Editing Calvin Simon (section)

==Career==
Simon started out in the late 1950s as one of [[The Parliaments]], a [[doo wop]] [[barbershop quintet]] led by [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]. In 1978, Simon (along with other original Parliaments [[Fuzzy Haskins]] and [[Grady Thomas]]), left [[Parliament-Funkadelic]] after financial and management disputes with Clinton. In 1981, the trio caused confusion when they formed a new band, and released an album called ''[[Connections & Disconnections]]'' under the name Funkadelic. In 1998, Simon, along with original Parliaments bass vocalist [[Ray Davis (musician)|Ray Davis]], Haskins, and Grady Thomas, founded [[Original P]], performing until his departure in 2007.

After a hiatus from the music industry, Simon turned to [[gospel music]] and recorded for his own label, [[Simon Says Records]]. In June 2004 he released an album called ''[[Share the News]]'', which reached #32 on the "Billboard" Top Gospel Albums chart. In 2019, he and Parliament-Funkadelic were given Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards.