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Parliament–Funkadelic founder George Clinton turns 80 on July 22nd, and to celebrate, we sat down with him for an in-depth conversation that looks back on decades of musical innovation. In the interview, Clinton reminisces about the earliest days of Parliament and Funkadelic, and he explains how his music was influenced …

Pedro Bell, the artist responsible for numerous Funkadelic and George Clinton album covers, has died at age 69. Both Clinton and bassist Bootsy Collins confirmed the news on social media, though a cause of death was not announced. Clinton wrote on Facebook, “RIP to Funkadelic album cover illustrator Pedro Bell. …