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Click to open image viewer. A limited edition, Bootsy Collins Space Bass from Washburn Guitars (2015.234.1.1) owned by Bootsy Collins. This is a four-stringed electric bass guitar with an asymmetrical ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bootsy Collins will no longer be playing bass onstage. In a new post on his Facebook page, the onetime Parliament-Funkadelic bassist writes that the "time has come for me to tell all our Funkateers ...

Bootsy Collins has released a new video for “Want Me 2 Stay” — his take on Sly and the Family Stone’s 1973 hit “If You Want Me to Stay” — featuring original Family Stone bassist, Larry Graham, as well ...

CINCINNATI — Renowned funk musician Bootsy Collins is giving up playing in concerts due to health issues, but he's not hanging up his bass for good. Collins, a Cincinnati native best known for his ...

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 ...

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.

Twelve-year-old bass virtuoso Ellen Alaverdyan (better known as @ellenplaysbass on Instagram and YouTube) looks nervous as she waits for one of her idols—acclaimed bassist, singer, and songwriter ...