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George Clinton's Son Dies From Liver Disease

Funk mastermind George Clinton is in mourning over not one but three big losses in recent months. Most immediately, Clinton's 50-year-old son, George Clinton Jr., passed away from liver disease on February 1. Junior sang backup on many P-Funk cuts and had been working with his own band, GCIII, in Florida leading up to his untimely death. A maintenance man found his body inside his apartment after nobody had seen him for a few days. He is survived by his daughter, Shonda Clinton, who fans may know as P-Funk rapper Sativa Diva.

On February 5, Clinton suffered a second significant loss to his extended P-Funk family with the passing of singer Mahlia Franklin. A back-up singer for various P-Funk configurations, Franklin became lead singer for Parlet, an all-female Parliament offshoot that was originally conceived by Clinton as a sister group to Brides of Funkenstein.

Franklin introduced several key players to the tangled P-Funk web, including Bootsy Collins and Walter "Junie" Morrison, both of whom would become true all-stars. "Mahlia Franklin's contributions to P-Funk are monumental," spokesperson Chuck Haber told CelebStoner on Sunday. "Mahlia was fronting her own band, Queen of Funk & the Funk Disciples, doing what she loved when she suffered a massive stroke shortly before taking it to the stage."

And finally -- we hope -- this past December, Clinton, age 68, lost his mother, Julious G. Keaton. Tragically, despite his legacy as a member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, Clinton struggled publicly to be able to afford her a proper burial.

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lynn

God bless George Clinton and his family,
George is a living legend,he even wrote material on Jackson Five albums,among many others, his career has spanned decades and generations.Get a grip folks and appreciate the greats while they are still among the living!!!!!

March 07 2010 at 9:46 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Angela Workman

My deepest condonlences go out to you George. As a funk graduate from the school of funk George and Mahlia and the whole P-Funk Family were my supreme professors and I will always treasure the sessions at United Sounds and be ever so grateful for the wisdom that was granted me thru your genius. May God always bless you in all ways !! Be strong Maestro Angei

February 16 2010 at 11:17 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Carolyn Bond

Why are you speaking about yourself, in such a manner?

February 10 2010 at 11:54 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Carolyn Bond

Who cares who you think? Don't listen... Heck, you have the whole country, at your disposal... Shut the heck up...

February 10 2010 at 11:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
diane h

I"m sure if Bush or PALIN died you'd have ALOT to say about them that is very bad.. So dont get all high and mighty about what others say.

February 10 2010 at 10:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Lucy

What does Bush or Palin have to do with George Clinton's son dying??

February 11 2010 at 2:19 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mrslenfant

Always has to be "racist", huh?

February 10 2010 at 5:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
AssClown

George Clinton is a major influence on hip-hop, rap, and even rock-n-roll music. He's worked alongside Prince, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg, Dr.Dre, Wu Tang Clan, 2Pac, Outkast, and many others. He's even sung a tribute to John Lennon and appeared as a character on the video game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. I have much respect for him and my sympathies go out to him as he deals with these recent losses.

February 10 2010 at 5:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Deb

So many sad people on here ...Jesus I agree if you don't have nothing nice to say then STFU. That's someone's son, brother, uncle or just a human being.
Grow up cause karma is a mutha and it's comes to nasty people with no feelings and nothing nice just ugly to say.

February 10 2010 at 5:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bob R.

My thouhts and prayers go out to the Father of Funk, George Clinton, Sr. Along with James Brown and Sly Stone anyone who "gives up the funk", not to mention hip-hop perfomers who have sampled his music owe a huge debt to him. There are few things more tragic in this life than a parent who has to bury their child. Rest in peace, George Jr.

February 10 2010 at 4:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Karen

I don't understand why there is still so much bigotry--even in death! Phil, I'm sure you or someone you know and love partied to "Flashlight"&"P-Funk" 'til the break of dawn---many dawns!!! Some of us manage money better than others and no one knows what is going on in each individual's personal life. Judge not lest ye be judged!!!!

February 10 2010 at 4:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply