As we head into the new year 2023, I thought about a man who has been an influencer of so many careers and the evolution of music throughout his entire career. He's 81 years young and on his farewell your set to end in January 2023. Active on stage since 1955 through the early days of Motown, into the civil rights movement, the push to end the Vietnam war, the Woodstock era, merging rock and jazz rejecting the Motown box they tried to put him in.
On many record labels as Parliament, then Funkadelic, and eventually P-Funk and his own label. He was the champion of upcoming youth artists powering the evolution of funk, hip-hop, and rap with cross-overs into pop If you haven't guessed it yet, this man is none other than George Clinton, the godfather of funk.
Here is an interesting documentary worth the watch! Be inspired by the evolution of P-Funk from the Mothership to One Nation Under a Groove and more. I hope to have his energy and courage continuing to his age and beyond - speak truth to power in your own way! 2023 and 2024 are both election years of consequence - let his farewell tour be your beginning or continuation of the journey!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5s3KfkymkA
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