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Jerome Eugene Bigfoot Brailey is an American drummer, best known for his work with P-Funk, which includes the bands Parliament, Funkadelic, and numerous related projects. Brailey is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.

Brailey started performing in the early 1970s with R&B groups The Unifics continuing with The Five Stairsteps and The Chambers Brothers. Jerome played on the original studio recording of the classic R&B song, O-o-h Child by The Five Stairsteps later joining George Clinton's P-Funk collective in 1975 and appeared on many of their most popular recordings. He co-wrote one of Parliament's biggest hits, Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker), with George Clinton and Bootsy Collins. Samples from that body of work have since appeared on hundreds of hip hop and contemporary R&B songs.

After leaving P-Funk in 1978, Brailey formed his own band, Mutiny, which performed in a style not far removed from the classic P-Funk style with a lot of emphasis place on the dual lead guitar work similar to other funk & rock bands.

ALBUMS


Jerome Brailey And Mutiny
Peanut Butter And Jam
1983, ,
P.Funk
Mutiny (2) Featuring Jerome Brailey
Semi-First Class Seat
1980, ,
Funk
Mutiny (2) Featuring Jerome Brailey
Funk Plus The One
1980, ,
P.Funk
Mutiny
Black Hat Daddy & The Silver Comb Gang
2024, 7", Regrooved Records, ,
P.Funk/Funk
Mutiny
Black Hat Daddy & The Silver Comb Gang
2023, ,
P.Funk/Funk
Mutiny
Mutiny On The Mamaship / Funk Plus The One
2015, ,
P.Funk
Mutiny
Funk Road
2013, CD, Album, Catbone Unreleased
Mutiny
How's Your Loose Booty?
2000, CD, Comp, Sequel Records, ,
P.Funk
Mutiny
Aftershock 2005
1995, CD, ,
Funk Metal/Gangsta/P.Funk
Mutiny
Peanut Butter & Jam (Funky Thang)
1983
Various
Cruising (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1980
Mutiny
Lump
1979
Quazar
Funk With A Big Foot / Starlight Circus
1979
Mutiny
Mutiny On The Mamaship
1979
Mutiny
Funk 'N' Bop
1979
Quazar
Quazar
1978
Parliament
Parliament Live (P. Funk Earth Tour)
2024, 2xLP, RP, Tour, Casablanca
Third Rail
Live In San Francisco
2021, ,
Electric Blues
Parliament
Gold
2005, ,
P.Funk/Soul
Parliament
Flashlight / Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
2001
Parliament
The Best Of Parliament
2000, ,
P.Funk/Disco/Rhythm & Blues/Funk/Psychedelic
Material
Intonarumori
1999, CD, ,
Breaks/Trip Hop/Turntablism/Illbient
Parliament
The Best Of Parliament: Give Up The Funk
1995, CD, ,
P.Funk
Mutiny
Funk Plus The One
1994
Parliament
Tear The Roof Off • 1974-1980
1993,
P.Funk
Parliament
Parliament's Greatest Hits
1984, ,
P.Funk
Mutiny
In The Pocket
1983, 12", Promo, J. Romeo Records
Mutiny
A Night Out With The Boys
1983, ,
P.Funk
Parliament
Party People
1979
Mutiny
Funk 'N' Bop
1979, ,
P.Funk
Funkadelic
One Nation Under A Groove
1978
Parliament
Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome
1977, ,
P.Funk
Parliament
Live (P.Funk Earth Tour)
1977
Parliament
Tear The Roof Off The Sucker
1976, 7", Single, Promo, Casablanca, EMI Electrola, ,
P.Funk
Parliament
The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein
1976, ,
P.Funk
Parliament
Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk)
1976, ,
P.Funk
Funkadelic
Hardcore Jollies
1976, ,
P.Funk
Funkadelic
Tales Of Kidd Funkadelic
1976, ,
P.Funk
Parliament
Mothership Connection
1975
Material
Intonarumori
2018, ,
Breaks/Trip Hop/Turntablism/Illbient
Parliament
The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein
2020
Parliament
Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome
2020, ,
P.Funk
Parliament
Mothership Connection
2020, ,
P.Funk
Funkadelic
One Nation Under A Groove
