THURSDAY 10th FEBRUARY 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE GRANDFATHER OF FUNK - George Clinton Brings P-Funk back to Auckland
AUCKLAND @ THE POWERSTATION
SATURDAY 23rd APRIL 2011
Think of George Clinton and you’ll likely conjure an image of a crazy black man with rainbow dreads and garb befitting a
galactic shaman
Literally barking at phat bottomed girls with a sub-atomic “WOOF!” this Loveable nutcase is the legendary renowned
grandfather of funk and the founder of the Parliament-Funkadelic MOB, taking the innovations of James Brown and Sly
Stone to both outer space AND Neptune while selling millions of records and concert tickets in the process. Quiet as
it’s kept, however, George Clinton’s initial approach to the ladies was crooning (when he wasn’t cutting hair) as leader
of a standup vocal group he formed in 1955 called The Parliaments, emulating the doo wop and love songs that were
popular when he was still in nappies (well ... He STILL wears those on occasion).
Clinton was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, grew up in Plainfield New Jersey and currently resides in Tallahassie
Florida.
In Plainfield he ran a barber salon, where he straightened hair, and soon formed a doo wop group called The Parliaments.
For a period in the 1960s he was a staff songwriter for Motown. In the 1970s The Parliaments eventually found massive
success under the names Parliament and Funkadelic. These two groups combined elements of Jimi Hendrix, Sly & The Family Stone, Cream & James Brown while exploring new sounds, technology and lyrical subjects.
In a fifty plus year career George has earned his Grandfather OF Funk tag producing Freaky Stylee for the Red Hot Chilli
Peppers collaborated with Primal Scream, Sly Stone, Carlos Santana, Outkast, the Wu Tang Clan and Tupac. Many rappers
have recognised his work and alongside James Brown, he is considered to be one of the most sampled artists ever.
George Clinton’s live show is an anarchic and psychedelic experience (often with a never ending cast of many) in a sonic
celebration of P-FUNK.
Experience the FUNK this Saturday 23rd April at the Powerstation.
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