Michael Hampton
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| Born | November 15, 1956 A&M records |
Michael Hampton (born November 15, 1956) is an American funk/rock guitarist. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.[1]
Career
Hampton was born in
Hampton became a fixture in Funkadelic, and he continued his role as lead guitarist even during Hazel's sporadic returns to the band. Hampton's performances of "Maggot Brain" — which had become more
In 1981 Clinton was forced to disband the
In 2022, Hampton joined Chuck Treece to form the funk/punk fusion group Punkadelic. With Hampton on guitar and Treece on bass and drums, Punkadelic performed both original music and Funkadelic covers in Philidelphia, Mexico, and live on the radio at WOCM Ocean 98 in Ocean City, Maryland. Punkadelic released 2 singles and an original EP titled Collective Consciousness in 2023.[3]
References
- ^ Rock Hall of Fame
- ^ Michael Hampton at jpop.com Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Punkadelic official website
External links
- Official website
- Allmusic guide entry for Michael Hampton
- Michael Hampton Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2016)]
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