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Date of Birth
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22-July-1941
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Place of Birth
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Kannapolis
(Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Rowan County)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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George Clinton Jr., Dr. Funkenstein, Pretty C
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Profession
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Record producer, Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Bandleader, Lyricist, Music Producer
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George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost innovators of funk music, along with James Brown and Sly Stone. Clinton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.
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