The deeper the dig into the archives, the greater the results.
Casablanca Records president Neil Bogart, in celebration of “Funk Week In L.A.” donated $5,000.00 to the United Negro College Fund on behalf of his label at the Century Plaza Hotel on May 21, 1979. From left to right: Neil Bogart, president of Casablanca Record and Filmworks, George Clinton of Parliament-Funkadelic, William Collins of Bootsy’s Rubber Band, and Bob Hopkins, chairman of the Southern California Advisory Board of the UNCF presenting a Distinguished Service Citation award to Bogart.
