The Beginning of the End (band)

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The Beginning of the End
Origin Nassau, Bahamas
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Years active1969–1975
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The Beginning of the End was a funk group from Nassau, Bahamas. The group formed in 1969 and consisted of three brothers (Frank, Raphael "Ray", and Roy Munnings), a fourth member on bass (Fred Henfield), [1] and a fifth on guitar (Livingston Colebrook). They were complemented by the Funky Nassau Horns.

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They released an album entitled Funky Nassau in 1971 on Alston Records (a subsidiary of Atlantic Records), and the track "Funky Nassau" became a hit single in the U.S., peaking at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #7 on the Billboard R&B chart. [2] The same track reached #31 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1974. [3]

Members

Discography

Albums

YearAlbum Record label
1971Funky Nassau Alston Records
1976Beginning of the End

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart
positions
Record Label B-side Album
US US
R&B
UK
1971"Monkey Tamarind" Alston Records "Hey Pretty Girl"Funky Nassau
"Funky Nassau"15731"Funky Nassau-Part II"
1972"Come Down Baby""Come Down Baby-Part II"
"Doin' the Funky Do""Fishman"

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References

  1. Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
  2. Billboard, Allmusic.com
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 52. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.