The Beginning of the End (band)
The Beginning of the End was a funk group from Nassau, Bahamas. The group formed in 1969 and consisted of three brothers (Frank, Ray and Roy Munnings), a fourth member on bass (Fred Henfield),[1] and a fifth on guitar (Livingston Colebrook). 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
- Ray Munnings - organ
- Roy Munnings - guitar
- Frank Munnings - drums
- Fred Henfield - bass
- Livingston Colebrook - guitar
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Funky Nassau | Alston Records |
| 1976 | Beginning of the End | |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Record Label | B-side | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
UK | |||||
| 1971 | "Monkey Tamarind" | — | — | — | Alston Records | "Hey Pretty Girl" | Funky Nassau |
| "Funky Nassau" | 15 | 7 | 31 | "Funky Nassau-Part II" | |||
| 1972 | "Come Down Baby" | — | — | — | "Come Down Baby-Part II" | ||
| "Doin' the Funky Do" | — | — | — | "Fishman" | |||
References
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