GEORGE CLINTON

• July 22, 1941 George Clinton, hall of fame member of Parliament-Funkadelic, singer, songwriter and producer, was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina but raised in Plainfield, New Jersey. During his teen years, Clinton formed a doo wop group called The Parliaments. The Parliaments eventually found success under the names Parliament and Funkadelic in the seventies, producing such hits as “Chocolate City” (1975), “Give Me the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)” (1976), “Flashlight” (1977), and “One Nation Under a Groove” (1978). Beginning in the early 1980s, Clinton recorded several solo albums, including “Computer Games” (1982), which contained the hit single “Atomic Dog,” and “Mothership Connection” (1986), which contained the “Nubian Nut” and “Last Dance.” In 1985, he produced the album “Freaky Styles” for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. In 1997, Clinton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with the other members of Parliament-Funkadelic and in 2009 he received the Urban Icon Award from Broadcast Music Inc. His most recent album, “George Clinton and his Gangsters of Love,” was released in 2008.

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George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic live in concert.

Tracklist (courtesy of chedjehuti):

Cosmic Slop
Do that Stuff
Gammin’ on Ya
Standing on the Verge
Undisco Kid
Children of Production
Mothership Connection
Dr. Funkenstein
Comin’ Around the Mountain
P. Funk
Tear the Roof Off the Sucker
Night of the Thumpasorous Peoples
Funkin’ for Fun

Personnel (courtesy of Tony Warren):
George Clinton – Vocals
Garry Shider (diaper) – Guitar
Micheal Hampton (sombrero) – Guitar
Glenn Goins (purple leotard) – Guitar
Cordell Mosson – Bass
Jerome Brailey – Drums
Bernie Worrell – Keyboards