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A black-and-white photo of P-Funk legend Michael Hampton with his Guyatone, in amongst heavy foliage.
Why P-funk legend Michael Hampton is keeping an open mind in search of his solo sound

By Andrew Daly Published

The P-Funk veteran takes us inside his latest life stage, a much more mellow place than the frenzied funk days of his past

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Drummer Tiki Fulwood, guitarist Tawl Ross, keyboardist Bernie Worrell, Billy "Bass" Nelson, and guitarist Eddie Hazel of the funk group Parliament-Funkadelic pose for a portrait in 1971.
William Billy ‘Bass’ Nelson, Funkadelic bassist who coined the band’s name, dies aged 75

By Nick Wells Published

Flea has led tributes to the Funkadelic bassist, who was one of the founding architects of funk’s most audacious musical revolution

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The Legendary Eddie Hazel of Parliament-Funkadelic poses in a black-and-white archive pic; while his successor, Michael Hampton, aka Kidd Funkadelic, wears a cape and plays a solo onstage with George Clinton's band.
Watch two funk-rock guitar gods unite for the ultimate acid guitar jam

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Woodstock '69 finally had some competition as the ultimate acid guitar jam when Rockpalast 1985 united two funk-rock guitar gods under a trippy groove

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Bassist Bootsy Collins performs at PNC Music Pavilion on July 22, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina
Bootsy Collins is one of the all-time bass greats, but he started out on guitar. Here’s the sole reason why he switched

By Janelle Borg Published

Before he became ‘the’ Bootsy Collins, William Collins was a young guitarist who desperately wanted to join his brother's band

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Dwayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight plays an S-style under the green stage lights at London's Koko, 2015
Blackbyrd McKnight on his mysterious Strat and the ’70s jazz-funk explosion

By Andrew Daly Published

Jazz/funk/fusion veteran DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight recalls his smooth segue from Herbie Hancock sideman to full-on Funkadelic member – plus his ’70s gear and what he learned from Shuggie Otis

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George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic's Blackbyrd McKnight perform on stage at Wilderness Festival on August 8, 2015 in Oxford, United Kingdom
DeWayne Blackbyrd McKnight on how he came to join George Clinton's legendary music collective

By Janelle Borg Published

McKnight's journey to Parliament-Funkadelic started with him knocking on a stranger's door after hearing someone play guitar

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Michael Hampton
“People tell me I’m one of the godfathers of shredding… I don’t know. I play loud, aggressively, and with some flair. I’m just out there doing me”: Did Michael Hampton really land his P-Funk gig by playing Eddie Hazel’s Maggot Brain solo note for note?

By Andrew Daly Published

Parliamant/Funkadelic’s ‘Kidd Funkadelic’ explains how his disinterest in sports and love of jazz guitar prepared him for the gig – and the difference between playing with Hazel and Blackbyrd McKnight

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Starr Cullars
Starr Cullars: "Prince used to come out to P-Funk shows – he was tripping that I was playing with them"

By Bass Player Staff Published

The former Parliament-Funkadelic bassist and solo artist recalls her early career, and a legendary encounter with Prince

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Bootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins: “It’s not about being the greatest bassist in the world – you want to do great, but learn some kind of discipline as well“

By Joel McIver Published

With The Power of the One, the master takes a cast of stars for an album that lives and breathes funk

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