George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic headline Cherry Blossom Street Party
The upcoming Cherry Blossom Festival Street Party is bringing in the funk this year.
The festival announced Friday that the legendary George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic will headline the 2017 party, which is returning this year after an absence.
The eclectic band first rose to prominence in the late 1960s, and it has more than a dozen top 10 hits, including “Tear the Roof Off the Sucker,” “Flash Light” and “One Nation Under a Groove — Part I.” The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
Others performers at the April 1 street concert will be soul-pop legend Mavis Staples, who fronted for the Staple Singers (“I’ll Take You There,” “Respect Yourself” and “Let’s Do It Again”) for years in addition to her solo career; as well as Middle Georgia’s own Chuck Leavell with the Randall Bramblett Band; JD McPherson; and Me and Molly.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the show.
The Cherry Blossom Festival runs from March 24-April 2. For more information on the festival and the street party visit www.cherryblossom.com.
Stanley Dunlap: 478-744-4623, @stan_telegraph
This story was originally published March 3, 2017 at 10:19 AM with the headline "George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic headline Cherry Blossom Street Party."