Mallia Franklin

Mallia Franklin
Background information
Born
Rosalind Mallia Franklin

(1952-03-03)March 3, 1952
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedFebruary 5, 2010(2010-02-05) (aged 57)
Genres
  • Funk
  • soul
  • R&B
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1970s–2000s
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Rosalind Mallia Franklin (March 3, 1952 – February 5, 2010) was an American funk singer and songwriter. Known as the "Queen of Funk," she was a vocalist with Parliament-Funkadelic and original member of the P-Funk spin-off group Parlet. She is also credited with helping bring key musicians like Bootsy Collins and Junie Morrison into the P-Funk collective.