Amp Fiddler in performance at an electronic music festival in Detroit in 2016. He was a versatile keyboardist, a prolific session player and a mentor to younger musicians.

Joseph “Amp” Fiddler, the celebrated and revered Detroit musician who played with Parliament and Funkadelic, helped mentor J Dilla, and more, has died. He was 65.

Joseph “Amp” Fiddler, the celebrated and revered Detroit musician who played with Parliament and Funkadelic, helped mentor J Dilla, and more, has died. He was 65.

Amp Fiddler, the Detroit musician known for melding funk, soul and electronic, has passed away at 65. According to a post on his Instagram account, he died after “an extensive and noble battle ...

Amp Fiddler, the Detroit musician known for melding funk, soul and electronic, has passed away at 65. According to a post on his Instagram account, he died after “an extensive and noble battle ...

Detroit soul legend Amp Fiddler has died at 65, Faith Fanzine announced on Dec. 17. “‘Faith’ is saddened to hear that Amp Fiddler has passed away,” the London publication posted on X ...

Following the band’s final album “Utopia,” released in 1983, he joined George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic outfit, whom he played with from 1985-1996. Amp Fiddler onstage in 2004.

Video: Annalise Frank/Axios Joseph Anthony "Amp" Fiddler, a revered Detroit icon who collaborated with Prince, Parliament Funkadelic and others, now has a street named after him.