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

Parliament-Funkadelic Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American musical collective, music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton (funk musician), George Clinton, primarily consisting of the funk bands Parliament (band), Parliame ...

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 (New Jersey), city in Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Nicknamed "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

P-Funk Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American musical collective, music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton (funk musician), George Clinton, primarily consisting of the funk bands Parliament (band), Parliame ...

live shows, such as on the renowned

P-Funk Earth Tour The P-Funk Earth Tour was a concert tour by Parliament-Funkadelic in 1976–1977, featuring absurd costumes, lavish staging and special effects, and music from both the Parliament and Funkadelic repertoires. The P-Funk Earth Tour was ambitious ...

. Goins was particularly prominent on the

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albums ''

Mothership Connection ''Mothership Connection'' is the fourth album by American funk band Parliament, released on December 15, 1975, on Casablanca Records. This concept album is often rated among the best Parliament-Funkadelic releases, and was the first to feature ho ...

'' (1975), ''

The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein ''The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein'' is the fifth album by funk band Parliament (band), Parliament, released on July 20, 1976. The album is notable for featuring horn arrangements by ex-James Brown band member Fred Wesley. The album charted at No. 3 ...

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

Funkadelic Funkadelic was an American funk rock band formed in Plainfield, New Jersey in 1968 and active until 1982. As one of the two flagship groups of George Clinton's P-Funk collective, they helped pioneer the funk music culture of the 1970s.John, ...

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

Bop Gun (Endangered Species) "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)" is a song by the funk band Parliament, the lead track on their 1977 album '' Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome''. It was released as the album's first single. The song's lead vocal is performed by Glenn Goins, h ...

" 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

Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey Jerome Eugene "Bigfoot" Brailey (born August 20, 1950) is an American drummer, best known for his work with P-Funk, which included the bands Parliament, Funkadelic, and numerous related projects. Brailey is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of ...

. 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
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 20th-century American singers Guitarists from New Jersey 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians {{US-singer-stub