Bootsy Collins
Birth name	William Earl Collins
Born	October 26, 1951 (1951-10-26) (age 56) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Genre(s)	Funk, Soul, Deep Funk, Funk Metal
Occupation(s)	Musician Songwriter
Instrument(s)	bass guitar vocals guitar drums and percussion keyboards
Years active	1968-present
Associated acts	The JB's Parliament Deee-Lite Funkadelic Bootsy's Rubber Band Bootsy's New Rubber Band
Notable instrument(s)
Space Bass

William "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a funk bassist, singer, and songwriter. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Deep Funk is a genre of Funk music which unlike traditional mainstream funk has a more soulful rawer grittier and "heavier" sound Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses Funk and rock elements A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The JBs were James Brown 's band during the first half of the 1970s Parliament was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s Deee-Lite was a House and Club/Dance group formed in New York City. Funkadelic was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s Bootsy's Rubber Band was a P-Funk band led by pioneering bassist Bootsy Collins. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both

Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins' driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk. James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The The bands Parliament and Funkadelic cannot be easily separated Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul ^[1]

Contents 1 Career 1.1 1960s 1.1.1 Early career and James Brown 1.1.2 House Guests, P-Funk, Rubber Band and Sweat Band 1.2 1980s and later 2 Bass technique 3 Discography 4 Trivia 5 References 6 External links

Career

1960s

Early career and James Brown

With his older brother Catfish Collins, and Kash Waddy and Philippé Wynne, Collins formed a group called The Pacemakers on bass in 1968. Phelps "Catfish" Collins (born in 1944 Cincinnati Ohio ? --> is a Rhythm guitarist known mostly for his work in the P-Funk collective Philippé Wynne ( April 3, 1941 – July 13, 1984) born Phillip Walker, was an American R&B Vocalist Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In March 1970, after most of the members of James Brown's band quit over a pay dispute, The Pacemakers were hired as Brown's backing band and they became known as The J.B.'s. James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The The JBs were James Brown 's band during the first half of the 1970s (They are often referred to as the "original" J. B. 's to distinguish them from later line-ups that went by the same name. ) Although they worked for Brown for only 11 months, the original J. B. 's played on some of Brown's most intense funk recordings, including "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine", "Super Bad", "Soul Power", and "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing". " Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine " (usually known as just " Sex Machine " is a song recorded by James Brown in 1970 and released as " Super Bad " is a 1970 James Brown Song. Originally released as a three-part single, it was a #1 R&B hit Soul Power is also the name of a fictional fighting style used by Street Fighter character Rose, and a super hero from the cartoon Static Shock (see Soul " Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing " is a Funk song by James Brown and Bobby Byrd.

It is known that the young Bootsy clashed several times with the rigid system Brown used to discipline the young band whenever he felt they stepped out of line. After leaving the band Collins then moved to Detroit, following the advice of singer and future Parliament member Mallia Franklin. Parliament was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s Mallia Franklin was a vocalist with P-Funk and was also known as the Queen of funk

House Guests, P-Funk, Rubber Band and Sweat Band

After parting ways with James Brown, Bootsy returned to Cincinnati and formed House Guests with his brother Phelps Collins, Clayton Grunnels, Frank Waddy, and Robert McCullough and released two singles on their own House Guests label. James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The House Guests was an early-1970s American Funk group that consisted of bassist William "Bootsy" Collins, his older brother Phelps Phelps "Catfish" Collins (born in 1944 Cincinnati Ohio ? --> is a Rhythm guitarist known mostly for his work in the P-Funk collective ^[2]

Franklin introduced both Collins brothers to George Clinton, and 1972 saw both of the Collins brothers, along with Waddy, join Funkadelic. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Funkadelic was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s Bootsy played bass on most of Funkadelic and Parliament's early albums, garnering several songwriting credits as well. Parliament was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s

In 1976 Bootsy, Catfish, Waddy, Joel Johnson, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Robert Johnson and The Horny Horns formed Bootsy's Rubber Band, a separate touring unit of Clinton's P-Funk collective. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Horny Horns were a Horn section associated with Parliament-Funkadelic and Bootsy's Rubber Band led by Trombonist Fred Wesley. Bootsy's Rubber Band was a P-Funk band led by pioneering bassist Bootsy Collins. The group recorded four albums together, the first three of which are often considered to be among the quintessential P-Funk recordings. The group's 1978 album Bootsy? Player of the Year reached the top of the R&B album chart and spawned the #1 R&B single "Bootzilla". Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) " Bootzilla " is a song recorded by Bootsy's Rubber Band.

