Lucius "Tawl" Ross (born October 5, 1948, in Wagram, North Carolina) is an American musician. He was the rhythm guitarist for Funkadelic from 1968 to 1971, and played on their first three albums. He left the band in 1971 soon after a debilitating experience with LSD, which is reported to have resulted in brain damage. He moved back 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. Ross was last reported as living in Maxton, North Carolina, recording local groups in a home studio. References External links The Motherpage - review of a.k.a. Detrimental Vasoline. 1948 births Living people People from Scotland County, North Carolina African-American guitarists American funk guitarists American male guitarists P-Funk members 20th-century American guitarists People from Maxton, North Carolina American soul guitarists American rhythm and blues guitarists Rhythm guitarists