George Clinton

Guitarist Michael Hampton has been playing with the funk icon for more than 50 years now. He tells UCR about his career, mastering the legendary "Maggot Brain" and the new music he's been working on.

"All this music needs to be classical, orchestrated and cataloged," Clinton told UCR before the show.

In addition to performing on the group's first three groundbreaking albums, he reportedly gave Funkadelic its name.

The funk legend realized, "I'd better get back to my lessons, when I have to wait for somebody all the way over in England to tell me about Robert Johnson!"

They wanted coke but couldn’t afford to buy any.

'One Nation Under a Groove' road trip saw him hiring another band to headline, dressing in Army fatigues and trying to move unsold tickets outside venues to "get some dope."

George Clinton hails keyboardist’s “seemingly impossible” achievement in ‘Song Reference.”

Robert "P-Nut" Johnson, whose vocal talents enlivened Bootsy Collins' Rubber Band and George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic, has passed away.

The day is finally here - Wingstock 2012! Here's all of the information you'll need for the party of the year. Admission Doors open at 4 p.m. General admission and field access tickets are still available here and will be available for purchase on the day of the event at the First Energy Park box office...

Who ever said the early bird caught the worm?

Wingstock 2012 is happening on Saturday September 29th at First Energy Park in Lakewood, NJ Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and special guest George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic have already been announced.

The King of the Wing returns to First Energy Park in Lakewood, NJ for Wingstock 2012 on Saturday September 29. More than 10 restaurants will be showing off their best Buffalo Wings and letting the Hawk listeners vote for who has the best wings on the Jersey Shore.