2003, ,
P.Funk
Funkadelic
Rocky Mountain Shakedown
1992
Parliament
Live (P.Funk Earth Tour)
1977, ,
P.Funk

APPEARANCES +


Various
Akashic Bassmatter Chapter 1
2024, 12xFile, WAV, Album, Not On Label (Bill Laswell Self-Released)
94 East Featuring Prince
Dance To The Music Of The World
2024
Third Rail
Live At Bimbo's
2023, 8xFile, MP3, 320, Not On Label (Bill Laswell Self-Released), ,
Electric Blues/Free Funk
Various
Spinning Gold
2023, ,
Disco/Soundtrack/Funk
Smith & Hay x King Tech
Jazz Part Two
2022,
Contemporary Jazz
Third Rail
The North Sea Jazz Festival
2020, 6xFile, MP3, 320, Not On Label (Bill Laswell Self-Released)
Jonathan Hay
The Urban Hitchcock LP
2016, 22xFile, MP3, Album, Dlx, 256, Urban Hitchcock, Maynea Records
George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic
Chocolate City: London / P-Funk Live At Metropolis
2015, Box, RSD + LP, Album, 200 + LP, Album, 200 + 2xCD,, Metropolis Recordings, ,
Funk/P.Funk
Jah Wobble
Redux - Anthology 1978-2015
2015, 6x CD, Box Set, ,
Dub/Experimental/Soul-Jazz/Poetry
Pink Grenade
Fear Of A Pink Planet
2014, CD, Album, Color Blind And Reclusive,
Various
Old School (Limited Edition Old School Box Set)
2014, Box, Comp, Ltd + 12xCD, Comp, RE, RM, Thump Records, Universal Music Special Markets, ,
Funk/Disco/Soul/Electro/Pop Rap
Discobar Galaxie
Discobar Galaxie Give Up Your Food For Funk
2012, CD, Comp, ARS Entertainment, ,
P.Funk/Soul/Funk/Disco
Glee Cast
Glee: The Music, The Complete Season One
2010, 100xFile, AAC, Comp, 256, Columbia, ,
Soundtrack
Various
Funk Yourself!
2010, CD, ,
Jazz-Funk/Funk/Disco/P.Funk
Glee Cast
Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers
2010, ,
Soundtrack/Vocal
Various
10th Anniversary
2009, 3x CD Book, ,
Soul-Jazz/Latin/Jazzdance/Drum n Bass/Broken Beat/Contemporary Jazz/Big Beat/Soul/Brass Band/Future Jazz/Hip Hop/Modal/Breakbeat/Downtempo/Dub/Funk
The Hot 8 Brass Band*
What's My Name? (Rock With The Hot 8)
2008, 12", Single, Tru Thoughts, ,
Brass Band/Jazz-Funk
Various
True Funk
2007, 3x CD, ,
Soul/Funk
The Hot 8 Brass Band*
Rock With The Hot 8
2007, ,
Brass Band/Jazz-Funk
Various
Guitar Visions
2006, CD, Album, Comp, Dreyfus Jazz, ,
Gypsy Jazz/Jazz-Rock/Swing
Various
Party Starter: Funk
2006, CD, ,
Funk
Various
Old School Soul Party
2005, 3xCD + Box, Comp, + B, Shout! Factory, TJL Productions, ,
Disco/Funk/P.Funk/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
The Sequence
Funk You Up / Funky Sounds
2004, 12", Sanctuary, Sanctuary, ,
Disco
Various
Ultimate Funk
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Madacy Entertainment, Universal Music Special Markets,
Various
No. 1 Funk Hits (The Greatest Funk Collection From The 70's And 80's)
2003, 2xCD, Comp, X-Media
Lucky Peterson
Black Midnight Sun
2003
Various
Music Inspired By The Film "Scratch"
2002, ,
Cut-up/DJ/Electro
Various
Undercover Brother (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2002, ,
Soundtrack/Funk/Disco
Fred Wesley And The Horny Horns*
A Blow For Me, A Toot To You / Say Blow By Blow Backwards
2002, ,
P.Funk
James Blood Ulmer
Blue Blood
2001, CD Digipak, ,
Electric Blues/Free Funk
Various
Splash! Allstars Event Album 2001
2001,
Various
Maximum Funk 12"
2000, CD, Comp, Disky, ,
Funk/Disco
MC Hammer
U Can't Touch This
2000, CD, Comp, EMI Gold, ,
Pop Rap
Various
That '70s Show Presents: That '70s Jammin' Album
2000
MC Hammer
The Hits
2000
Various
Jammin 105 Presents Millennium Dance Party
1999, CD, Comp, Webster Hall Records, Universal Music Special Markets, ,
Funk/Disco/P.Funk/Soul
Various
The Source Presents Hip Hop Hits Volume 3
1999, ,
Hardcore Hip-Hop/Gangsta/Pop Rap/Conscious/Contemporary R&B
Method Man & Redman
Blackout!
