George Clinton

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.

Influenced by: Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix

Active:

1960s-present

Scene:

New Jersey/Florida

Side projects

• Parliament
• Funkadelic

• WARSat, Nov 14
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• Dan WhitlamTue, Nov 10
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• Little FeatFri, Sep 18
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• WaxSat, Sep 12
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• Dance ClubSun, Jul 12
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• Home StarSat, Aug 1
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• Your Trusted OfficialsSat, Aug 15
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• Jackson BrowneThu, Oct 1
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