George Clinton and P-Funk making a stop in Montclair

The upcoming George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic tour will have a little extra star power.

Clinton — whose just-announced Just for the Funk of It Tour hits the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair on Wednesday, May 22 — recently received a star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

“It’s an honor to receive a star alongside the many notables from the world of entertainment,” said Clinton at the Jan. 19 ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard. “The old fans and new fans who let the music move their souls, you all know who I’m talking about. I’ve always said it’s the people who make the funk.”

The Just for the Funk of It Tour begins May 5 at the Fillmore New Orleans and ends Aug. 31 at the big Fool in Love festival in Los Angeles. The Fool in Love lineup includes Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Kool and the Gang, Lionel Richie, Santana and more.

Tickets for the Wellmont show start at $137 and are on Live Nation presale. They go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 23.

Dumpstaphunk is the supporting act in Montclair.

Clinton, 82, received a ceremonial key to the city of Tallahassee, Florida, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, during a city commission meeting there, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.

Clinton, who’s lived in Tallahassee for the last 30 years, led the chamber in a “We want the funk” chant afterward.

Clinton founded the Parliaments as a teenager in the ‘50s. The P-Funk legacy was developed in a barbershop Clinton owned in Plainfield through the ‘60s.

In 2022, five blocks of Plainfield Avenue in Plainfield were renamed “Parliament Funkadelic Way” by the city. The area is where Clinton’s barbershop, the Silk Palace, stood. The Second Street Youth Center now stands at 2nd Street and Plainfield Avenue.

“(I Wanna) Testify” was the breakthrough hit for the Parliaments in 1967. After becoming Parliament Funkadelic, they eventually landed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Visit georgeclinton.com for more info on the tour.

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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com

TANYA BREEN/ASBURY PARK PRESS George Clinton, founder of Parliament Funkadelic, celebrates his 80th birthday in 2022 at Second Street Youth Center, where a section of Plainfield Avenue has been named Parliament Funkadelic Way.