George Clinton (musician)

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George Clinton (2007)

George Clinton (born July 22, 1941 in Kannapolis , North Carolina ) is an American musician and producer . He is known as the founder of P-Funk and head of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic .

Life

George Clinton was born in Kannapolis , North Carolina , and grew up in Plainfield , New Jersey . During the 1950s, Clinton became interested in music. In 1955 he founded The Parliaments, allegedly in the back room of a hair salon. At the end of the 1960s he managed to achieve his first commercial successes with various musicians under the band names Parliament and Funkadelic.

After the successful Parliament / Funkadelic period in 1980, Clinton continued to work solo and brought out the album Computer Games in 1982 . At the same time he became active again with the P-Funk All Stars , to which many of his old colleagues belonged, u. a. also funk legend Bootsy Collins . However, his fame faded in the course of the 1980s and he was unable to build on earlier successes in commercial terms.

However, the cult status of his P-Funk projects earned him money because they were essential pioneers of sampling technology and this was adopted by their fans. As a result, Clinton received regular royalties , especially from hip-hop musicians , which enabled him to continue his musical career and is now one of the most frequently sampled musicians. The artists who have processed pieces by Clinton or have worked with him on production include Prince and the US rappers Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar, or the German rap duo Deine Favorite Rapper . He also produced various bands and musicians, such as the album Freaky Styley by the Red Hot Chili Peppers . For the song Wolves , which on the album 8 Diagrams of Wu-Tang Clan was published in 2007, he sang the chorus. Since 2014, he has had three CD productions with the band Funky Taurus , the most recent being Hawking Tribute , 2018. In 2006, he had a cameo appearance in the first episode of the second season of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother .

In 2015, the Rolling Stone listed Clinton 58th among the 100 best songwriters of all time .

Discography

Studio albums

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B
1982 Computer Games
Capitol 12246 		- US40 (33 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (41 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 5th, 1982
Producer: George Clinton
1984 You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish
Capitol 12308 		- US102 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B18 (29 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 20, 1983
Producer: George Clinton
1985 Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends
Capitol 12417 		- US163 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B17 (17 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 1985
Producers: George Clinton, Garry Shider
1986 R&B Skeletons in the Closet
Capitol 12481 		- US81 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B17 (18 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 1986
Producer: George Clinton
1989 The Cinderella Theory
Paisley Park 25994 		- US192 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B75 (7 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 2, 1989
Producer: George Clinton
1993 Hey man ... Smell My Finger
NPG Records 25518 		- US145 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B31 (11 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 12, 1993
Producers: George Clinton, Kerry Gordy,
William Bryant III, Foley
1996 TAPOAFOM (The Awesome Power of a Fully-Operational Mothership)
550 Music 67144 		- US121 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B27 (9 weeks)
R&B
First released: June 11, 1996
with The P-Funk Allstars
Producer: George Clinton
2008 George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love
Shanachie 5165 		- - R&B34 (2 weeks)
R&B
First released: September 16, 2008
Producers: George Clinton, Bobby Eli

More albums

  • 1997: Live… and Kickin ' (with The P-Funk All Stars; Intersound 9284)
  • 1998: Dope Dogs (with The P-Funk All Stars; Dogone 9816)
  • 2003: Original Artist Hit List (with The P-Funk All Stars; Intersound 4811)

Compilations

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B
1996 Greatest Funkin 'Hits
Capitol 33911 		- US138 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B46 (8 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1996

