Composer
George Clinton
American funk musician, singer, songwriter and music producer
b. 1941
3 works in the index
- Born
- 1941
- Birthplace
- Kannapolis
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
George Edward Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and bandleader. His Parliament-Funkadelic collective (which primarily recorded under the distinct band names Parliament and Funkadelic) developed an influential and eclectic form of funk music during the 1970s that drew on Afrofuturism, outlandish fashion, psychedelia, and surreal humor. He launched his solo career with the 1982 album Computer Games and went on to influence 1990s hip-hop and G-funk.
Clinton is regarded, along with James Brown and Sly Stone, as one of the foremost innovators of funk. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, alongside 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In 2019, he and Parliament-Funkadelic were given Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer; songwriter; record producer; conductor; composer; guitarist; bandleader; recording artist; musician
- Education
- The Hill School
- Instruments played
- electronic keyboard; voice
- Genres
- funk
- Official website
- http://www.georgeclinton.com/
- Nickname
- Doctor Funkenstein
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 59269081
- ISNI
- 000000011473322X; 0000000368591575
- GND ID
- 121542130
- Library of Congress ID
- n92001319
- MusicBrainz ID
- 84683370-5eae-418b-acd8-883ac028a8a0
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Vocal
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 3
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Wanna Testify | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Do Something | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Austin's Theme | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 59269081. Portrait: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.