Artist:Funkadelic
Song:One Nation Under a Groove
Album:Cosmic Funkers
Most music fans should be familiar with George Clinton's P-Funk collective. The two main bands were Parliament and Funkadelic. Parliament was the more successful of the two because the two bands were supposed to sound different. But it got so confusing that I don't think Clinton could keep it straight. The 1979 single One Nation Under a Groove was Funkadelic's biggest hit. Of course it all started in the mid-60s with The Parliaments. A dispute with his record company meant that Clinton couldn't use the name The Parliaments. So they moved back to Detroit and started calling themselves Funkadelic. They signed with Westbound Records in 1968 and Funkadelic added psychedelia to R&B. Funkadelic recorded some great albums in the early 70s. But they weren't successful because they were on a small label. Clinton revived Parliament in 1974 and signed with Casablanca Records. That's when it got confusing because they toured as Parliament-Funkadelic. At that point, I'm not sure there was a difference between the two bands. The core members like Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell were in both bands. Even Clinton knew it was confusing because he ended Funkadelic in 1982. They had their greatest success when they signed with Warner Bros. in 1976. The 1978 album One Nation Under a Groove was certified Platinum. And the single One Nation Under a Groove topped the R&B Singles chart and reached #28 on the Billboard Hot 100. Clinton produced the album and he wrote the songs with Walter "Junie" Morrison formerly of the Ohio Players and guitarist Garry Shider. The whole conglomeration was successful for a few years. But the confusion resulted in legal problems and Clinton decided to record under his own name and tour as The P-Funk All Stars. This 2CD comp covers Funkadelic's entire run in the 70s. Here' Funkadelic performing One Nation Under a Groove 1979.
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