Detroit Opera orchestra to set George Clinton, Parliament-Funkadelic hits to classical music
DETROIT (AP) — “I was strung out on Bach, and Beethoven was my thing. I dug jazz, I dug rock, anything with a swing” — or so goes Funkadelic's 1978 groove “Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll!). ”Now Parliament-Funkadelic is going orchestral. The Detroit Opera will showcase some of funk maestro George Clinton 's and P-Funk's greatest hits this weekend, performed by violins, cellos, horns and other instruments tuned more for arias or sonatas than for tunes like “Flash Light,” and...
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