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Bootsy Collins
Sign in to saveAlso known as William "Bootsy" Collins, William Earl "Bootsy" Collins
American bassist
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Guitarfish Adventures : Volume 1. 0
- World wide funk
- World wide funk
- Glory B, da funk's on me (2) (8122742762)
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1951-10-26
christmas musiccontemporary r&belektrobassfunkgitarregitarrist
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 373,947
- Total plays
- 2,982,992
Tags
funkp-funksoulbassfunky
William "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a pioneering funk bassist, singer, and songwriter. Bootsy was instrumental in Parliament and Funkadelic together with George Clinton and Bernie Worrell. He is well known as one of the founding members of the 'P-Funk' sound. He also played a major part in resurrecting James Brown's career in the late 60s and early 70s, co-writing some of Brown's greatest hits along with his brother, Phelps "Catfish" Collins. <a href="https://
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Collins
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.bootsycollins.com
- Image
- William "Bootsy" Collins (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Bootsy Collins
- date of birth
- 1951-10-26
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- pseudonym
- Bootsy Collins
- birth name
- William Earl Collins
- social media followers
- 111000
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