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George Clinton

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American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer

United StatesMusiciansBorn 1941 · age 85
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George Edward Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and bandleader. His Parliament-Funkadelic collective developed an influential and eclectic form of funk music during the 1970s that drew on Afrofuturism, outlandish fashion, psychedelia, and surreal humor.

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What is soul? I don't know! Soul is a hamhock in your cornflakes... Soul is a joint rolled in toilet paper.

From "Funkadelic - What Is Soul," 1970; Cited in: Campbell Stevenson. "Top 10 songs about food," in: observer.guardian.co.uk, Sunday 9

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2019Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

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George Edward Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and bandleader. His Parliament-Funkadelic collective 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.

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Singer / Musician
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Born 1941 · age 85
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