If James Brown is the Godfather of Soul and Micheal Jackson is the King of Pop, what do you call George Clinton? Starchild? Dr. Funkenstien? How about the Funk Messiah or the Prophet of P. I’ll call George the Funk Prophet. A man who received the funky word from the elder gods Jimi, James and Sly and called on his disciples to worship them and do funky works. It’s no stretch to see the funk mob as a congregation bringing new members into the fold and training them up on the bylaws of the funk. Clinton’s role was to see the funk in each individual, nurture it, and set it loose on the universe.
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P.Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)
“P. Funk” from the Mothership Connection album is a classic in the annuls of funk. Released in 1975, this is the song that put Parliament on the map and was the lead single to the first Parliament album I ever heard. From the moment I heard these legendary lines I was hooked. Learn these lyrics word for word and you can be “bathed in the P’ just like me.
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Good evening. Do not attempt to adjust your radio, there is nothing wrong.
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Bootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins is probably the best known funk bassist in the world. His tenure spent with Parliament/Funkadelic, his successful solo career, and his larger than life persona combined to make him a memorable musician long after his heyday in the 70s and 80s. Bootsy and his band were one of the earliest of a long line of funkateers from the Dayton, Cincinnati Ohio area.
