Parliament-Funkadelic can hardly be summed up in a few sentences. Wax Poetics digs deep to trace the sprawling history of this supergroup, from its doo-wop roots to its freaked-out, drug-laden rock sessions, and finally onto the best-known (and best-selling) period of space boogie.re: Discovery The Tips w/ Gary Jackson and the Soul Messengers, Belle Farms Estate, Junie Freeze, X-Clan, Mokie, J.J. and R.O.B.Straight from the North Yo Gotti and the New Memphis SoulMemphis Undergound Tape Hustlers on the Come UpIn Memoriam: Ronald Clyne (1925-2006)The Connoisseur Brazillian Musician Ed Motta Has a Taste for the Finer Sounds in LifeFunk Used to be a Bad Word A Parliament-Funkadelic PrimerFrom Doo-Wop to Funkadelia Calvin Simon, Grady Thomas, and Fuzzy Haskins of the ParliamentsMommy, What's a Funkadelic? Original Player Billy "Bass" Nelson Gets to the Bottom of ItThe Synthesizer Bernie Worrell was the Key to the Parliament-Funkadelic SoundComic Genius Artist Pedro Bell Explored Funkadelic's Darker DimensionsThe Cincinnati Connection The Local Roots of Bootsy Collins and Kash WaddyTrap Music Drummer Frankie "Kash" Waddy Stays on the OneFrom the Crib to the Coliseum Stretchin' Out with Bass Legend Williams "Bootsy" CollinsHit Man The Funk Mob's Garry Skider and His Mighty Bop GunBop Art Artist Overton Lloyd turned P-Funk Mythology into Fine ArtBrother from Another Planet The Cosmic Jaunt of P-Funk Leader George ClintonAudio Heritage: An Archival Perspective on Recorded Media Lacquer Discs (Part 2 of 2)