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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Bootsy Collins, a show in Detroit isn’t just another gig. Any time the groundbreaking bassist visits the Motor City — as he’ll ...

William “Bootsy” Collins, an influential bass guitarist who found fame backing funk legends James Brown and George Clinton, announced his retirement Wednesday from playing his instrument on stage.

The word "funk" is said or sung over 200 times on the new Bootsy Collins album. What were you expecting? Banjo duets, Viking metal or Gregorian chants? Didn't think so. "World Wide Funk" is a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 with Ed Gordon, and the eclectic music lineup — ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) -Funk legend Bootsy Collins will step back from performing bass live in concert due to the strain his doctor said it places on his inner ear and right hand, according to a post on ...

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 ...

*Funk legend Bootsy Collins has been dealing with health issues for quite some time and it has finally forced him to pump the brakes. Collins announced Wednesday on Facebook that he’s unable to ...

"It was the mecca. For real," Collins, 73, says of life in the Motor City during the heyday of Motown.