Detroit madman and doo-wop veteran George Clinton spent the 1970s running two of the wildest bands in the galaxy: Funkadelic for guitar-crazed rock, Parliament for dance-floor boogie. Only a genius ...
ASBURY PARK, N.J. — Bernie Worrell, who revolutionized keyboard playing in popular music,died Friday from the effects of lung cancer, his wife, Judie Worrell, announced on Facebook. He was 72. "Rest ...
Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...
George Clinton hailed the “seemingly impossible” achievement of P-Funk keyboardist Daniel Bedrosian’s new book. Titled The Authorized P-Funk Song Reference Official Canon of Parliament-Funkadelic, ...
With the 1977 release of Live: P-Funk Earth Tour, funk legends Parliament jumped into the landslide of live albums, and tried to capture their incredible show on record. Parliament were a spectacular ...
The rhythm of family has been a constant thread throughout P-Funk's long lineage and the myriad iterations the band has undergone in its 50-plus years. From The Parliaments to Funkadelic to Parliament ...
NEW YORK — Funk musicians often speak, and sing, of the style in spiritual language. The funk, they say, will set you free; it will fill you with its irresistible power; it’s indestructible.
The music legend is celebrating his 80th birthday on Thursday, July 22. He was born in North Carolina, but his rise to stardom began in the Plainfield barbershop where he formed Parliaments singing ...