George Ain't That Funkin' Kind of Hard on You?

Name: George Ain't That Funkin' Kind of Hard on You?
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ISBN: 9781476751078

ISBN-10: 1476751072

ISBN-13: 9781476751078

Edition: 2014

Authors: George Clinton, Ben Greenman

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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&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&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,…

Book details

List price: $32.50
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication date: 10/21/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English

George Clinton revolutionized R&B during the '70s, twisting soul music into funk by adding influences from several late-'60s acid heroes: Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and Sly Stone. The Parliament/Funkadelic machine ruled black music during the '70s, capturing more than forty R&B hit singles (including three at #1) and recording three platinum albums.