1999,
Method Man/Redman*
Tear It Off
1999,
Various
In Too Deep (Music From The Dimension Motion Picture)
1999, CD, ,
Bounce/Gangsta/Neo Soul/RnB/Swing/Soundtrack/Thug Rap
Various
Boogie Fever
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, Ποπ + Ροκ, ,
Disco
George Clinton = ジョージ・クリントン* & The P-Funk All Stars = ザ・P-ファンク・オールスターズ 形式:*
Live... And Kickin' = アライヴ・アンド・キッキン
1998
Various
Have A Nice Decade - The '70s Pop Culture Box
1998, 7x CD, Box Set, ,
Country Rock/Pop Rock/Southern Rock/Novelty/Soul/Disco/Soft Rock/Hard Rock/Ballad/Classic Rock
Various
Altered Beats
1996, 12", Promo, Smplr, Axiom, ,
Illbient/Breaks/Downtempo/Cut-up/DJ
Various
Funky • Stuff!
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Polymedia Marketing Group GmbH
Various
Altered Beats - Assassin Knowledges Of The Remanipulated
1996, ,
Breakbeat/Illbient/Cut-up/DJ
Various
Casablanca Records Greatest Hits
1996, ,
Disco/Synth-pop/Dance-pop/P.Funk/Soundtrack/Boogie/Ballad
Old Skool P.O.F. (Professors Of Funk)*
Old School Street Jams Vol.1
1996, ,
Electro
Bill Laswell
Axiom - Funkcronomicon
1995, Cass, Comp, Promo, Axiom, ,
Reggae/Conscious/P.Funk/Electric Blues/Funk Metal/Cut-up/DJ/Funk
Tal Ross* A.K.A. Detrimental Vasoline
Giant Shirley
1995, ,
Blues Rock/Bayou Funk/Psychedelic Rock
Axiom Funk
Funkcronomicon
1995, ,
Reggae/Conscious/P.Funk/Electric Blues/Funk Metal/Cut-up/DJ/Funk
Jah Wobble
Heaven & Earth
1995, ,
Dub/Experimental/Ambient
Various
The Best Funk Album In The World...Ever
1995, 2x CD, ,
Funk/Disco/P.Funk
George Clinton Presents Parliament, Funkadelic
Mothership Connection Newberg Session
1995, ,
P.Funk
Fuzzy Haskins
A Whole Nother Radio Active Thang
1994, CD, Comp, Westbound Records, ,
P.Funk
Brenda & The Tabulations / Parliament
Let's Go All The Way (Down) / Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
1994, 12", Promo, Smplr, Casablanca, ,
P.Funk/Disco
Dave Stewart*
Heart Of Stone (The Dance Remixes)
1994
Various
The Casablanca Records Story
1994, 2x CD, 2x CD, Box Set, ,
P.Funk/Hi NRG/Disco
Parliament - Funkadelic
Live 1976-93
1994, ,
P.Funk/Psychedelic Rock/Disco
Dave Stewart*
Greetings From The Gutter
1994, ,
Pop Rock/Art Rock/Funk
Eddie Hazel
Rest In P
1994, ,
P.Funk/Psychedelic Rock
Sola*
Blues In The East
1994, ,
Chinese Classical/Vocal/Blues Rock
Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns
The Final Blow
1994, ,
P.Funk
Buckethead
Giant Robot - ジャイアント・ロボット~日本上陸G作戦
1994, CD, ,
Funk Metal/Industrial/Heavy Metal/Electro/Funk/Parody
Havoc & Prodeje
Livin' In A Crime Wave
1993
Huggy
Chunky But Funky
1993
O.G. Funk
Out Of The Dark
1993, CD, ,
Funk Metal/Gangsta
Various
In Yo' Face! The History Of Funk, Vol. 4
1993, CD, ,
Funk
Various
Mo' Money (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992, CD, ,
