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Parliament

Parliament appears in 3 narrated music-history shows, each one placing them inside a wider story. Most often alongside Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and The Beatles.

3 shows 3 tracks 11 related artists

Shows where Parliament appears

Synth's Funk Odyssey

Wendy Carlos's "Switched-On Bach" introduced the Moog, but it took Keith Emerson, Stevie Wonder, and the Ohio Players to make the synthesizer a genre-defining lead instrument in rock, funk, and hip-hop.

1 of 8 tracks — Flash Light

10 chapters · 8 tracks · 1 plays

Minimoog: Five Records, New Sound

The Minimoog democratized synthesizers in 1970, letting Keith Emerson, Herbie Hancock, Kraftwerk, and Stevie Wonder forge new sounds in rock, jazz-funk, and R&B.

1 of 8 tracks — Flash Light

11 chapters · 8 tracks · 1 plays

Golden-Era Roots: Funk & Soul DNA

The 90s golden era of hip-hop finds its DNA in 70s funk, soul, and unexpected rock, from Leon Haywood's grooves to Lou Reed's basslines and James Brown's breaks.

1 of 8 tracks — Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)

10 chapters · 8 tracks

Related artists

Stevie Wonder2 Herbie Hancock2 The Beatles1 Mahavishnu Orchestra1 Kraftwerk1 Gary Numan1 Michael Jackson1 Lou Reed1 A Tribe Called Quest1 James Brown1 Bill Withers1

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