George Clinton
Sign in to saveAmerican singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 26 July 1739
- Died
- 20 April 1812
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Governor's speech
- A letter to John Lansing, Junior, Esquire, at present chancellor of the state of New-York
- General Orders
- To His Excellency George Clinton, Esquire, governor, and the other the Honourable members composing the Board, constituted by law for the temporary government of the southern district of the state
- Remarks on the manufacturing of maple sugar
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Film & TV
Acting · Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA
George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost innovators of funk music, along with James Brown and Sly Stone. Clinton was inducted…
Known for
- The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel — Self - Record Producer2026
- Once Upon a Time the Documentary — Self2026
- SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) — Self2025
- We Want the Funk! — Self2025
- Get Lit — Player2024
- Good Burger 2 — George Clinton2023
- They All Came Out to Montreux — Self2023
- Agent Elvis — George Clinton (voice)2023
- Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James — Self2021
- The Dancing Man of L.A. — Self (archive footage)2021
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George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American musician, widely considered one of the forefathers of funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and was a solo funk artist as of 1981. He was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey, and currently resides in Tallahassee, Florida. In Plainfield, he ran a barber salon, where he straightened hair, and soon formed a doo wop group, inspired by Frankie Lymon & th
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination
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- A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity
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Key facts
- Born
- George Edward Clinton , ( 1941-07-22 ) July 22, 1941 (age 84) , Kannapolis, North Carolina , U.S.
- Origin
- Plainfield, New Jersey , U.S.
- Genres
- Funk psychedelic funk electro-funk avant-funk progressive soul
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter record producer bandleader
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Works
- With Parliament with Funkadelic
- Years active
- 1955–present
- Labels
- Westbound Revilot Capitol EMI Paisley Park Warner Bros. 550 Epic SME Shanachie Brainfeeder
- Member of
- Parliament-Funkadelic
- Formerly of
- Parliament Funkadelic Bootsy's Rubber Band
- Website
- georgeclinton .com
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Key dates
- Born
- 22 July 1941
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Family name
- Clinton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Kannapolis
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
Article
George Edward Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and bandleader. 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. He launched his solo career with the 1982 album Computer Games and went on to influence 1990s hip-hop and G-funk.
Clinton is regarded, along with James Brown and Sly Stone, as one of the foremost innovators of funk. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, alongside 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In 2019, he and Parliament-Funkadelic were given Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards.
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