- House Guests
Infobox Musical artist
Name = House Guests
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Origin =Cincinnati, Ohio , U.S.
Genre =funk
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Label = House Guests
Associated_acts =The J.B.'s ,Funkadelic ,Bootsy's Rubber Band
Past_members =Bootsy Collins Catfish Collins
Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells
Robert McCullough
Frankie "Kash" WaddyHouse Guests was an early-1970s American
funk group that consisted of bassist William "Bootsy" Collins, his older brother Phelps "Catfish" Collins on guitar, Frank "Kash" Waddy on drums, Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells ontrumpet , and Robert McCullough onsaxophone .House Guests was formed in 1971 after the Collins brothers left
The J.B.'s ,James Brown 's band. The band released two singles on their own House Guests label in 1971, "What So Never The Dance" becoming a minor hit. [What it is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves liner notes.]During 1971 several members of
Funkadelic quit, and George Clinton invited the members of House Guests to join Funkadelic in their place. Their unique contributions to Funkadelic's sound can be heard on that band's 1972 release, "America Eats Its Young ".In 1976 several members of House Guests became members of
Bootsy's Rubber Band , Bootsy Collins' band within theP-Funk musical collective.Discography
* "What So Never The Dance" pt. 1 /"What So Never The Dance" pt. 2 (1971)
* "My Mind Set Me Free" pt. 1 / "My Mind Set Me Free" pt. 2 (1971)Notes
References
* David Mills, Larry Alexander, Thomas Stanley, and Aris Thomas, "George Clinton and P-Funk: An Oral History" (New York: Avon Books, 1998). ISBN 0380793784
* Rickey Vincent, "Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One" (New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1996). ISBN 0312134991
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