George Clinton
The Authorised Biography of George Clinton
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2006
Canongate Books (Verlag)
978-1-84195-475-2 (ISBN)
Canongate Books (Verlag)
978-1-84195-475-2 (ISBN)
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An intimate portrait of George Clinton, one of funk's most influential figures. Clinton dominated and revolutionised the 1980s music scene and is now recognised as one of the godfathers of modern urban music.
Born on July 22, 1941 in rural North Carolina the musical career of funk's most influential figure began in junior high, when he founded The Parliaments: a barbershop doo-wop ensemble, who went onto chart success with "I Wanna Testify" in 1967. After this he began to take his cues from the psychedelic movement, experimenting with harmonies, melody and rhythm and forever distancing himself from the Motown era. By the early 1970s, the group's tight songs evolved into sprawling jams around the funkiest of rhythms: at the same time they dropped their "S" and Parliament were born. Around this time, Clinton also spawned Funkadelic, who made ground-breaking - now classic - records such as Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow, Maggot Brain, and America Eats It's Young. Parliament and Funkadelic dominated and revolutionised the music scene in the '80s and come the '90s Clinton has been recognized as one of the godfathers of modern urban music. In this, the first biography of Clinton, Lloyd Bradley provides an intimate portrait of the man who not only revolutionised music but invented a genre.
Born on July 22, 1941 in rural North Carolina the musical career of funk's most influential figure began in junior high, when he founded The Parliaments: a barbershop doo-wop ensemble, who went onto chart success with "I Wanna Testify" in 1967. After this he began to take his cues from the psychedelic movement, experimenting with harmonies, melody and rhythm and forever distancing himself from the Motown era. By the early 1970s, the group's tight songs evolved into sprawling jams around the funkiest of rhythms: at the same time they dropped their "S" and Parliament were born. Around this time, Clinton also spawned Funkadelic, who made ground-breaking - now classic - records such as Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow, Maggot Brain, and America Eats It's Young. Parliament and Funkadelic dominated and revolutionised the music scene in the '80s and come the '90s Clinton has been recognized as one of the godfathers of modern urban music. In this, the first biography of Clinton, Lloyd Bradley provides an intimate portrait of the man who not only revolutionised music but invented a genre.
LLOYD BRADLEY was classically trained as a chef but for the last 20 years has worked as a music journalist, most recently for MOJO. He is the author of Reggae on CD and Bass Culture - a history of reggae, was widely hailed as one of the best music books of 2000. He lives with his wife and two children in Kentish Town, London.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.9.2006 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84195-475-6 / 1841954756 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84195-475-2 / 9781841954752 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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