Posted by George Clinton on Facebook. RIP.

'The Saddest Day' from 'How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?' seems very poignant right now.

R.I.P MS. BELITA WOODS

GoldenEPump said:

Posted by George Clinton on Facebook. RIP.

'The Saddest Day' from 'How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?' seems very poignant right now.

I loved her voice, for that alone I always preferred the GB version of "We Can Funk."

oh no..

wow

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Without a doubt, one of the greatest highlights for me of any P-Funk concert, was when Ms. Belita Woods would come out and do her part, singing: "The Girl is Bad" and "Sentimental Journey". I'm so grateful I had the opportunity to see this lady perform live dozens of times, and each time it was like she was singing directly to my heart. I LOVED this lady, and her voice. She was a major component of the whole P-Funk experience for me, and it definitely won't be the same without her.

Over the past year, I would hold my breath every time I would see her name in the news. Today was no different, except for the fact that the story that followed was the story I was hoping not to hear. I really loved this lady, may she be resting peacefully.

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இڿڰۣ-ڰۣ— Rest In Peace Belita இڿڰۣ-ڰۣ—

Brainstorm - Lovin' Is Really My Game

Damn the Funkateers are dropping like flies now. RIP

...If You Ever Need To Cry





Music for adventurous listeners

tA

Tribal Records

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R.I.P.

Way underrated her whole career.

PDogz said:

Without a doubt, one of the greatest highlights for me of any P-Funk concert, was when Ms. Belita Woods would come out and do her part, singing: "The Girl is Bad" and "Sentimental Journey". I'm so grateful I had the opportunity to see this lady perform live dozens of times, and each time it was like she was singing directly to my heart. I LOVED this lady, and her voice. She was a major component of the whole P-Funk experience for me, and it definitely won't be the same without her.

Over the past year, I would hold my breath every time I would see her name in the news. Today was no different, except for the fact that the story that followed was the story I was hoping not to hear. I really loved this lady, may she be resting peacefully.

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Co-sign.

StarMon said:

இڿڰۣ-ڰۣ— Rest In Peace Belita இڿڰۣ-ڰۣ—

Brainstorm - Lovin' Is Really My Game

RIP Belita!! One of the most unique voices ever! This is the Jam that introduced me to Belita as an artist. Saw them at the Felt Forum , and they rocked! Her rendintion of Sentimental Journey always took me back to the Southern Church grooves of my past. Thanks for the music, Belita. You will be missed.

Does anyone know when Belita joined GC / P-Funk? The earliest I hear her on is The Cinderella Theory.

ea1313 said:

Does anyone know when Belita joined GC / P-Funk? The earliest I hear her on is The Cinderella Theory.

1992

*To clarify: 1992 is when she began touring with them. I'm not certain when her earliest recording with them was however.

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PDogz said:

ea1313 said:

Does anyone know when Belita joined GC / P-Funk? The earliest I hear her on is The Cinderella Theory.

1992

*To clarify: 1992 is when she began touring with them. I'm not certain when her earliest recording with them was however.

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Thanks! I know that is her on the song "Cinderella Theory" and "We Can Funk."

Here is another good one:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...ZujBsg-srI

ea1313 said:

PDogz said:

1992

*To clarify: 1992 is when she began touring with them. I'm not certain when her earliest recording with them was however.

Thanks! I know that is her on the song "Cinderella Theory" and "We Can Funk."

Here is another good one:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...ZujBsg-srI

Yeah, she really eased onto the P-Funk scene, as if she had been there all along.

PDogz said:

ea1313 said:

Thanks! I know that is her on the song "Cinderella Theory" and "We Can Funk."

Here is another good one:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...ZujBsg-srI

Yeah, she really eased onto the P-Funk scene, as if she had been there all along.

my first time seeing her was in 88, with The Mob

This REALLY is bad news.

Brainstorm's "Lovin' Is Really My Game" was as good as ANYTHING that EVER came out of Detroit - bar NOTHING.

I was five years old living in Northeast OH and this record used to come on WDMT. I was five, and I GOT IT. I fucking GOT THAT SHIT. That woman was so coldblooded and mesmerizing on that record. When THAT record came on, the ONLY thing you thought about was if it could ever be possible you could be 25% as funky as what was coming out of the speaker. That kind of spiritual sincerity is 100% IMPOSSIBLE to fake. IT CANNOT BE DONE. BY ANYONE.

Her version of Stevie Wonder's "Every Time I See You I Go Wild" I could go on and on about as well.

Someone please post more details.

I am devastated.