Calvin Simon aka Calvin Eugene Simon was an American singer who was a member of the band’s Parliament and Funkadelic has died at the age of 79. Following the news of Calvin Simon’s death, tributes began pouring in online for the singer, with fans offering their condolences to his friends and family. One user said “We lost another Original member of Parliament/Funkadelic. A friend, bandmate & a cool classic guy, Mr. Calvin Simon was a former member of Parliament/Funkadelic. He’s in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen members of P-Funk!
R.I.P…Bootsy baby!!!.” Another said “Here’s a dope Funkadelic tune with a Calvin Simon lead vocal, RIP. Baby, I Owe You Something Good.” While another user said “Calvin Simon, a founding member and longtime vocalist for Parliament-Funkadelic, has died at age 79. The singer appeared on the classics “Give Up the Funk,” “FlashLight” and “Mothership Connection (Star Child),” among others.” While another user said “From doo-wop to funk-rock. RIP to vocalist & soulful pioneer Calvin Simon, an original member of The Parliaments and Parliament-Funkadelic. Photo #1: The Parliaments circa the 1960s, Simon 2nd from left. Photo #2 Michael Ochs Archives: Parliament-Funkadelic 1971, Simon in the white jacket.”
What was Calvin Simon Net Worth?
Calvin Simon Net Worth | $2 Million USD |
Calvin Simon aka Calvin Eugene Simon was an American singer who was a member of the band’s Parliament and Funkadelic. He was a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997. He joined George Clinton’s doo-wop group the Parliaments in the late ’50s along with singers Grady Thomas and Fuzzy Haskins. He was born on May 22, 1942, in Beckley, West Virginia, he was 79 years old at the time of his demise. He teamed up with fellow barbers Clinton and Fuzzy Haskins, Grady Thomas, and Ray Davis to form the Parliaments. After a few years, he has dedicated himself to gospel music, he told the Tampa Bay Times in 2017 “I see a whole lot of things people have done over the years,” added “We opened the way for Prince, and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. In the gospel, Kirk Franklin took one of our tunes for a track. We learned the hard lessons with record labels and people now know better. They know they need to own themselves.”
The estimated Net Worth of Calvin Simon is around $2 Million USD.
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