Tawl Ross

{{Short description|American musician (1948–2024)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Lucius "Tawl" Ross

| image =

| caption =

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

| birth_name = Lucius Ross

| birth_date = {{birth date|1948|10|05|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Wagram, North Carolina, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|01|03|1948|10|05|mf=y}}

| origin =

| instrument = Guitar

| genre = {{Hlist|Funk|soul|psychedelic rock|psychedelic soul}}

| occupation =

| years_active = Late 1960s-early 1970s, mid 1990s

| label = Westbound, Coconut Grove

| associated_acts = Funkadelic

}}

Lucius "Tawl" Ross (October 5, 1948 – January 3, 2024) was an American musician. He was the rhythm guitarist for Funkadelic from 1968 to 1971, and played on their first three albums.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/funkadelic-mn0000187581/biography|title=Funkadelic {{!}} Biography & History|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=2020-04-02}} He left the band in 1971 soon after a debilitating experience with LSD,{{Cite book|last=Bowman|first=Rob|title=Liner notes to Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan – 12th September 1971.|year=1996}}{{Cite book|last=Bowman|first=Rob|title=Liner notes to Music For Your Mother|year=1992}} which is reported to have resulted in brain damage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/funks-death-trip-2496176916.html|title=Funk's Death Trip|date=2008-03-23|website=PopMatters|language=en|access-date=2020-04-02}} He moved back home to North Carolina and dropped out of the music scene, but resurfaced in 1995 after a nearly 25-year absence to release a solo album, a.k.a. Detrimental Vasoline - Giant Shirley, issued by Coconut Grove Records under the name Tal Ross.{{Cite web|url=https://lightintheattic.net/releases/6640-giant-shirley|title=Tal Ross - Giant Shirley|website=Light In The Attic Records|access-date=2020-04-02}}

Ross died on January 3, 2024, at the age of 75. His death was reported on the official Facebook page of George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic.{{cite web |title=Rest in eternal and total peace, Parliament-Funkadelic rhythm guitarist Lucius Tal (Tawl) Ross (October 5th, 1948-January 3rd, 2024)! Bring forth the Eulogy and Light! Fly On! |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=909397630544508&set=a.279010520249892 |website=George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic on Facebook |access-date=22 January 2024 |date=3 January 2024}}