The musician behind some of funk’s most recognizable grooves has died, just a week after The Commodores exited Freedom 250.

If yer old (Old like me!) this here thing called Tha Funk Capitol Of The World is a sweet and unexpected treat. Bootsy Collins, bass technician and groove specialist, worked for a stint in the ...

It was supposed to be a shoo-in reelection for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. After becoming the first woman mayor for LA and the second Black person to hold the office, Bass was looking to serve the ...

Grand Funk Railroad has added summer concert dates to their current Still Shinin' On tour. The new shows, which expand the band's run through the end of summer, come with the news that the band's ...

Springtime has arrived, which means festival season is in full swing in Tallahassee. The Capital City is also the hometown of George Clinton, widely regarded as the Godfather of Funk and a force in ...

Genres like “alternative rock” and “grunge” help organize music into neat categories. But the labels also flatten music scenes that are much more diverse than the names reveal. Grunge certainly ...

Teachers have a name for February — they call it “Slump Month.” Research shows this is when students’ motivation, mood, and even grades can dip mid-school year. The combination of cold, gray weather, ...

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Billy "Bass" Nelson, the founding bassist of Funkadelic, passed away at the age of 75 in Plainfield. Nelson's distinctive bass playing was a cornerstone of Parliament-Funkadelic's early, ...

William “Billy Bass” Nelson Jr., whose bass playing helped define the revolutionary funk sound of Parliament-Funkadelic, died Saturday, Parade reports. He was 75, passing away days after his birthday ...

The musician born William Nelson, Jr. played on the George Clinton-led Funkadelic's first three studio albums. By Gil Kaufman William “Billy Bass” Nelson, the founding bassist for the George ...

George Clinton, while working as a barber, recruited him. Mr. Nelson went on to name the group and, with his bandmates, to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. By Clay Risen Billy Bass ...