George Clinton

George Clinton

The Maestro of P-Funk.

Founded

July 22, 1941 in Kannapolis, North Carolina

Full Name

Date of Birth

July 22, 1941 in Kannapolis, North Carolina

Still Alive

Date of Death

Later Influenced

Digital Underground, Dr. Dre, Primus, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Prince, Snoop Dogg

George Clinton
George Clinton

About The artist

George Clinton revolutionized funk and R&B at large as the mastermind of Parliament and Funkadelic. Versed in gospel, doo wop, and soul, Clinton -- a singer, songwriter, bandleader, and master conceptualist -- scored his first hit as co-writer and lead vocalist of the Parliaments' "(I Wanna) Testify" (1967), a fiery if tame precursor to what he and his ever-changing collective unleashed the following decade, highlighted by a clutch of animated and everlasting funk classics that topped the R&B chart.
By Andy Kellman for Allmusic.com

Did you know...

George Clinton got his start in professional music as the founder of the Doo Wop group, The Parliaments, which was modeled after Frankie Lymon's group The Teenagers.

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