Born 29.03.1940

Died 05.07.2005 from respiratory complications, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, U.S.A.

He was most famous for providing the bass vocals on [[artist:Parliament]]'s funk songs "Give Up The Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucka)" and "Flashlight".

During the early 80's, he joined the late [[artist:Roger Troutman]]'s band [[artist:Zapp]].

He lived in Franklin Park, remained active musically in recent years, working with the [[artist:The Temptations]] after the death of [[artist:Melvin Franklin]] in the mid-90's.

He also toured from 1998 with original [[artist:P-Funk All Stars]] members and [[artist:Greg Thomas (2)]].