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THE FIRST TIME WITH... SERIES 10 - 2. GEORGE CLINTON (320kbs-m4a/128mb/56mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 6th February 2018
George Clinton shares his musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2015.
George Clinton didn't just change the path of popular music, he took it to a far-out cosmic dimension. As the driving force behind legendary 70s bands Parliament and Funkadelic, he revolutionised soul and funk music, leading it into some insanely creative and psychedelic territories. A huge and undeniable impact on artists such as Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Erykah Badu, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg Dr. Dre and OutKast, his music is as thrilling as ever, and he remains the one of the most sampled men in the history of music.
George talks about his youth in do-wop bands, working at both Motown and as a songwriter in the legendary Brill Building, and how he took his humble soul band the Parliaments and developed them into a multi-coloured, platinum selling, virtuoso, psychedelic funk rock collective. George's legendary live shows were ground-breaking and he also discusses the Mothership, the iconic UFO stage set that would land at Parliament and Funkadelic gigs. He also talks about the serious battle with drug abuse that stunted his career in the 80s and 90s, getting clean and his musical comeback, and on-going legal crusade to see musicians get recognised and receive royalties for their work being sampled - a battle that has taken him to the federal courts in Washington.
George Clinton - Atomic Dog [Warner]
Parliament - Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) [Casablanca]
The Shirelles - Mama Said [Columbia]
Louis Jordan - Caldonia [Spectrum]
The Spaniels - Goodnight Sweetheart [Ace]
The Parliaments - I Wanna Testify [Revilot]
Parliament - Breakdown [Sequel]
Funkadelic - Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On [Westbound]
Funkadelic - Funky Dollar Bill [Westbound]
Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove [Warners]
Parliament - Give Up The Funk (We Want The Funk)
Funkadelic - (Not Just) Knee Deep [Metro]
De La Soul - Me Myself And I [Tommy Boy]
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
Primal Scream - Give Out But Don't Give Up [Creation]
Prince - Dolphin [Warner Bros]
Funkadelic - Pole Power [The C Kunspyruhzy]
ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE - 2. PART 2 (320kbs-m4a/62mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 12th January 2018
Craig Charles tells the extraordinary George Clinton / Parliament / Funkadelic story. First broadcast in 2005.
Parliament - Chocolate City
Parliament - Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
Funkadelic - Red Hot Mama
Bootsy's Rubber Band - Stretchin' Out (In A Rubber Band)
Funkadelic - Be My Beach
Funkadelic - Take Your Dead Ass Home! (Say Som'n Nasty)
Funkadelic - Comin' Round The Mountain
Parliament - Night Of The Thumpasorus People (Live)
P.Funk All Stars - Cosmic Slop (Live)
Parliament - Swing Down, Sweet Chariot (Live)
Bernie Worrell - Woo Together
Parliament - Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention - B3M)
Parlet - Pleasure Principle
Brides Of Funkenstein - Take My Love
Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns Feat. Maceo Parker - A Blow For Me, A Toot To You
Parliament - Flashlight
Zapp & Roger - More Bounce To The Ounce
Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove
Parliament - Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
Funkadelic - (Not Just) Knee Deep
Funkadelic - Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts
Parliament - Long Way Around
George Clinton - Atomic Dog
Public Enemy - Bring The Noise
De La Soul - Me Myself & I
Snoop Dogg - Stoplight
Parliament - Flashlight
ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE - 1. PART 1 (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 11th January 2018
Craig Charles tells the extraordinary George Clinton / Parliament / Funkadelic story. First broadcast in 2005.
Parliament - P.Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)
Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove
Parliament - Flashlight
De La Soul - Me Myself & I
OutKast - Hey Ya!
The Parliaments - Poor Willy
Darrell Banks - Open The Door To Your Heart
Edwin Starr - Agent Double O Soul
The Parliaments - (I Wanna) Testify
The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Funkadelic - Mommy, What's A Funkadelic?
Funkadelic - What Is Soul
Funkadelic - Music For My Mother
Funkadelic - Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow
Funkadelic - Friday Night, August 14th (Live 1971)
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
Parliament - Funky Woman
Parliament - Little Ole Country Boy
Funkadelic - Everybody Is Going To Make It This Time
Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop
The Jackson 5 - I'll Bet You
James Brown - Get Up I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine
James Brown - Super Bad
Parliament - Up For The Down Stroke
Funkadelic - Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On
Funkadelic - Let's Take It To The Stage
Parliament - Ride On
