Bootsy Collins' 1976 album Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band has long been considered a funk masterpiece. But what becomes clear all these years later is the way in which the album transcends the ...

William "Bootsy" Collins' name was already well-known by the time he "introduced" himself with Aah...The Name is Bootsy, Baby!, the second album by his Bootsy's Rubber Band, on Jan. 15, 1977. But that ...

While other kids were making college plans, saxophonist Donn Bynum was creating a future with his horn. At the tender age of 18, Bynum joined the legendary Bootsy Collins Group for several shows ...

Funkmaster Bootsy Collins to Host 'AmsterJam' One and only funk bass virtuoso Bootsy Collins will host the AmsterJam music festival in New York City this weekend. Collins reviews his 30-year career ...

In the 1980s, funk stretched its boundaries under the stewardship of George Clinton's Parliament/Funkadelic and Bootsy Collins' Rubber Band. Collins, a veteran of James Brown's J.B.'s, learned from ...

1. Everything is on the one. 2. It's all about the groove. Never sacrifice the groove for anything else. 3. Funk is making something out of nothing. That's how funk got started—from Larry Graham ...

Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame funk master William “Bootsy” Collins, “space bass” guitar legend from James Brown’s original JBs Band and George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic crew will be funking up ...

DETROIT (Billboard) - Funk bassist Bootsy Collins is spearheading a star-studded fall tour, "A Tribute to James Brown," featuring alumni from Brown's legendary 1970s band the J.B.'s. Sign up here.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bootsy Collins - Credit: Joseph Ross* When recording the song “Album of the Year #1 Funkateer,” Bootsy Collins had a very specific ...

We feature some bona fide bass guitar legends here, but very few come with a pedigree quite like William Collins, or Bootsy as he's known to the entire bass-playing world (and significant chunks of it ...

Today, Bootsy Collins looks back to his early days with “The JB’s Tribute Pastor P,” the latest single from the legendary bassist’s forthcoming record Album of the Year #1 Funkateer. Set to release on ...

Funk jammers Lettuce just released their new album Unify last week via Round Hill Records (order yours), and one of the songs, “Keep That Funk Alive,” features a guest appearance by one of the genre’s ...