Name: Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard On You? - A Memoir
Brand: George Clinton

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9781476751085

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Paperback

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Paperback.

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2018-02-07

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Simon­ & Sc­huste­r

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Sales:8.875

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Artist

George Clinton

Genre US

Funk / Soul

Label US

Atria Books

George Clinton is an American funk singer, songwriter, producer, and bandleader. Born on July 22, 1941 in Kannapolis, North Carolina, he is a seminal figure and mastermind behind bands such as Parliament and Funkadelic. With his unique musical style and visionary approach to funk music, George Clinton has become an influential force in the industry.
Not to be confused with composer, arranger, and musician George S. Clinton, George Clinton has carved out his own path in the world of funk music. His son Tracey Lewis also follows in his footsteps as a talented musician.
If you enjoy the sounds of Parliament, Bootsy Collins, P-Funk All Stars or Ohio Players among others; then you will definitely appreciate the innovative music created by George Clinton. His contributions to funk music have inspired generations of artists and continue to resonate with fans around the world.

George Clinton's book Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard On You? - A Memoir. Available here on Paperback.

Written with wit, humor, and candor, this memoir provides tremendous insight into America’s music industry as forever changed by Clinton’s massive talent. This is a story of a beloved global icon who dedicated himself to spreading the gospel of funk music. The long-awaited memoir from one of the greatest bandleaders, hit makers, and most influential pop artists of our time—known for over forty R&amp;B hit singles—George Clinton of Parliament-Funkadelic. George Clinton began his musical career in New Jersey, where his obsession with doo-wop and R&amp;B led to a barbershop quartet—literally, as Clinton and his friends also styled hair in the local shop—the way kids often got their musical start in the ’50s. But how many kids like that ended up playing to tens of thousands of rabid fans alongside a diaper-clad guitarist? How many of them commissioned a spaceship and landed it onstage during concerts? How many put their stamp on four decades of pop music, from the mind-expanding sixties to the hip-hop-dominated nineties and beyond? One of them. That’s how many. How George Clinton got from barbershop quartet to funk music megastar is a story for the ages. As a high school student he traveled to New York City, where he absorbed all the trends in pop music, from traditional rhythm and blues to Motown, the Beatles, the Stones, and psychedelic rock, not to mention the formative funk of James Brown and Sly Stone. By the dawn of the seventies, he had emerged as the leader of a wildly creative musical movement composed mainly of two bands—Parliament and Funkadelic. And by the bicentennial, Clinton and his P-Funk empire were dominating the soul charts as well as the pop charts. He was an artistic visionary, visual icon, merry prankster, absurdist philosopher, and savvy businessmen, all rolled into one. He was like no one else in pop music, before or since.

Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard On You? - A Memoir

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