Like Clinton, Bootsy took on several alter egos, from "Casper the Funky Ghost" to Bootzilla, "the world's only rhinestone rockstar monster of a doll", as part of an evolving character, an alien rock star who grew gradually more bizarre as time went on (see P-Funk mythology). An alter ego ( Latin, "the other I" is a second self, a second Personality or Persona within a Person The P-Funk mythology is a group of recurring Fictional characters themes and ideas related in a series of Concept albums and live shows primarily from George He also adopted his trademark space bass around this time.

Bootsy also released a 1980 album, Sweat Band, on George Clinton's Uncle Jam label with a group billed as Bootsy's Sweat Band. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Sweat Band is the title of the 1980 debut album by the P-Funk spin off act the Sweat Band

1980s and later

In 1984, Bootsy collaborated with Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads to produce "Five Minutes", a dance record sampled and edited from Ronald Reagan's infamous "Five Minutes" speech. Jerry Harrison (born Jeremiah Griffin Harrison, 21 February 1949, in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is an American songwriter musician and producer Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 On August 11, 1984, United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election was preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on The record was credited to "Bonzo goes to Washington" (a reference to the Ramones song "Bonzo goes to Bitburg. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group " Reagan had starred as Professor Peter Boyd in the 1951 comedy film Bedtime for Bonzo)

In 1990 Bootsy collaborated with Deee-Lite on their massive hit "Groove Is In The Heart" where he contributed bass and additional vocals. Bedtime for Bonzo is a 1951 comedy film directed by Fred de Cordova. Deee-Lite was a House and Club/Dance group formed in New York City. " Groove Is in the Heart " is the most successful song by the Dance music band Deee-Lite. He also appeared in the music video, while Bootsy's Rubber Band became the defacto backing musicians for Deee-Lite during a world tour.

Bootsy collaborated with bluegrass legends Del McCoury, Doc Watson and Mac Wiseman to form the GrooveGrass Boyz. Delano Floyd McCoury (born February 1, 1939 in Bakersville North Carolina) is an American Bluegrass musician As leader of the Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (born March 3, 1923) is an American Guitar player Songwriter and Singer of Malcolm B Wiseman (born May 23 1925 in Crimora Virginia) better known as Mac Wiseman is a bluegrass singer nicknamed "The Voice with They produced a fusion of bluegrass and funk that listeners either loved as a fresh take on tradition or hated as defiling that same tradition. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul

Bootsy has collaborated extensively with Bill Laswell and made appearances on two Fatboy Slim records. Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem Fatboy Slim, also known as Norman Cook, (born Quentin Leo Cook on 31 July 1963 is a British DJ and Big beat musician Bootsy provided "vocal spice" on the TobyMac album Welcome to Diverse City. Toby McKeehan (born October 22, 1964 in Fairfax Virginia) professionally known as TobyMac, is a professional musician producer and songwriter He also appears on Nicole C. Mullens' latest album, "Everyday People". He has also worked with the Lo-Fidelity Allstars on the album 'Don't be Afraid of Love', with Praxis, and with Buckethead on several occasions, for example on Buckethead's first album, "Bucketheadland". Praxis is the name of an ever-changing Bill Laswell musical project Brian Carroll, better known as Buckethead, is an American Guitarist and Songwriter. Bootsy was featured in the 2002 film Standing in the Shadows of Motown. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a 2002 Documentary film directed by Paul Justman In 2004 he appeared on Snoop Dogg's Rhythm & Gangsta album and on the cover of "The Joker" on the Fatboy Slim album Palookaville. R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta The Masterpiece is an Album by rapper Snoop Dogg. " The Joker " is a song by the Steve Miller Band from their 1973 album The Joker. Fatboy Slim, also known as Norman Cook, (born Quentin Leo Cook on 31 July 1963 is a British DJ and Big beat musician ^[3]

In 2005, Bootsy Collins added vocals to fellow bassist Victor Wooten's album Soul Circus. Victor Lemonte Wooten (born September 11, 1964) is an electric bass player He also served as "Heineken's Amsterjam 2005" curator and master of ceremonies on Randall's Island, New York and appeared with Madonna, Iggy Pop, Little Richard, and The Roots' ?uestlove, in an American TV commercial for the Motorola ROKR phone. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter Rev Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932 better known by the Stage name Little Richard, is an American Singer, Songwriter The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born on January 20, 1971) known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove (also known as BROther ?uestion or The Motorola ROKR E1 (ˈrɒkɚ " Rocker " is the first Mobile phone to be integrated with Apple Inc

Collins' signature instrument is a custom-built star-shaped bass guitar he calls the "Space Bass". A star is a massive luminous ball of plasma. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the Energy on Earth Currently built for him by Manny Salvador of GuitarCraft in 1998. More recently, Collins has made an agreement with Traben to make a signature Bootsy Collins model bass called the "Bootzilla".

