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1 Career  





2 Selected discography  



2.1  Parliament / Funkadelic (19751979)  





2.2  Mutiny  





2.3  Quazar  





2.4  Chambers Brothers  





2.5  Five Stairsteps  





2.6  The Unifics  





2.7  Parliament / Funkadelic Compilations  





2.8  New York / Collision Music Years  





2.9  Hip-Hop genre / Jazz Deluxe / Digital Music Mix  





2.10  Contributions / Sampled Chronology  







3 References  





4 External links  














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Jerome Brailey
Jerome Bigfoot in NYC
Jerome Bigfoot in NYC
Background information
Birth nameJerome Eugene Brailey
Also known asJerome Bigfoot Brailey, Jerome Bigfoot
BornAugust 20, 1950 (1950-08-20) (age 73)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
GenresR&B, funk, rock
Occupation(s)Drummer, Songwriter, Producer, Vocalist
InstrumentsDrums, Percussions, Vocals
Years active1968–present
LabelsCasablanca, Arista, Westbound, Columbia, Rykodisc, P-Vine

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 Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.[1]

Career[edit]

Jerome Brailey started performing around 1968 with the R&B group The Unifics, The Five Stairsteps, then The Chambers Brothers. George Clinton saw Jerome performing with The Chambers Brothers and invited him to join the Funk Mob after witnessing his style and finesse on drums. He joined the P-Funk collective in 1975 during the time he co-wrote one of Parliament's biggest hits, “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)" with Clinton and Bootsy Collins while also playing on many of Parliament-Funkadelic's most popular recordings.[2] Brailey left the P-Funk organization in 1978 due to bad management by producer George Clinton and began working closely with Glenn Goins, who had also left P-Funk and started productions on the funk group Quazar which featured Glenn's brother Kevin Goins on vocals. Brailey and Goins conceived a band called Mutiny as they were finalizing the Quazar album for Arista Records; however, Glenn Goins died in 1978 at the age of 24, leaving Brailey to complete the album. He then established Mutiny and signed to Columbia Records.

Mutiny on the Mamaship” (Columbia Records) the debut album, follow by “Funk Plus The One” (Columbia Records) both produced by Jerome Brailey while working alongside guitarist Donald “Lenny” Holmes and bassist Raymone Carter were the makings of collectable recordings. The albums were not far removed from the classic P-Funk style, with emphasis placed on dual lead guitar works. They were seen as successful in musical terms, though some critics complained about the lack of originality but the quality of those recordings were recognized by many. Other noted collections of recordings, “A Night Out With The Boys” (Tuff City Records), Aftershock 2005 (Rykodisc) and Funk Road (Catbone Music Label) are also under the Mutiny's umbrella receiving positive vibes and energy.

Jerome is also noted for his drum style on hit recordings such as The Unifics “Court of Love” and The Five StairstepsOoh Child”. His drum arrangements on the single "Do That Stuff",[3] from the Parliament album The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein, in recent have been sampled by Kendrick Lamar on "The Heart Pt.3 (Will You Let it Die ?),[4] Childish Gambino on “Boogieman"[5] a single taken from his third studio album, "Awaken, My Love" and by Westside Boogie - Outside (ft. Joey Bada$$) for a continuation of drum rudiments lifted from that Parliament-Funkadelic recording.

Sequence, was an American female hip–hop/vocal trio from Columbia, South Carolina, consisted of members Cheryl Cook, Gwendolyn Chisolm, and Angie Brown Stone released the song “Funky Sound” (Tear The Roof Off) on Sugar Hill Records in 1979. Gerardo “Mo Ritmo” released the single “We Want The Funk” on Interscope Records in 1991 while M.C. Hammer released the single “Turn This Mutha Out", from the "Let's Get It Started" album on Capital Records in 1988. Also Snoop Dogg on the “Doggystyle” album released his most successful single to date, "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" produced by Dr. DreonDeath Row Records and Interscope Records in 1993. All or part of the interpolation of these recordings are credited to the original song by Parliament-Funkadelic, “Tear the Roof off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)".

The Rolling Stone list of “The 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time” chose Jerome “Bigfoot” Brailey as #68 for his steady kick drum, shifty hi-hat action and intricately unpredictable snare patterns.[6] He also appeared as a session drummer with a diverse group of artists including Keith Richards, Bill Laswell, James Blood Ulmer, Dave Stewart, and Lucky Peterson during his career.

The Mothership, the iconic stage prop made famous by legendary funk collective Parliament-Funkadelic, has been acquired by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC where it will help anchor a permanent music exhibition at the museum in 2016.[7] Each year the Grammy Award Hall Of Fame celebrates a class of outstanding recordings at least 25 years old that exhibits qualitative or historical significance and in its 2018 class “Flash Light” by Parliament was add to the Hall list of classic recordings.[8]

Smith and Hay's release two CD's, Jazz & Jazz (Deluxe) during a series of recordings in 2017 which featured Jerome Bigfoot on many of the songs. Jazz (Deluxe) charted and became the number one Billboard Jazz album in the country in January 2018.[9] With a signature for foot and snare connections during the impact years with Parliament-Funkadelic, The Recording Academy awarded and announced in December 2018 that the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to P-Funk members on May 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA. for their creative contributions in music.[10]

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame just recently listed the 50 greatest drummers in the Hall naming Jerome Bigfoot #48, revealing his drum style kept Parliament-Funkadelic rooted in the old-school, James Brown-style funk on tracks like "Handcuffs", "Do That Stuff" and the Funk anthem "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)".[11]

Selected discography[edit]

Parliament / Funkadelic (1975–1979)[edit]

Mutiny[edit]

Quazar[edit]

Chambers Brothers[edit]

Five Stairsteps[edit]

The Unifics[edit]

Parliament / Funkadelic Compilations[edit]

New York / Collision Music Years[edit]

Hip-Hop genre / Jazz Deluxe / Digital Music Mix[edit]

Contributions / Sampled Chronology[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Parliament-Funkadelic Biography". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 21, 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  • ^ [Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research | page=450] Retrieved 25 May 2021
  • ^ Parliament - The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein "Do That Stuff"
  • ^ The Heart Pt.3 (Will You Let it Die ?) - Produced by Tae Beast
  • ^ Childish Gambino: Boogieman - Produced by Childish Gambino & Lugwig Goransson [1]
  • ^ Rolling Stone - The 100 Greatest Drummers of All Times - Retrieved 3/31/2016 [2]
  • ^ Retrieved by Chris Richards (Washington Post) March 2015
  • ^ Grammy Award / Radio.com - Retrieved by Maura O'Malley 1/16/18
  • ^ Sway Universe - Retrieved by Reg The Ruler 1/21/18
  • ^ Billboard / Grammy Awards - Retrieved by Rania Aniftos 12/19/18
  • ^ Troy L. Smith. 50 Greatest Drummers In The Hall of Fame January 11, 2020.
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