Parliament's 1975 concept album Mothership Connection is among the best of a dozen or so tremendous P-Funk recordings produced between 1975 and 1979. The album also represents two watershed moments in ...

AS THE EIGHTIES began winding down, Bootsy Collins was in his element during nights on the town in Washington, D.C. Flashing his signature star-shaped shades, according to one report, he was chilling ...

Bootsy Collins remembers growing up in Cincinnati, then-home of R&B powerhouse King Records, and idolizing its biggest star, James Brown. “He really took us off the streets,” Collins said, remembering ...

Bootsy Collins released his long-awaited single “Funk Not Fight,” the title track of his forthcoming compilation of new songs. Featuring rappers Baby Triggy and Fantaazma, the track is part of Funk ...

As a member of the Parliament-Funkadelic family and a solo artist in his own right, William “Bootsy” Collins has spent some serious time in the Detroit area — especially at United Sound Studios, where ...

I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. And we're about to get funky with a special rebroadcast. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "GIVE UP THE FUNK") BOOTSY COLLINS: (Singing) We're going to turn ...

Cincinnati's own Ambassador of Funk, Bootsy Collins, announced he will no longer be playing live in a Facebook post Wednesday.The Hall of Fame musician sent shock waves throughout the music industry ...

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 ...

Bootsy Collins is a legend in the world of funk. He's a bassist who came to his instrument by happenstance. He was only in his teens when he was discovered and hired by the Godfather of Soul, James ...

Bootsy Collins remembers growing up in Cincinnati, then-home of R&B powerhouse King Records, and idolizing its biggest star, James Brown. “He really took us off the streets,” Collins said, remembering ...