Ray Davis, a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic, died Tuesday from respiratory complications at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.

TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) - Ray Davis, a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic, a flamboyant 1970s funk band whose music is considered a precursor to modern rap and hip hop, died Tuesday from ...

Ray Davis, who has died aged 65, was a member of George Clinton's tribe of bands, most notably Parliament and Funkadelic, and sang bass vocals on such 1970s' hits as One Nation Under a Groove.