The Beginning of the End (band)

The Beginning of the End
The Beginning of the End
Origin	Nassau, Bahamas
Genres	Funk; Goombay; Calypso; R&B; Latin music; jazz;
Years active	1969–1975
Labels	Alston Records; Atlantic;

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	Alston Records

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions			Record Label	B-side	Album
Year	Title	US	US R&B	UK	Record Label	B-side	Album
1971	"Monkey Tamarind"	—	—	—	Alston Records	"Hey Pretty Girl"	Funky Nassau
1971	"Funky Nassau"	15	7	31		"Funky Nassau-Part II"
1972	"Come Down Baby"	—	—	—		"Come Down Baby-Part II"
1972	"Doin' the Funky Do"	—	—	—		"Fishman"

References

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