George Clinton: Mutiny On The Mothership — Uncle Jam Wants Out
Richard Grabel, NME, 1 December 1979
Drummer Jerome Brailey and Horny Hornsman Fred Wesley have already quit Funkadelic – and now George Clinton is giving up live performances. Richard Grabel reports from the Funk Army frontline.
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