Calvin Simon, Parliament-Funkadelic Co-Founder, Dies at 79
Written by Site Hub on January 10, 2022
Over the weekend, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and original founding member of the iconic Parliament-Funkadelic, Calvin Simon, has passed away at age 79. His cause of death has not been released. Bootsy Collins took to Instagram to share Simon’s passing:
Simon was born in 1942 in West Virginia. When he was a teenager, he relocated to New Jersey with his family where he would go on to work as a barber. By the late 1950s, Simon joined the group, originally known as the Parliaments, with fellow barbers George Clinton and Grady Thomas, and customers Ray Davis and Fuzzy Haskins. Clinton shared this on Facebook after hearing of his passing: “Rest in peace to my P-Funk brother, Mr. Calvin Simon. Longtime Parliament-Funkadelic vocalist. Fly on Calvin!”
Source: BET
