In the late 1950s, Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins started a doo-wop group with George Clinton. Originally called the Parliaments, the group eventually became Parliament-Funkadelic, one of the most influential bands of the 1970s.
Haskins had a solo career too. In the chapters, you'll see an image of the cover of his 1976 album, "A Whole Nother Thang."
Also in the chapters, you can go right to the tribute by skipping my intro; feel free to skip my closing remarks too. Both are there to provide context for those who haven't listened to the other tributes.
Longtime writer/editor Sheldon Zoldan wrote this tribute to Haskins, who died in March last year. This is one of 44 short yet illuminating episodes about significant figures in the music industry who passed away in 2023.
Sheldon also writes Song of the Day, a music-related story sent daily to an email list of subscribers. All of those stories and these tributes include links to the featured songs. Here, you can link to “I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody Got A Thing" on YouTube. (I've also seen the title referred to as "Everybody's (possessive) Got A Thing." Maybe both are correct!)
To get on the Song of the Day subscriber list, emailshzoldan@comcast.netwith the subject line ADD ME TO SOTD.
Audio engineer/musician Mike Villegas edited all the audio for this series. Hope you enjoy these intriguing glimpses into the lives of the people who made some of the music we love.
This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation®, available on YouTube and in major podcast directories including Apple, Spotify, iHeart and Audible.
