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George Edward Clinton [6] (born July 22, 1941 [7]) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and bandleader. [8] His Parliament-Funkadelic collective (which primarily recorded under the distinct band names Parliament and Funkadelic) developed an influential and eclectic form of funk music during the 1970s that drew on Afrofuturism, outlandish fashion, psychedelia, and surreal humor. [9]
George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic at the Roskilde Festival, 2006. In the early 1980s, George Clinton continued to record while battling with financial problems and well-publicized drug problems. The remaining members of Parliament-Funkadelic recorded the 1982 hit album Computer Games, which was released as a George Clinton solo album. [15]
Funkadelic was an American funk rock [1] band formed in Plainfield, New Jersey in 1968 and active until 1982. As one of the two flagship groups of George Clinton's P-Funk collective, they helped pioneer the funk music culture of the 1970s.
Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton will make a stop in Columbus on May 31, performing in Mershon Auditorium. Tickets go on sale Feb. 23
George Clinton, founder of Parliament Funkadelic, celebrates his 80th birthday in 2022 at Second Street Youth Center, where a section of Plainfield Avenue has been named Parliament Funkadelic Way.
Jampol Artist Management has completed an agreement to manage funk legend George Clinton and all of his projects, including his iconic bands Parliament and Funkadelic. According to the ...
Performed by George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars on "Late Night with David Letterman" on June 25, 1991. [19] Performed by an animated version of George Clinton (played by himself) in The Cleveland Show episode "When a Man (or a Freight Train) Loves His Cookie." [20] Featured in the 2015 N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton. [21]
The album and its title track, a feedback-drenched number taking a third of the album's length, introduces the subversion of Christian themes explored on later songs, describing a mystical approach to salvation in which "the Kingdom of Heaven is within" and achievable through freeing one's mind, after which one's "ass" will follow.