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    "comment": "Happy Thursday and welcome to The Afternoon Show with the handsome Larry Mizell, Jr. and most delightful producer Sharlese.  Today, on OG Thursday, we feature the second of 3 segments about the great George Clinton --singer, songwriter, producer, bandleader, and costume designer. (He celebrated his 84th birthday on Tuesday, July 22nd.) Today, we’ll be talking about Funkadelic, its samples and influence!  We’re so glad you’re here with us today!\n--\nReleased as a single in 1969, this song was included on the first Funkadelic album in 1970. It marked a new direction for the band, setting them on a course of groundbreaking psychedelic funk.  George Clinton cited it as the most important P-Funk song to him. \"That was the beginning of the notion that we were going to do a funky band, as opposed to a doo-wop group/singing group like the Temptations,\" he said. \"'Music For My Mother' was my thought of being able to do blues and R&B and keeping it that way, without it trying to cross over. To just do whatever I felt like. 'Music For My Mother' was the first song that I did that with.\"\n--\nSax player Herb Sparkman did the lead vocal on this track. Other musicians include Eddie Hazel on guitar, Billy Nelson on bass, and Brad Innis on drums.",
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