In accord with habit, I was perusing SacBee's 'Ticket' section on Friday when I noticed George Clinton was going to be in town. Now, I'm not a real big fan of Funk music, but I know it's important to see influential musicians perform while they are still vital. Love him or hate him, Clinton is a unique phenomenon in pop music - far different than anyone else - and we were lucky to get him! So, I went....Hard to believe, but he's going to be 72 years old later this year! Even harder to fathom is his rapid evolution from doo-wop singer in the late-50's to co-inventor (with James Brown) of Funk music scarcely a decade later!
The Parliaments "Poor Willie"
Everything was a surprise, from how jazzy the sound to how white the audience!
Here is a version of his most-popular song (and his last song of Saturday evening), "Atomic Dog", with a rap emphasis:
George Clinton - Atomic Dog
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