P is for Parliament, Pearly Queens and Pink Fairies. Part 2

A to Z of Punk on 6 Music by BBC

Jul 17, 201823:09Music

George Clinton straightens hair for a living but goes onto produce cosmic funk operas. Janis Joplin has a sad decline but The Pink Fairies are on the up and up.

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