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George Clinton

George Clinton leads the Parliament-Funkadelic universe, making funk across records, stages and generations while bringing its characters and cosmic imagery into his paintings.

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Overview

Born: July 22, 1941 · Kannapolis, North Carolina
Roots: Plainfield, New Jersey
Work: Singer, songwriter, producer, bandleader and visual artist
Breakout: 1967 · “(I Wanna) Testify” with The Parliaments
Musical family: Parliament, Funkadelic and the P-Funk collective

Mini bio

How it started.

Before the Mothership, there was a barbershop. Clinton worked straightening hair in Plainfield, New Jersey, and formed the doo-wop group The Parliaments in 1955. Their breakthrough arrived in 1967 with “(I Wanna) Testify.”

Building P-Funk.

Clinton developed Parliament and Funkadelic into overlapping bands with room for soul, psychedelic rock and funk. Albums such as Maggot Brain, Mothership Connection and One Nation Under a Groove gave fans both songs and a world of characters to follow. His solo debut Computer Games brought “Atomic Dog.”

The world keeps growing.

P-Funk’s music became a foundation for generations of hip-hop artists. Clinton also developed a visual practice in painting, drawing and sculpture, extending the Mothership and other familiar imagery beyond the stage. In 2026, he collaborated on Generation P and presented the Mothership exhibition in Chicago.

Creditschronological, newest first

Music

2026Generation PCollaborating artist with Jay Worthy and LNDN DRGS
2026petal rock black · WILLOWSpoken-word guest on the title track
1982Computer GamesSolo artist
1978One Nation Under a GrooveFunkadelic vocalist and bandleader
1975Mothership ConnectionParliament vocalist and rhythm arranger
1971Maggot BrainFunkadelic bandleader

Visual art

2026MothershipSolo exhibition at Mariane Ibrahim, Chicago
2025Mystic TaxiExhibiting artist with Gerasimos Floratos
2025Door to the CosmosExhibiting artist

Awards

Quotes

This part of the funk is just beginning.George Clinton, Recording Academy

Speaking backstage at the 2019 Grammy Salute to Music Legends, where he and Parliament-Funkadelic received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Trivia

His early musical model for The Parliaments was Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers.
Prince inducted Parliament-Funkadelic into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
His dog-shaped autograph began in 1971 and became part of a visual practice that grew from tour-bus doodles.
The original Mothership stage prop is on permanent view at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.