George Clinton
Born
7/22/1941Birth Name
Kannapolis, North CarolinaGender
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George Clinton is an American funk musician from Kannapolis, North Carolina. He is a singer, songwriter and producer who is widely regarded as one of the three most important funk musicians of all time; the other two are James Brown and Sly Stone. Clinton was born in North…more
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Gone Country
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Copyright Criminals
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The Heart is a Drum Machine
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Disco: Spinning the Story
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Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
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How I Met Your Mother
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Where Were We?
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Where Were We?
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Hugh Laurie; Graham Bensinger; George Clinton
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The Bernie Mac Show
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Go Bernie, It's Your Birthday
6/22/04
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Go Bernie, It's Your Birthday
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California, Here We Come (2)
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New York Undercover
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July 16, 1992
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Valet / Gold Diggers of 1988 / Skateboarding
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Saturday Night Live
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Go Bernie, It's Your Birthday
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George and his bands were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
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George and his band were known for inventing new sounds through funk: a twist on soul that included psychedelic guitar, deep bass grove, and bizarre sound effects.
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Some of George's biggest inspirations were Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and Sly Stone.
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George often called himself "The Referee".
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Clinton's band The Parliaments renamed themselves to "Funkadelic" in 1968.
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George's music group stayed together and worked long distance when he moved from Newark to Detroit.
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George was raised in Plainfield, New Jersey.
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His music career when he began a doo-wop group called The Parliaments in a barbershop.
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