Michael Hampton

about

Michael Hampton is a Funk Rock guitarist, composer and musical director and a Rock 'n Roll Hall of fame inductee with the band George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic in 1997. He joined the Parliament Funkadelic tour at the Capitol Center in Landover MD 1974 after he was asked by one of the band members to perform at their after party, where he impressed George Clinton by demonstrating his skill as a fresh out of high school guitar prodigy. As the original lead guitarist Eddie Hazel's on and off presence, Hampton's performances became fixture of their concert over the years. He started to teach himself picking up various numbers from the radio with a guitar given to him when he was 10 years old. During high school he took lessons from a Jazz guitar player, who taught him technique, from various scales to “ghost noting” which rooted deep into his signature style, simultaneous “melody-chord-speed”. This training helped him to establish his musical versatility and complexity to this day. While Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Albert King, Wes Montgomery were some of the biggest influence to him, he was receptive to many different genres and players. Hampton's first studio recording was Bootsy's Rubber Band's “album "Stretchin' Out In”" (1976). As he built his unique solo style with precision and groove, George Clinton describes him “"Perfected the concept to play solo with melody of the song."” He has recorded leads on Parliament Funkadelic's hits and well known numbers on their l

top songs

albums

Heavy Metal Funkason "The Domestic Drip"

Heavy Metal Funkason

▥

George Clinton Family Series Pt. 2

▥

undefined

▥

The P-Funk Guitar Army Tribute To Jimi Hendrix

Plush Funk

▥

George Clinton Family Series: Plush Funk

▥

George Clinton's Family Series Vol. 3 - Plush Funk

▥

P-Funk Guitar Riffs For DJ's

▥

Tribute to Jimi Hendrix

▥

Pure

▥

The P-Funk Guitar Army: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix

similar artists