Seventy-five years ago today, the bassist who helped shape funk music with a series of legendary bands was born in Ohio.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bootsy Collins defines funk as "making something out of nothing," a philosophy he's always lived. Growing up in Cincinnati in the ...

For nearly two decades, nonprofit Music Will has sought to connect teachers, students and musical opportunities. While the 501(c)(3) organization offers students musical instruments, their work goes ...

Funk legend Bootsy Collins shared two new tracks today. Presented by the Bootsy Collins Foundation and his Funk Not Fight initiative, “Cincinnati Black Music Walk Of Fame” is the theme song for the ...

AS THE EIGHTIES began winding down, Bootsy Collins was in his element during nights on the town in Washington, D.C. Flashing his signature star-shaped shades, according to one report, he was chilling ...

If you were to find some mysterious, enticing doorway—maybe it shows itself along a path somewhere you’ve taken a million times before—would you open it and walk through? And if you did, as you ...

Bootsy Collins presides over a kaleidoscopic funktopia in the video for his new song “Hip Hop Lollipop,” a remake of “Club Funkateers” from his recent album, The Power of the One. The clip features ...

If you've heard funk music in the last half century, there's a good chance you're familiar with the music of funk legend Bootsy Collins. Known for his trademark star-shaped space bass and star ...

*Bootsy Collins is the coolest man on the planet! In what can only be described as the ultimate supergroup collaboration, Collins, the legendary funk icon, has teamed up with guitar virtuoso ...

In the ninth episode of UCR's Bold as Love Recalled and Celebrated video series, Bootsy Collins explains how Jimi Hendrix ushered in a "whole new era" for music. Released barely six months after the ...

The P-Funk bassist was a street kid in the 60s, got his break with James Brown, then spent much of the 70s taking LSD. He talks about drugs, racism, police brutality – and the healing power of music ...