Lucius "Tawl" Ross
Birth nameLucius Ross
Born(1948-10-05)October 5, 1948
Wagram, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJanuary 3, 2024(2024-01-03) (aged 75)
Genres
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years activeLate 1960s-early 1970s, mid 1990s
LabelsWestbound, Coconut Grove

Lucius "Tawl" Ross (October 5, 1948 – January 3, 2024) was an American musician. He was the rhythm guitarist for Funkadelic from 1968 to 1971, and played on their first three albums.[1] He left the band in 1971 soon after a debilitating experience with LSD,[2][3] which is reported to have resulted in brain damage.[4] He moved back home to North Carolina and dropped out of the music scene, but resurfaced in 1995 after a nearly 25-year absence to release a solo album, a.k.a. Detrimental Vasoline - Giant Shirley, issued by Coconut Grove Records under the name Tal Ross.[5]

The death of Ross on January 3, 2024, was reported on Facebook by the group George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic.

References

  1. "Funkadelic | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  2. Bowman, Rob (1996). Liner notes to Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan – 12th September 1971.
  3. Bowman, Rob (1992). Liner notes to Music For Your Mother.
  4. "Funk's Death Trip". PopMatters. 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  5. "Tal Ross - Giant Shirley". Light In The Attic Records. Retrieved 2020-04-02.


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