More compilations

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B Dance Dance
1982 Loopzilla
Computer Games 		UK57 (7 weeks)
UK 		- R&B19 (13 weeks)
R&B 		Dance48 (6 weeks)
Dance
First published: September 1982
Author: George Clinton
1983 Atomic Dog
Computer Games 		UK94 (2 weeks)
UK 		- R&B1 (26 weeks)
R&B 		Dance38 (13 weeks)
Dance
First published: January 1983
Authors: George Clinton, David Spradley, Garry Shider
Get Dressed
Computer Games 		- - R&B73 (5 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: May 1983
Authors: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins
Nubian Nut
You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish 		- - R&B15 (14 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: November 1983
Authors: George Clinton, David Spradley,
Fela Kuti , Lane Strickland
1984 Last Dance
You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish 		- - R&B25 (11 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: February 1984
Authors: Bootsy Collins, Robert Johnson, Stephanie Linn
Quickie
You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish 		- - R&B72 (4 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: January 1984
Authors: Andre Williams, Robert Payne Evans,
Ron Ford, Stephanie Linn
1985 Double Oh-Oh
Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends 		- - R&B32 (12 weeks)
R&B 		Dance18 (8 weeks)
Dance
First published: April 1985
Authors: George Clinton, Gary Schider, David Spradley
Bullet Proof
Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends 		- - R&B69 (6 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: August 1985
Authors: George Clinton, David Spradley
1986 Do Fries Go with That Shake
R&B Skeletons in the Closet 		UK57 (2 weeks)
UK 		- R&B13 (15 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: February 1986
Authors: George Clinton, Stephen Washington
Hey Good Lookin '
R&B Skeletons in the Closet 		- - R&B41 (11 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: June 1986
Authors: George Clinton, Stephen Washington, Garry Shider
1993 Paint the White House Black
Hey Man… Smell My Finger 		- - R&B62 (7 weeks)
R&B 		-
First publication: September 1993
including samples from Smiling Faces Sometimes
by The Undisputed Truth
Authors: Barrett Strong , Norman Whitfield
Martial Law (Hey Man… Smell My Finger)
Hey Man… Smell My Finger 		- - R&B70 (7 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: December 1993
Authors: George Clinton, Kerry Gordy, William Bryant
1994 Bop Gun (One Nation)
Lethal Injection 		UK22 (3 weeks)
UK 		US23 (20 weeks)
US 		R&B37 (18 weeks)
R&B 		-
First release: July 1994
Ice Cube feat. George Clinton
Authors: George Clinton, Ice Cube, Garry Shider
Junie Morrison, Quincy Delight Jones III
1996 If Anybody Gets Funked Up (It's Gonna Be You)
TAPOAFOM 		UK97 (1 week)
UK 		- R&B51 (10 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: May 1996
with The P-Funk Allstars
Authors: George Clinton, MC Breed
1997 Ain't Nuthin 'but a Jam Y'all
Live ... and Kickin' 		- - R&B58 (18 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: September 1997
with The Dazz Band
Authors: George Clinton, Marlon McClain,
Robert Harris, Skip Martin
1999 Dog food
 - - R&B83 (7 weeks)
R&B 		-
First release: October 1999
Forshé feat. George Clinton
Author: Paul Hill
2015 Wesley's Theory
To Pimp a Butterfly 		- US91 (1 week)
US 		R&B33 (1 week)
R&B 		-
First release: March 2015
Kendrick Lamar feat. George Clinton and Thundercat
Authors: Boris Gardiner , George Clinton, Kendrick Lamar,
Ronald Colson, Stephen Bruner , Steven Ellison

More singles

  • 1986: R&B Skeletons (In the Closet) (Release: October)
  • 1989: Tweakin '
  • 1989: Why Should I Dog U Out?
  • 1993: Walk the Dinosaur (The Goombas feat.George Clinton)
  • 1993: Bubble Gum Gangster (with The P-Funk All Stars)
  • 1996: Summer Swim
  • 1997: Get Yo Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me (with The P-Funk All Stars)
  • 1997: Knee Deep (The Deeper Mix) (feat.Digital Underground )
  • 1998: Da Bomb City Soundtrack Vol. 1 (with QD III )
  • 1998: Da Bomb City Soundtrack Vol. 2 (with QD III)
  • 2004: P in the Funk (Que & Malaika feat.George Clinton)
  • 2008: Wolves ( Wu-Tang Clan feat.George Clinton)
  • 2015: The Lavishments of Light Looking (Woke feat George Clinton; Release: September 28th)
  • 2016: Doo Doo (Real Nois feat George Clinton; release: March 11th)

Videos

  • 1998: P-Funk Remix (release: February 17th)
  • 1998: Live from the House of Blues
  • 1998: The Mothership Connection (with Parliament and Funkadelic )
  • 2005: Live at Montreux 2004 (with Parliament and Funkadelic)
  • 2009: Parliament Funkadelic: The Mothership Connection (release: April 24th)
  • 2012: Live in France 2005 (with The P-Funk All Stars)

literature

  • Stambler, Irwin: The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul . 3rd Revised Edition, New York City, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989, pp. 131-133 - ISBN 0-312-02573-4
  • Needs, Kris: George Clinton & the Cosmic Odyssey of the P-Funk Empire. Omnibus Press, London 2014, ISBN 978-1-78305-154-0 (print), ISBN 978-1-78323-037-2 (eBook)

swell

  1. ↑ In conversation: Funky Taurus - Gesamtkunstwerk zodiac sign Taurus culture server Lower Saxony
  2. ↑ George Clinton's albums with Funky Taurus , homepage funky taurus media
  3. ↑ The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. Rolling Stone , August 2015, accessed August 7, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b c Chart sources: UK US
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9
  6. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4
  7. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7

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personal data
SURNAME Clinton, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician and founder of P-Funk and head of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Kannapolis , North Carolina , United States