Glenn Lamonte Goins (January 2, 1954 – July 29, 1978), also known as Glen Goins, was a singer and guitarist for

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in the mid-1970s. Goins is a member of the

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, posthumously inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. His first (known) recordings were as part of the group "The Bags". They released a single in 1972: "It's Heavy" b/w "Don't Mess With My Baby".

Biography

Born and raised in

Plainfield, New Jersey Plainfield is a city in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, known by its nickname as "The Queen City."

, in a family of talented musicians, Goins was a master vocalist with a strong, haunting and powerful gospel voice. He is perhaps best known for "calling in the

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" in the

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live shows, such as on the renowned

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. Goins was particularly prominent on the

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albums ''

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'' (1975), ''

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'' (1976), and '' Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome'' (1977). He played on the

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albums of this period as well. He sang lead vocals on "

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" and the remake of "Fantasy is Reality". In 1977, Goins was one of the first of many musicians to leave Parliament-Funkadelic in reaction to what was perceived as very bad management by band leader George Clinton. He formed his own funk band Quazar in 1978, featuring his younger brother Kevin Goins and drummer

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. Glenn Goins died from

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, aged 24, in 1978.

Studio album

* '' Quazar'', 1978 (with Quazar)

External links

Allmusic guide entry for Glen Goins AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...

Glenn Goins in discogs.com
1954 births 1978 deaths Musicians from Plainfield, New Jersey American funk singers American funk guitarists American male guitarists P-Funk members Singers from New Jersey Deaths from Hodgkin lymphoma 20th-century American male singers Guitarists from New Jersey 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians {{US-singer-stub