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The book spans from the early work of james brown the godfather of funk through today, covering funky soul stevie wonder, the temptations, socalled black rock jimi hendrix, sly and the family stone, the isely brothers, jazzfunk miles davis, herbie hancock, monster funk parliament, funkadelic, bootsys rubber band, naked funk rick james. George clinton gives up a funky memoir new books ebony. George clinton, black power, and the story of pfunk. An oral history for the record david mills, dave marsh on. George logan, who played one of the principal characters in the tv special. In 1974, george clinton regained the rights to his groups original name, shortened it to parliament, and turned his funk collective into a twoheaded beast. Official site of george clinton and parliament funkadelic home of the extraterrestrial brothers, dealers of funky music p. Pictorial career overview of george clinton and pfunk. On its maiden voyage in new orleans, the ship, a staggered aluminum cone flanked by eyeballlike lights, emerged midway through a performance by clinton s twin bands, parliament and funkadelic. How did the hit trolls world tour movie get so funky. George clinton and parliamentfunkadelic made an indelible mark on both music and science fiction, with their afrofuturist space voyages. Official site of george clinton and parliament funkadelic home of the extraterrestrial. The speakeractually, the rapperwas musical mastermind george clinton.
Legendary funk artist george clinton has influenced countless musicians and musical genres ranging from hiphop to rock. Brothas be, yo like george is clintons funk chronicle. Book official website of george clinton parliament funkadelic. The book signing was followed by a screening of cosmic slop, a threepart tv special that clinton hosted in 1994. Book george clinton parliament funkadelic official website. How george clinton of p funk helped make the hit movie funky. He could introduce comic book themes, theatrical elements, bizarre characters and fully integrate them into the funk without rockopera. Booking agent book george clinton parliament funkadelic p. Bush, grown men wearing diapers and platform shoes, and a wealth of stories about some of the seminal music clinton and his. Whered you get that funk from george clinton, black.
In this seminal music memoir, father of funk george clinton talks four decades of hit songs, drug abuse, the evolution of pop, rock, and soul music, his legal pitfalls. From the parliaments to funkadelic to parliament funkadelic to the p funk all stars, george clinton has conducted the mothership as a reliable father figure. George clintons memoir details conspiracy in the music. Colorful, intelligent, and inyouface, rickey vincents funk celebrates the songs, the musicians, the philosophy, and the meaning of funk.
George clinton brings funk to astoria during book signing. As a high school student he traveled to new york city, where he absorbed all the trends in pop music, from traditional rhythm and blues to motown, the beatles, the stones, and psychedelic rock, not to mention the formative funk of james brown and sly stone. George clinton, master of funk, hosts book signing in. The cover of the book brothas be, yo like george, aint that funkin kinda hard on you. George clinton s memoir features aliens, spaceships, george w. The book contains first hand interview material with clinton, bootsy collins, jerome bigfoot brailey, junie morrison, bobby gillespie, afrika bambaataa, jalal. The emperor of intergalactic funk is out with a new memoir, and he has. By devon wendell finally the official autobiography of funk musics most innovative architect is here. George clinton began his musical career in new jersey, where his obsession. George clinton voices the very funky king quincy in.
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