Fuzzy Haskins | |
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| Birth name | Clarence Eugene Haskins |
| Born | June 8, 1941 Elkhorn, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 2023 (aged 81) Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, funk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums |
| Labels | Westbound, Ace |
Clarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins (June 8, 1941 – March 16, 2023) was an American singer. He performed with 1950s and 1960s doo-wop group, The Parliaments, and was a founding member of the groundbreaking and influential 1970s funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, also known as Parliament-Funkadelic. He left Parliament-Funkadelic in 1977 to pursue a solo career. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In 2019, he and Parliament-Funkadelic were given Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards.