Parliament’s “Mothership Connection,” released 50 years ago this month, was a rococo musical milestone that bridged funk’s ...

*On this day in 1975, Parliament blasted “Mothership Connection” into the stratosphere, and the intergalactic-themed concept album boldly carried the liberation-through-funk banner where not even ...

When they began touring in October of 1976, Parliament Funkadelic were sitting atop the crest of their popularity. After having toiled for numerous years as one of the few black groups in a largely ...

This is FRESH AIR. George Clinton is the leader of two groundbreaking funk bands, Parliament and Funkadelic. As the writer, producer and performer behind numerous hits, Clinton helped define the sound ...

The first time he listened to Parliament's classic album, Dobie Maxwell was hooked. He bought records, attended countless concerts and finally got to meet his hero, George Clinton, who plays tonight ...

Keep your eyes to the sky: George Clinton is planning to land the Parliament-Funkadelic Mothership again in 2026. With the original stagecraft stage prop residing in the Smithsonian Institution’s ...

You might not know it from the mania surrounding thug lifers like 50 Cent, multi-genre salesmen like Ludacris or crossover marketing dreams like Eminem, but George Clinton’s fingerprints are ...