George Clinton

George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and bandleader best known as the mastermind behind Parliament-Funkadelic, the influential funk collective that defined the genre during the 1970s with albums like Mothership Connection and One Nation Under a Groove. He continues to tour actively with Parliament-Funkadelic and remains one of the most sampled artists in hip-hop, widely recognized as the godfather of modern urban music. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.