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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]
The group that would become Funkadelic was formed by George Clinton in 1964, as the unnamed backing section for his doo wop group The Parliaments. [2] Funkadelic signed to Westbound in 1968. Around this time, the group's music evolved from soul and doo wop into a harder guitar-driven mix of psychedelic rock , soul and funk , much influenced by ...
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]
Clinton was now the leader of two different acts, Parliament and Funkadelic, which featured the same members, [3] but were marketed as creating two different types of funk. The Parliament album entitled Osmium was released on Invictus Records in 1970, [3] and was later reissued on CD with non-album tracks as both Rhenium and First Thangs.
Osmium is the debut album of American funk band Parliament, led by George Clinton.The album has a psychedelic soul sound with a spirit of experimentation that is more similar to early Funkadelic than the later R&B-inspired Parliament albums.
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds)US [1]US R&B [1]1970 Osmium. Released: July 7, 1970; Label: Invictus, Def Jam Recordings; Formats: LP Vinyl, compact disc
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.
Maggot Brain is the third studio album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic, released by Westbound Records in July 1971. It was produced by bandleader George Clinton and recorded at United Sound Systems in Detroit during late 1970 and early 1971. [1]