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Essay heading: The Birth of P-Funk: George Clinton
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When he found acid rock and protest music in the late 1960s, he combined cosmological rants with the already booming bass sound to form a new style of afrocentric funk. Clinton was the mastermind of the Parliament/Funkadelic collective, his two bands that he orchestrated during the 1970s. He formed the Parliaments in 1955, based out of a barbershop back room where he straightened hair... displayed 300 characters
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He formed the Parliaments in 1955, based out of a barbershop back room where he straightened hair. The group had a small R&B hit during 1967, but Clinton began to architect the Parliaments' activities two years later. Recording both as Parliament and Funkadelic, the group 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... displayed next 300 characters
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