introduced by George Clinton.
Fulwood died of stomach cancer in 1979.