In October, 2005, Collins co-wrote a song celebrating the resurgence of his hometown team, the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League called "Fear Da Tiger" which features "raps" written and performed by several Bengals players, including defensive end Duane Clemons, offensive tackle Stacy Andrews, and center Ben Wilkerson. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Defensive end ( DE) is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football. An edited version of the song was made into a music video which features cameos by many other Bengals players. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics It has garnered tremendous local airplay and is viewable on Bengals.com Additionally, Cincinnati Bell is offering "Fear Da Tiger" as a free ringtone for its wireless customers in both polyphonic and MP3 formats. Cincinnati Bell is the dominant Telephone company for Cincinnati Ohio and its nearby suburbs in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. A ringtone or ring tone is the sound made by a Mobile phone to indicate an incoming call or text message In Music, polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more independent Melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice ( Monophony MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a Digital audio encoding format using a form of Lossy data compression Collins appeared with Little Richard, Bernie Worrell, and other notable musicians as the band playing with Hank Williams, Jr. for the Monday Night Football opening during for the 2006 season. Rev Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932 better known by the Stage name Little Richard, is an American Singer, Songwriter George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell Jr (born April 19, 1944) is an American keyboardist and Composer best known for his work Hank Williams Jr, (born Randall Hank Williams, May 26, 1949) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Musician Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. Collins was the only all star to return with Williams for the 2007 season.

He also sings "Marshal Law", the theme song of the Cincinnati Marshals indoor football team. He debuted the song on April 29, at halftime of a Marshals home game against the West Palm Beach Phantoms.

In 2006, ABC Entertainment / A Charly Films Release released a DVD/CD from Bootsy Collins and the New Rubber Band's concert at the 1998 North Sea Jazz Festival. "ABC Productions" redirects here ABC Entertainment is a network production company owned by The Walt Disney Company and ABC The North Sea Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival held each second weekend of July in The Netherlands. In the same year, Collins split from long-time friend and guitarist Odhran "The Bodhran" Rameriz, citing creative differences as the reason.

Also in 2006, Collins recorded music for the animated television series Loonatics Unleashed. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Loonatics Unleashed is an American Animated television series produced by Warner Bros Collins also voiced the character Bootes Belinda in the episode The Music Villain. ^[4]

Currently, Bootsy is producing the funk band Freekbass from Ohio.

In April, 2007, Bootsy announced plans to begin a restaurant/club with Cincinnati area restaurateur Jeff Ruby. The restaurant is to be called "Bootsy's Ruby. "

As of July 2007, Bootsy is working on a project by the name of Science Faxtion, an album called Living On Another Frequency in which he serves as bassist and co-producer along with his lead vocalist Greg Hampton. Living On Another Frequency is the first album by the band Science Faxtion, which consist of Bootsy Collins on bass guitar Greg Hampton on vocals The band also features guitarist Buckethead and drummer Brain. Brian Carroll, better known as Buckethead, is an American Guitarist and Songwriter. Bryan "Brain" Mantia is a contemporary rock Drummer. He has played with bands like Primus, Guns N' Roses and Godflesh, and [1] The album is expected in August 2008. [2]

Bass technique

Collins' bass playing is hard, driving and rhythmic, and has been very influential in the development of funk. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul His characteristic juicy sound, produced by envelope filters, is one of his distinguishing traits as a bass player. Auto-wah (also known as an "envelope following filter" or just " envelope filter " is a type of Wah-wah Effects pedal typically used He also uses highly syncopated 16th note patterns combined with a very strong slap technique, highly influenced by Larry Graham. In Music, syncopation includes a variety of Rhythms which are in some way unexpected in that they deviate from the strict succession of regularly spaced In Music, the term slapping is often used to refer to two different playing techniques used on the Double bass and on the (electric Bass guitar. Larry Graham Jr (born August 14, 1946 in Beaumont Texas) is an American Baritone Singer, Musician, Songwriter

Bootsy's bass patterns are often up-front in the mix and more often than not, drive the song (rather than the guitars or horns) Bootsy is widely considered a pioneer in many aspects of not only funk, but the progression and evolution in which bass is played.

