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George Clinton

George Clinton shares his musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2015.

George Clinton shares his musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2015.

George Clinton didn't just change the path of popular music, he took it to a far-out cosmic dimension. As the driving force behind legendary 70s bands Parliament and Funkadelic, he revolutionised soul and funk music, leading it into some insanely creative and psychedelic territories. A huge and undeniable impact on artists such as Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Erykah Badu, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and OutKast, his music is as thrilling as ever, and he remains the one of the most sampled men in the history of music.

George talks about his youth in doo-wop bands, working at both Motown and as a songwriter in the legendary Brill Building, and how he took his humble soul band The Parliaments and developed them into a multi-coloured, platinum-selling, virtuoso, psychedelic funk rock collective. George's legendary live shows were ground-breaking, and he also discusses the Mothership, the iconic UFO stage set that would land at Parliament and Funkadelic gigs. He also talks about the serious battle with drug abuse that stunted his career in the 80s and 90s, getting clean and his musical comeback, and his on-going legal crusade to see musicians get recognised and receive royalties for their work being sampled - a battle that has taken him to the federal courts in Washington.

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Wed 31 Jan 2024 01:00
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Music Played

  • George Clinton

    Atomic Dog

    • Funkology.
    • Warner.
    • 09548-397242.

  • Parliament

    GIVE UP THE FUNK (TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER)

    • Mothership Connection.
    • Casablanca.
    • 824502-2.

  • The Shirelles

    MAMA SAID

    • ONE FINE DAY.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • COL-4869102.

  • Louis Jordan

    CALDONIA

    • THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION.
    • SPECTRUM.
    • 544 328-2.

  • The Spaniels

    GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART

    • The golden Age of American Rock 'N' Roll Vol 5.
    • Ace.
    • CDCHD-600.

  • The Parliaments

    I Wanna Testify

    • I Wanna Testify.
    • Revilot Records.
    • RV-207.

  • Parliament

    Breakdown

    • Osium.
    • Sequel.
    • CMRCD 339.

  • Funkadelic

    Standing on the Verge of Getting It On

    • Standing on the Verge of Getting It On.
    • Westbound.
    • R-787594.

  • Funkadelic

    Standing on the Verge of Getting It On

    • Standing on the Verge of Getting It On.
    • Westbound.
    • R-787594.

  • Funkadelic

    Funky Dollar Bill

    • Free Your Mind.
    • Westbound.
    • CDSEWM-012.

  • Funkadelic

    One Nation Under A Groove

    • Funkadelic One nation under a groove.
    • warners.
    • WB 56-539.

  • Funkadelic

    (NOT JUST) KNEE DEEP

    • FUNKADELIC: THE ORIGINAL COSMIC FUNK CREW.
    • METRO.
    • METRCD-025.

  • De La Soul

    ME MYSELF AND I

    • 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING.
    • TOMMY BOY.
    • TBCD-1019.

  • Primal Scream

    Give Out But Don't Give Up

    • GIVE OUT BUT DON'T GIVE UP.
    • CREATION.
    • CRESCD-146P.

  • Prince

    Dolphin

    • THE GOLD EXPERIENCE.
    • WARNER BROS.
    • 9362-459992.

  • Funkadelic

    Pole Power

    • First Ya Gotta Shake The Gate.
    • The C Kunspyruhzy.
    • CKY003.

  • Oasis

    Columbia

  • Otis Redding

    Hard to Handle

    • Atlantic.

  • John Lennon

    How Do You Sleep?

    • Parlophone.

  • Funkadelic

    Can You Get To That

    • Westbound Records 鈥�.

  • Elbow

    Grace Under Pressure

    • V2.

  • Suede

    Animal Nitrate

    • Nude Records.

  • Arctic Monkeys

    Leave Before The Lights Come On

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Domino.

  • Parliament

    Mothership Connection (Star Child)

Broadcasts

  • Sun 20 Sep 2015 13:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music
  • Tue 6 Feb 2018 01:00
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  • Sat 29 Feb 2020 04:00
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  • Thu 11 Jun 2020 01:00
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  • Thu 26 Aug 2021 01:00
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  • Thu 1 Dec 2022 01:00
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  • Wed 31 Jan 2024 01:00
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