Yes!!! Thanks Jeff Harris On this day in music history: September 30, 1978 - One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic hits #1 on the Billboard R&B singles chart for 6 weeks, also peaking at #28 on the Hot 100 on November 18, 1978. Written by George Clinton, Walter Junie Morrison, and Garry Shider, it is the biggest hit for the R&B/Funk band led by George Clinton. Though featuring the same band members as Parliament, Funkadelic will differ greatly from its counterpart in the beginning. Incorporating the twin influences of Jimi Hendrix and Sly & The Family Stone, Funkadelics sound will feature a more guitar based psychedelic rock sound with R&B and Funk (with guitarist Eddie Hazel playing a vital role in this incarnation of the band), compared to Parliaments more direct Funk and R&B based sound. As the 70s go on, the band will begin to move away from its earlier musical vision, falling more in line with the commercially successful formula established under the Parliament moniker, while maintaining an eclectic and funky edge. This will be further aided by the additions of former Ohio Players keyboardist Walter Junie Morrison and a young guitar virtuoso named Michael Kidd Funkadelic Hampton to the band. Clinton, Morrison, and Funkadelics other guitarist Garry Shider will collaborate on what will become their biggest and best known song. The title track from their tenth album, One Nation is released as a single in late June of 1978, quickly becoming a smash on the dance floor and on R&B radio. The single will be released in three variations, a 45 edited into two parts, the original LP version clocking in at just over seven and a half minutes, and an extended 12 mix running nearly eleven and a half minutes. The success of the single will give Funkadelic their biggest selling album in the US, spending four weeks at number one on the R&B album chart, and is certified Platinum. One Nation Under A Groove is certified Gold in the US by the RIAA
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