Soundtrack/New Jack Swing/Contemporary R&B
Gerardo
We Want The Funk
1991, ,
Pop Rap/Hip-House/Latin
Various
Son Of Super Bad: Gettin' Down On The Dance Floor
1991, CD, ,
Soul/Funk/Disco
Jibri Wise One
Jibri Wise One
1991
Gerardo
Mo' Ritmo
1991
P-Funk All Stars
Live At The Beverly Theater In Hollywood
1990
Various
Let's Dance Vol. 1
1990, ,
Funk/Disco
Bernie Worrell
B.W. Jam (Rock The House)
1990, CD, ,
Electro/Funk/P.Funk
Bernie Worrell
Funk Of Ages
1990
Heavy D. & The Boyz
Big Tyme
1989
Mutha Hood Featuring T.M.O.
Tear The Roof Off
1988
Various
Street Sounds Edition 15
1986, ,
Electro/Soul/Disco
Masquerade Featuring Dina Carroll
One Nation / Set It Off
1986
Masquerade
One Nation
1985, ,
Electro
The Sequence
Funky Sound (Tear The Roof Off)
1981
Various
Cruising (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1980, ,
Soundtrack/Blues Rock/New Wave/Hard Rock/Funk/Punk
Quazar
Funk With a Big Foot
1979
Osiris
O-Zone
1979
Fuzzy Haskins
Radio Active
1978
Quazar
Funk 'n' Roll (Dancin' In The "Funkshine")
1978
Bootsy's Rubber Band
Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
1977, ,
P.Funk
Fred Wesley And The Horny Horns* Featuring Maceo Parker
A Blow For Me, A Toot To You
1977, ,
Soul-Jazz/P.Funk
Eddie Hazel
Game, Dames And Guitar Thangs
1977, ,
P.Funk/Psychedelic Rock
Various
Get Down And Boogie
1976, ,
Funk/Disco
The Chambers Brothers
Right Move
1975
Five Stairsteps & Cubie* Featuring Clarence Jr.*
The Shadow Of Your Love / Bad News
1968, ,
Soul
Parliament, Funkadelic
1978 Flashlight Tour
VHS, P-Vine Video, ,
Psychedelic/P.Funk
Glee Cast
Glee: The Music, Season 1, Volumes 1, 2 & 3
Box, Comp, AB + CD, Album, RP + CD, Album, RP + CD, Columbia, 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Century Fox Records, ,
Soundtrack/Vocal
Various
When Music Worlds Collide
2015, CD, Comp, SMH Entertainment,
Various
A Different Kind Of Christmas
2012, 23xFile, MP3, Comp, VBR, Hoopla Media Group, LRT Entertainment, ,
Conscious/Contemporary R&B
Various
Smokin' Traps: The Drums Project On The 2
1998, CD, Comp, P-Vine Records
Various
Chaos
1996, CD, Comp, Smplr, Island Records Inc., ,
Ambient/House
Third Rail (3) Featuring James Blood Ulmer
Northsea Jazz Festival 1997
2024, CDr, Album, Unofficial, Stargazer's File,
Eddie Hazel
Rest In P
2015, ,
P.Funk/Psychedelic Rock
Light Sounds Dark / Psychemagik
After The Void
2011, 2x Vinyl, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Disco
James Blood Ulmer
Blue Blood
2001, ,
Electric Blues
Buckethead
Giant Robot - ジャイアント・ロボット~日本上陸G作戦
2000, ,
Funk Metal/Industrial/Heavy Metal/Electro/Funk/Parody
Jah Wobble
Heaven & Earth
1996, ,
Dub/Experimental/Ambient
Various
Party Disc
1983, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Pulga