Funkadelic

Guitarist Michael Hampton has been playing with the funk icon for more than 50 years now. He tells UCR about his career, mastering the legendary "Maggot Brain" and the new music he's been working on.

"All this music needs to be classical, orchestrated and cataloged," Clinton told UCR before the show.

In addition to performing on the group's first three groundbreaking albums, he reportedly gave Funkadelic its name.

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'One Nation Under a Groove' road trip saw him hiring another band to headline, dressing in Army fatigues and trying to move unsold tickets outside venues to "get some dope."

George Clinton hails keyboardist’s “seemingly impossible” achievement in ‘Song Reference.”

George Clinton's band fit a broad vision into shorter songs, coming up with a classic.

Original member of George Clinton’s funk empire later became a preacher.

George Clinton's dual-band dynasty came to an end with 1981 album.