Bootsy Collins
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October 26, 1951
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Bootsy Collins Bio
Bootsy Collins is a funk rock musician, and most of the story you already know if you know Parliament / Funkadelic. Bootsy was a member of that legendary funk music collective / cult lead by funk guru George Clinton. He also worked with James Brown earlier, but listen to a single like “Bootzilla” (1978, #1 Billboard US R&B) and James Brown sounds like a couple universes ago. In 1972, Parliament missionary Mallia Franklin drafted Bootsy into Funkadelic’s path, where he found peace and truth in the Dr. Funkenstein way.
Bootsy Collins strummed bass for Parliament / Funkadelic for a few years, then started his own sect called Bootsy’s Rubber Band – this was a touring group within P / F. Bootsy’s Rubber Band released perhaps four albums but Bootsy himself continued to crank out albums and singles that showed up on the charts as late as the year 2002. Following in George Clinton’s boots, Bootsy took on many aliases such as “Casper the Funky Ghost” in the playful spirit of P-Funk Mythology. Yes, there’s a whole mythological base laid down by Clinton and Collins; it’s difficult to explain if you’re not in on it already.
