Artist:Parliament
Song:Handcuffs
Album:Mothership Connection
The word "funk" describes George Clinton and the P-Funk gang. They're still very popular today and have influenced many of today's hip hop guys. George Clinton started The Parliaments in 1955 at age 14 based on Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers. The Parliaments had a hit in 1967 with Testify but a dispute with the record company forced Clinton to record under the Funkadelic name. Clinton got the Parliament name back in 1970 and signed with Casablanca Records. By this time he added keyboardist Bernie Worrell, bassist Bootsy Collins and guitarist Glen Goins. Guitarist Eddie Hazel had already been aboard for a couple of years. By the time Mothership Connection came out in 1976, Fred Wesley & the JB Horns were added to Parliament. Add crazy costumes and an outrageous stage act and Parliament was a non-stop party. Here's a performance of their big hit Give Up The Funk in Houston 1976. Eventually Clinton just renamed the group P-Funk. He's still touring today and all the various P-Funk members have produced great music and have been a major influence on today's music. Mothership Connection was rereleased on CD in 2003 with an extra track. There is also a PBS doc about George Clinton available for viewing on Google & Youtube but I can't post it here.
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