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Mavis Staples Gets Funky on Funkadelic Cut with Jeff Tweedy

- Source: Cover Me

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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CONTESTS: Win tickets to see George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic at Beekman Beer Garden this week

- Source: The Culture of Me

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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Eddie Hazel Games Dames & Guitar Thangs

- Source: Pop Librarian

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.

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MOG Rewind:Doo Wop Skeletons In Clinton's Closet

- Source: MOG

Name 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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A Hunka Funkadelic

- Source: Plain or Pan?

The (Maggot) brainchild of George Clinton, Funkadelic drew on music from every sphere, more often than not with electrifying results.

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Garry Shider 1953-2010

- Source: Mojo

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.

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