Jerome “Bigfoot” Brailey
Drummer of the legendary alien funk group, Parliament-Funkadelic, Brailey led the group through outer-space and back. Listen to any P-Funk album and try not to dance to the percussion section, it’s impossible.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.