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George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American musician, widely considered one of the forefathers of funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and was a solo funk artist as of 1981.
He was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey, and currently resides in Tallahassee, Florida. In Plainfield, he ran a barber salon, where he straightened hair, and soon formed a doo wop group, inspired by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, called The Parliaments. Despite initial commercial failures, The Parliaments eventually found success under the names Parliament and Funkadelic in the seventies (see also p-funk). This article focuses on Clinton’s solo efforts after 1981.
Beginning in the early 1980’s, Clinton recorded several nominal “solo” albums, although all of these records featured contributions from P-Funk’s core musicians. The primary reason for recording under his own name was legal difficulties, due to the complex copyright and trademark issues surrounding the name “Parliament” (primarily) and Polygram’s purchase of his former label (as part of Parliament), Casablanca Records. In 1982, Clinton signed to Capitol Records as a solo artist and as the P-Funk All-Stars, releasing Computer Games that same year.
He was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey, and currently resides in Tallahassee, Florida. In Plainfield, he ran a barber salon, where he straightened hair, and soon formed a doo wop group, inspired by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, called The Parliaments. Despite initial commercial failures, The Parliaments eventually found success under the names Parliament and Funkadelic in the seventies (see also p-funk). This article focuses on Clinton’s solo efforts after 1981.
Beginning in the early 1980’s, Clinton recorded several nominal “solo” albums, although all of these records featured contributions from P-Funk’s core musicians. The primary reason for recording under his own name was legal difficulties, due to the complex copyright and trademark issues surrounding the name “Parliament” (primarily) and Polygram’s purchase of his former label (as part of Parliament), Casablanca Records. In 1982, Clinton signed to Capitol Records as a solo artist and as the P-Funk All-Stars, releasing Computer Games that same year.
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FruLoveNess wrote:
now that's what i call THE FUNK!!!! l o v e it xD
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Sandronic wrote:
Нужны люди для hop, funky, jazzy проекта - http://www.lastfm.ru/group/%D0%9D%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%BD%D1%8B+%D0%BB%D1%8E%D0%B4%D0%B8+%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%8F+hop%2C+funky%2C+jazzy++%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0
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DBAJerry wrote:
You may be the nose, but I am the terror the flaps in the night.
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Elektrolity wrote:
I am the Nose! I will never dance! I will never swim or dance! Ooohh put me down, let go my legs... Make it funky :).
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MonsieurTammo wrote:
do fries go with that shake is one of the coolest songs ever
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kuatemenor wrote:
bow wow wow yep i yoh yep i yeh
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dontdoitjake wrote:
George Clinton is the man
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DDRmaster117 wrote:
I need to get some more of this good sir's material. I've always been a fan of his but I've never owned any of his music on a CD, just the records and cassettes my parents had... :(
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worldisblack91 wrote:
we want to funk :D
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loudecibels wrote:
One of the most brilliant artists to push his limits and ours. Never forgettable.
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Orange-1 wrote:
Yeah! Fantastic!!
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bfmilkman wrote:
Funk us all!!
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JawadQ wrote:
George Clinton FOR LIFE! FUCK YEAH KEEP TEH SOUL ALIVE BITCHES! I BET YOU!
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degalife wrote:
George Clinton for life!
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daniel_martman wrote:
He's muuuuuuuuuch better than some new music we've got today...
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beRidiculous wrote:
yeeaaaahhh new orleans show was grooovin'!
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TantoTempo wrote:
The Emperor of this and any other universe!
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Funkuccino wrote:
George Bush, Bill Clinton, George Clinton, Billy Bush ... and Bill Clements :P
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JoshCIVM wrote:
This man is a giant of cool.
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bFunkD wrote:
Paradiso, Amsterdam baby! GC bringing the mothership to stank city.
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