Calvin Simon
Calvin Simon (born
May 22,
1942) was a member of the bands
Parliament and
Funkadelic. He originally began as one of the Parliaments, a
doo wop barbershop quintet alongside
George Clinton. Along with
Fuzzy Haskins and Grady Thomas, Simon released an album called
Connections and Disconnections, using the name "Funkadelic" after leaving the rest of the group due to financial and personal disputes with Clinton. The rival Funkadelic group did not last long, and only released the one album.