Motown bass lines aren’t just rhythm—they’re the heartbeat of soul music. From James Jamerson’s melodic genius to Stevie Wonder’s funky synth runs, these grooves shaped generations. Learning their ...

Sheffield’s Cabaret Voltaire reigned as the UK’s most riveting electronic group from 1979 to 1984. Previously, Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder, and Chris Watson had experimented with tape loops and ...

With rain in the forecast, New Orleans Jazz Fest organizers shortened the day. Still, Lettuce, Fred Wesley and the Batiste ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – One doesn’t have to live in Dayton for long to learn that there’s funk within the city’s roots. Between the Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center (also known as the Funk ...

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, ...

Billy “Bass” Nelson of Plainfield, the founding bassist of Funkadelic who helped change the rhythm of music, passed away Jan. 26 at his residence in Plainfield. He was 75. “His raw and edgy playing ...

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 ...

“Rest in eternal peace and Funk,” read the post announcing the bassist’s death. Breaking News Intern William ‘Billy Bass’ Nelson, the original bassist for the funk rock band Funkadelic and a key ...

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 ...

Founding Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Billy Bass died of unspecified causes Saturday night, three days after his 75th birthday. P-Funk bandleader George Clinton's Facebook page had erroneously ...