Amp Fiddler, Versatile Keyboardist, Singer and Mentor, Dies at 65
A mainstay of Detroit’s soul, funk and electronic music scenes, he also offered guidance to young hip-hop and electronic music aspirants, notably J Dilla.
Pharaonic Funkatizing at the Met Roof Garden
Lauren Halsey built a personal monument drawing on sources from ancient Egypt to George Clinton to threatened neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles.
Fuzzy Haskins, Who Helped Turn Doo-Wop Into P-Funk, Dies at 81
As a teenager, he joined forces with George Clinton. Their vocal group, the Parliaments, morphed into Parliament-Funkadelic, one of the wildest acts of the 1970s.
Lauren Halsey Sees the Future
The artist’s work looks at the storied past and present of the deeply misunderstood community of South Central Los Angeles and creates new possibilities.