- Jerome Brailey
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Jerome Brailey Born August 20, 1950 Genres R&B, Funk Occupations Drummer, Song Writer, Producer Instruments Drums Years active 1971 to the present Labels Casablanca Records, Westbound Records, Columbia Records, Rykodisc Records, P-Vine Records Associated acts Parliament-Funkadelic, Mutiny, The Five Stairsteps, The Chambers Brothers, The Unifics Jerome Eugene "Bigfoot" Brailey is an American drummer, best known for his work with P-Funk, which includes the bands Parliament, Funkadelic, and numerous related projects. Brailey is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. Brailey started performing in the early 1970s with R&B groups The Unifics continuing with The Five Stairsteps and The Chambers Brothers. Jerome played on the original studio recording of the classic R&B song, O-o-h Child by The Five Stairsteps later joining George Clinton's P-Funk collective in 1975 and appeared on many of their most popular recordings. He co-wrote one of Parliament's biggest hits, "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)", with George Clinton and Bootsy Collins. Samples from that body of work have since appeared on hundreds of hip hop and contemporary R&B songs. After leaving P-Funk in 1978 due to bad financial management decision by George Clinton, Brailey started working closely with Glen Goins on producing the funk group Quazar featuring Kelvin Goins. Brailey and Goins were working on the concept of Mutiny when Glen's untimely death in 1978 placed Jerome in the sole position of finalizing production for the album for Arista Records. Brailey continued on with the vision and concept, and the group Mutiny was formed. Mutiny record and perform in a way not far removed from the classic P-Funk style, with emphasis placed on dual lead guitar work similar to other Funk & Rock bands. They released their debut album Mutiny on the Mamaship, followed by Funk Plus the One in 1980. The first album was seen as very successful in musical terms, though some critics complained about the lack of originality. Brailey has appeared as a session drummer with a diverse group of artists, including Keith Richards, Bill Laswell, James Blood Ulmer, Dave Stewart, and Lucky Peterson. He is a close relation to Matt Brailey who lives in the UK.
Contents
Selected discography
Mutiny
- Mutiny on the Mamaship (1979)
- Funk Plus the One (1980)
- A Night Out with the Boys (1983)
- Aftershock 2005 (1996)
- How's Your Loose Booty? (2000) - a compilation
Others
- Snoop Dogg - Under-Cover Brotha (2003)
- Bootsy Collins - Glory B da' Funk's on Me! (2001)
- Parliament - The 20th Century Masters (2000)
- Parliament - Funked Up: The Very Best of... (2002)
- Eddie Hazel - Rest in P (2000)
- Buckethead - Giant Robot (1994)
- Bootsy's Rubber Band - Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! (1977)
- Funkadelic - Hardcore Jollies (1976)
- Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
- Eddie Hazel - Games, Dames & Guitar Thangs (1977)
- Parliament - Clones of Dr. Funkenstein (1976)
- Parliament - Mothership Connection (1976)
- Parliament - Live: P-Funk Earth Tour (1977)
- Parliament - Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome (1977)
- Parliament - Greatest Hits 1972-1993 (1994)
- Parliament - Best of Parliament: Give Up the Funk (1995)
- Parliament - Live, 1976-1993 (1996)
- Peter's Rock Mass Choir - Message from the Rock (1995)
- Liu Sola - Blues in the East (1994)
- Dave Stewart - Greetings from the Gutter (1995)
- Fred Wesley & The JB's - Blow for Me, A Toot for You (1977)
- Jah Wobble - Heaven and Earth (1995)
- Various Artists - Altered Beats: Assassin Knowledges (1996)
- Dawn Sheppard - The Dawn Of A New Day (2003)
- Quazar - Recorded with former Funkadelic guitarist Glen Goins.
- Lucky Peterson - Black Midnight Sun (2003)
- Tawl Ross - a.k.a. Detrimental Vasoline (1995)
- James Blood Ulmer - Blue Blood (2001)
External links
Categories:- African American musicians
- American funk drummers
- P-Funk members
- Living people
- 1950 births
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