Short answers, pulled from the story.
George Clinton was born on the 22nd of July, 1941, in Kannapolis, North Carolina. He grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey, where he formed his first group, the Parliaments, while working at a barbershop called the Silk Palace on 216 Plainfield Avenue.
Parliament-Funkadelic is the collective led by George Clinton that recorded primarily under the two band names Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s. They developed an influential form of funk that blended Afrofuturism, psychedelia, surreal humor, and outlandish fashion, placing more than 40 singles on the R&B charts and releasing three platinum albums.
"Atomic Dog", released in 1982 from the album Computer Games on Capitol Records, reached number one on the R&B chart and number 101 on the pop chart. The single "Loopzilla" from the same album also hit the R&B Top 20.
George Clinton produced the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1985 album Freaky Styley, for which he also wrote the vocals and lyrics to the title track. He also produced albums for Bootsy Collins, among others.
Dr. Dre sampled Clinton's beats extensively to create the G-funk sound. Clinton also collaborated directly with Tupac Shakur on "Can't C Me" from All Eyez on Me, Ice Cube on "Bop Gun (One Nation)", Outkast on "Synthesizer" from Aquemini, and Kendrick Lamar on "Wesley's Theory" from To Pimp a Butterfly.
George Clinton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, alongside 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In 2019, Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic were also given Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards.