George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein

1h 10min

Documentary

Music

Don Letts's hilarious and colourful profile of the godfather of funk, whose 50-year career has defined the genre. From his 1950s days running a doo-wop group out of the back of his barber store, through the madness of the monster Parliament/Funkadelic machine of the 70s to his late 90s hip-hop collaborations with Dre and Snoop, George Clinton has inspired generations of imitators. Contributors include Outkast's Andre 3000 and Macy Gray.

Production Companies

Somethin' Else

BBC

Cast

Eddie Hazel

Eddie Hazel

Self (archive footage)
James Brown

James Brown

Self (archive footage)
Bootsy Collins

Bootsy Collins

Self (archive footage)
Prince

Prince

Self (archive footage)
Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

Self (archive footage)

Release date

27th Oct 2006

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English