TheOriginal P is an Americanfunk band formed in 1991 by four founding members ofParliament-Funkadelic.Grady Thomas,Fuzzy Haskins,Calvin Simon, andRay Davis have all been inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2019, were awarded byNARAS the Grammy for Lifetime Achievement.

• Grady Thomas – vocals, percussion(1981–present)
• Ben Powers Jr. – drums, bass, percussion(1981–present)
• John "Fly" Wiley – keyboards(1981–present)
• Sonja Holmes – vocals(1991–present)
• Luciana Hall – vocals(1991–present)
• Kevin "K-Star" Shider – lead and rhythm guitar, vocals(2005–present)
• Sharla L. Patrick – keyboards, vocals(2005–present)
• Scott "Skyntyte" Free – lead and rhythm guitar, vocals(2007–present)
• Theophilus Glass – vocals(2014–present)
• Will Montgomery II – keyboards(2018–present)
• Zac Chester – keyboards(2018–present)
• Andre Benjamin – trumpet(2018–present)
• Zdany Chisolm – saxophone(2018–present)

• Ray Davis – bass vocal(1991–2005)
• Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins – first tenor vocal(1981–2012)
• Calvin Simon – second tenor vocal(1981–2007)
• Derrick Davis – bass, vocals(1991–2016)
• Gene Grady Thomas Jr. – lead and rhythm guitar, vocals(1991–2019)
• William "Billy" Mims – guitar(1981–2007)
• Douglas Smith – keyboards, vocals(2005–2007)
• "Peter Keys" Pisarczyk – keyboards(2005–2007)
• Ann Love – vocals(2003–2005)
• George "Paisley" Gordon – guitar(1998–2003)
• Rose Offord – vocals(2007–2009)
• Defiance Douglass – vocals, keyboards(2014–2018)
• Patrice "Emerald" Llewellen – vocals(1991–present)

• Connections & Disconnections released under the nameFunkadelic (LAX Records, 1980)
• What Dat Shakin (Westbound Records, 1998)
• Hyped Up Westbound Soljaz (Westbound Records, 2001)
• Funk Force Trauma (2016)

• Kent Kimes (May 21, 1999),Original P Keeps Funky Beat Going,The Augusta Chronicle.
• Jon Pareles (April 9, 1999)Pop and Jazz Guide,The New York Times.
• Steven Uhles (September 14, 2001),Parliament in Session,The Augusta Chronicle.

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