George Clinton and Bernie Worrell with Parliament Funkadelic

Still going strong after decades of mind-tripping lyrics and antics, George "The Mothership Connection" Clinton has been touring as George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars, but gets to use the magical Parliament-Funkadelic name when playing with the name's legal owner Bernie "Wizard of Woo" Worrell (on keys lower right of above photo), whose new band is the Woo Warriors. The two got together in Plainfield, NJ with other funkateers profiled on RevolutionaryTunes.com to influence Soul, R&B, Rock and Roll and create Funk, as in P-Funk, or deeper still, "da bomb."

Plainfield native Gary "Diaperman" Shider has been a part of the group throughout the years and has "sang" with P-Funk on many of their featured hits, including "Cosmic Slop" and much more.

Next generation funkateers such as Clip Payne (far left) flank George, along with Gary and George's son Tracey (in red).

Although not known for particular vocal talent, Clinton is acknowledged as a master producer and showman who continues to bring together talented musicians and foster a spirit of creative exploration. P-Funk waned during the early 80's as drugs, legal and money problems outweighed musical expression, but funk's influence continued in popular hip-hop music samples and lyrics.

Although primarily a male-dominated group, Belita Woods has been touring with George for years and adds a much needed female vocalist to the range

Back in their glory days during the mid-1970's, Parliament Funkadelic's Mothership Connection Tour played sold out areas such as Madison Square Garden. During this period, hit's like "Flashlight" and "One Nation Under A Groove" were popular hits and the combined efforts of acid-rock influcenced Funkadelic and the vocals of Parliament, which started as a doo-wop group, produced a sound previously unheard.

While Billy "Bass" Nelson plays in the background, George looks out on a good crowd who showed at the Roxy in NYC in 2000. Clinton's concert appearences in the NYC area draw a mixture of fans who've following his career for decades and many younger attendees who find the depth of funk. I also found out during this show that Clinton's producer is strict on imposing a "no photography" rule at the shows and I got carried out of the club by a security guard. Luckily for me, he just made me check my camera and I came back to catch the rest of the show.