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‘Thurtdelic,’ 3GP and the P-Funk Empire

George Clinton, vocalists Scottie Clinton (center) and Thurteen (right) performing with an abridged version of Parliament-Funkadelic at NeueHouse Madison Square on May 17. The vocalists are a part of the 3rd Generation of P-Funk and consistently release a slew of new music and solo material. Photo by Christian Richey

When George Clinton founded The Parliaments on the playground of Avon Avenue Elementary School in Newark, NJ during the doo-wop craze of the 1950’s, surely no one could…

‘I’m Just Getting Started’: George Clinton, leader of Parliament-Funkadelic, returns home to Newark

George Clinton (right) performs for students and faculty at Avon Elementary School in Newark, NJ. Clinton was honored at ceremonies in Newark and Plainfield on Thursday before taking the stage at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center Friday night. Photo by Christian Richey

The Godfather of Funk was honored at ceremonies in Newark and Plainfield before taking the stage with his seminal funk outfit Friday night. He was joined by special…