From a millienials point of view, Parliament Funkadelic is an out of the ordinary group. Upon seeing the outfits, the ,music, the instruments, and the people performing, a instantly thought… What the heck were people
Parliament Funkadelic The Parliament Funkadelic is one of the most influential funk bands of all time. This band merged the vibrations sound of George Clinton with the doo-wop style of the Parliaments that gave us
The Godfather of Funk You can not talk about Funk without talking about James Brown. James Brown literally invented the genre. In his early career in music he was a soul singer, as he wanted
Who was James Brown? James Brown was an African American singer and musician. He was born in Barnwell, South Carolina on May 3, 1933. Growing up Brown and his family did not have much. Growing
Only a couple days before learning about James Brown, I was spending family time when we came across Get On Up, which my parents said was a great representation of the life of James Brown.
Parliament Funkadelic Where did Parliament Funkadelic Get its Inspiration From? Parliament Funkadelic was inspired by Motown. George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic’s, founder initially began songwriting for Motown. Clinton combined musicians he’d previously worked with to form
Funk Music Makes You Move to the Beat! Amaia Calhoun I wonder what was James Brown’s idea of being “on the good foot?”. He is credited with being the Godfather of Soul and a pioneer
By Abiodun Scott It’s April 4th, 1968 and tensions are high following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Everyone is left wondering if race relations will be peacefully solved. The emergence of riots
George Clinton is the founder of Parliament Funkadelic in 1964. Th group has over 40 R&B hit singles. The band orgiinally consisted of musicians Frankie Boyce, Richard Boyce, and Langston Booth plus 5 more members.
Funk originated in African American communities in the 1960s. It is a mixture of soul, jazz, rythm and blues. Funk has a unique sound that made it so popular versus other genres of music that
