George Clinton and Sly Stone collaborate on new single
George Clinton and Sly Stone have collaborated on a new single, "The Naz".
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George Clinton and Sly Stone have collaborated on a new single, "The Naz".
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Cordell "Boogie" Mosson, best remembered as the bassist for George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic collective, died last Thursday.
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Funkadelic is the slightly lesser known iteration of George Clinton 's Parliament (who eventually toured under the name Parliament-Funkadelic, or P-Funk), but their critically-acclaimed Maggot Brain is packed with, well, funky dance tracks (and one mind-blowing guitar solo ).
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Mavis Staples comes from Gospel, soul and R&B royalty.
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Three years ago, the great Chicago soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples released You Are Not Alone , the comeback album that Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy produced for her.
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Funkadelic 's 10th album and their commercial breakthrough, One Nation Under a Groove was the starting point for many British listeners.
Read More5-10-15-20 features artists talking about the songs and albums that made an impact on them throughout their lives, five years at a time.
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There's a big difference between wanting and needing something.
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George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic have a few shows scheduled this month including one in NYC TONIGHT (7/12) at Rockefeller Park as part of the River to River Festival.
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Questlove remembers the moment he called D'Angelo and asked him to make his first U.S. concert appearance in 12 years on June 9th, for the drummer's late-night Super Jam at Bonnaroo.
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As previously reported, neo-soul crooner D'Angelo made a surprise appearance at Bonnaroo over the weekend and it was incredible.
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I parked in front of the First White House of the Confederacy just after midnight.
Read MoreGeorge Clinton is the alpha and omega of funk music.
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KEXP Documentaries bring you a musical subject in the time it takes to play just one song.
Read MoreThat's a big question that The Roots asked ourselves a lot while we were working with lots of other music lovers on VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul -- a show you can and should see tonight for yourselves at 9PM/8 C on VH1. The best definition of soul that I ever heard came from Funkadelic.
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At 70, George Clinton continues to tour, write and record, adding to the legacy that is Parliament-Funkadelic.
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The 1970′s were exciting times for black music, a decade that found artists like George Clinton building musical empires out of hard grooves, outrageous costumes and flag-raising multi-ethnic youth pride.
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A spokesman for Mickey Dolenz has told TMZ that the blame does not fall on the group for the cancellation of the balance of the Monkees reunion tour.
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Neither recent health problems or a battle with lawyers could stop the funk.
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Friday saw the passing of the 70th birthday of the one and only all-time architect of the funkiest sound your body, mind and soul has ever heard, George Clinton , and this coming Wednesday at the Beekman Beer Garden near the South Street Seaport in New York, Clinton and his legendary Parliament-Funkadelic band mates will be playing/celebrating the birthday and the ideals behind the P-Funk system.
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Funkadelic's release Standing on the Verge of Getting It On stands as the triumphant return of Hazel to the Mothership.
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A version of Parliment-Funkadelic's iconic Mothership prop will be on display at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of African American History and Culture when it opens its doors in 2015.
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Eddie Hazel's only solo album has been out of print for too long, and is briefly available direct from Rhino's Handmade line (or was when I wrote this– www.rhinohandmade.com). Hazel is of course the legendary guitarist from the first few Funkadelic albums, and is one of the most overlooked guitarists out there.
Read MoreCombining disco-infused electronica with 80's synths and beats, "Out Of My Mind" is sure to be huge this summer.
Read MoreName two artists who came into music via their love of doo wop, exploded into the popular consciousness in the 70's, operated with a deep contempt of the music business, put together ultra talented bands, presented (still present) legendary live shows, used humor to make much larger points, and always seemed to be just a little bit ahead of their time.
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I thought I had discovered something, but I was at least a year late...I 'spose I'm trying to say something about sampling...about how it predates hip hop by a wide margin.
Read MoreThe (Maggot) brainchild of George Clinton, Funkadelic drew on music from every sphere, more often than not with electrifying results.
Read MoreWhile Maggot Brain may not be the funk masterpiece that is Mothership Connection , it is more rock-driven and a kick-ass album in its own right.
Read MoreParliament and Funkadelic guitarist Phelps 'Catfish' Collins has died following a battle with cancer.
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A photo gallery of funk legend George Clinton with Parliament/Funkadelic playing live on the West Holts stage on Saturday 26th June 2010 at the 40th Glastonbury Festival.
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THE FUNK WORLD is in mourning at the news that Garry 'Star Child' Shider, George Clinton's musical director and right hand man for 40 years, succumbed to brain cancer on June 16.
Read MoreGarry Shider , Parliament-Funkadelic 's guitarist and musical director, lost his battle with brain and lung cancer on Wednesday.
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