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George Edward Clinton [6] (born July 22, 1941 [7]) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and bandleader. [8] His Parliament-Funkadelic collective (which primarily recorded under the distinct band names Parliament and Funkadelic) developed an influential and eclectic form of funk music during the 1970s that drew on Afrofuturism, outlandish fashion, psychedelia, and surreal humor. [9]
[5] [6] In the 1930s and 1940s, as jazz and swing music were gaining popularity, it was the more commercially successful white artists Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman who became known as "the King of Jazz" and "the King of Swing" respectively, despite there being more highly regarded contemporary African-American artists.
This is a list of funk music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the funk genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such ...
Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when ... Peech Boys, Kashif, and later Evelyn King. Electro funk Electro funk ...
The name P-Funk All Stars is still in use to the current day, and group has included a mix of former Parliament-Funkadelic members as well as guests and new musicians. Umbria Jazz 2004. As the 1980s continued, P-Funk did not meet with great commercial success as the band continued to produce albums under the name of George Clinton as solo artist.
Eddie Murphy will reteam with “Dreamgirls” director Bill Condon for a new film based on P-Funk founder George Clinton’s memoir. […]
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
George Clinton as King Quincy, the king of the Funk Trolls and Cooper and Prince D’s father; Mary J. Blige as Queen Essence, the queen of the Funk Trolls and Cooper and Prince D’s mother; Kenan Thompson as Tiny Diamond, a baby glittery Hip-Hop Troll and Guy Diamond's newborn son