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.
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
- Raphael "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" | |||
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