Discography

1976	Bootsy's Rubber Band	Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band	Warner Bros. Records
1977	Bootsy's Rubber Band	Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!	Warner Bros. Records
1978	Bootsy's Rubber Band	Bootsy? Player of the Year	Warner Bros. Records
1979	Bootsy's Rubber Band	This Boot is Made for Fonk-N	Warner Bros. Records
1980	Bootsy Collins	Ultra Wave	Warner Bros. Records
1980	Sweat Band	Sweat Band	Uncle Jam/Columbia Records
1982	Bootsy Collins	The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away	Warner Bros. Records
1988	Bootsy Collins	What's Bootsy Doin'?	Columbia
1990	Bootsy's Rubber Band	Jungle Bass	4th & Broadway
1991	Bootsy Collins	Save What's Mine for Me	CBS
1994	Bootsy's New Rubber Band	Blasters of the Universe	Rykodisc
1994	Zillatron	Lord of the Harvest	Rykodisc
1995	Bootsy's New Rubber Band	Keepin' Dah Funk Alive 4-1995	Rykodisc
1997	Bootsy Collins	Fresh Outta 'P' University	WEA
1998	Bootsy's Rubber Band	Live in Louisville 1978	Disky
2002	Bootsy Collins	Play With Bootsy	WEA International
2006	Bootsy Collins and the New Rubber Band	Live In Concert 1998	ABC Entertainment / A Charly Films Release
2006	Bootsy Collins	Christmas Is 4 ever	Shout Factory

Trivia

• Bootsy is mentioned in the song "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club in the line "Clinton's musicians such as Bootsy Collins raise expectation to a new intention. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band is the debut Funk album by Bootsy's Rubber Band, released in April 1976 (see 1976 in music) Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Ahh The Name Is Bootsy Baby! is a funk album by Bootsy Collins, released in 1977 Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Bootsy? Player of the Year is the third album by the American Funk band Bootsy's Rubber Band. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) This Boot is Made for Fonk-N is the fourth album by the American Funk band Bootsy's Rubber Band. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Ultra Wave is the fifth album released by Funk musician Bootsy Collins. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Sweat Band is the title of the 1980 debut album by the P-Funk spin off act the Sweat Band Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The One Giveth the Count Taketh Away is a 1982 album by William Bootsy Collins, released by Warner Bros Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) 4th & B’way Records (known as Fourth & Broadway Records in the UK was a US-based subsidiary of Island Records that specialized in street-oriented music such as Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "ABC Productions" redirects here ABC Entertainment is a network production company owned by The Walt Disney Company and ABC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Shout! Factory is an entertainment company founded in 2002 that was started by Richard Foos (co-founder of Rhino Records) Bob Emmer (former Warner Music Group " Genius of Love " is a 1981 (see 1981 in music) song by Tom Tom Club from their eponymous debut album Tom Tom Club. Tom Tom Club is an American new-wave band founded in 1980 by spouses and Talking Heads alumni Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz "
• In The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode "Sooooooooul Train", Geoffrey sneaks into the Soul Train tapings posing as Bootsy Collins. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an award winning American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10 1990 to May 20 1996 Soul Train is a music-related syndicated television program In its 35-year history the show has primarily featured performances by Rhythm and blues, soul
• His music has also been featured in the movie Baby Boy. Baby Boy is a 2001 Film written produced and directed by John Singleton.
• In the The Mighty Boosh episode "The Legend of Old Gregg" a creature named 'The Funk' lands on Bootsy's house, giving him his ability to play the bass guitar"like some kinda delirious funky priest", as well as the ability to see around corners. The Mighty Boosh, colloquially referred to as The Boosh, is the collective name for the creators of the British television situation comedy written by and starring The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the
• On January 26, 2007, Bootsy, a native of Cincinnati, gave the commencement address at the graduation ceremony at The Art Institute of Ohio - Cincinnati.
• Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, who has cited Collins as one of his primary influences, appeared in unmistakably Bootsy-esque clothing in the video for RHCP's 'Dani California'. Red Hot Chili Peppers are A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16 1962 more commonly known by the Stage name Flea, is an Australian-born American Bassist, Trumpet player " Dani California " is the first single from the American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers ' ninth studio album Stadium Arcadium
• "Got more bass than Bootsy Collins" is a line in the song "Rumble in the Jungle" by the Fugees. The Fugees were a critically-acclaimed New Jersey hip hop group that rose to fame in the mid-1990s whose repertoire included elements of soul and
• Bootsy has stated that Buckethead is his best friend in a review for Electric Tears, found on Guitar Nine. Brian Carroll, better known as Buckethead, is an American Guitarist and Songwriter. They often perform together, including recently at a James Brown tribute concert on 22 December 2007.
• Is the namesake of rapper Lil Boosie (his parents nicknamed him after Collins. Torrence Hatch (born November 14, 1983) known by his Stage name Lil Boosie, is an American rapper from Baton Rouge Louisiana Because of their southern drawl, its prounounced as Boosie)
• Bootsy features on Fatboy Slim's addition to the Late Night Tales series of mix albums includes a spoken-word track of Bootsy reading a poem by Paul Heaton. Southern American English is a group of Dialects of the English language spoken throughout the Southern region of the United States, from Southern Fatboy Slim, also known as Norman Cook, (born Quentin Leo Cook on 31 July 1963 is a British DJ and Big beat musician Late Night Tales and its predecessor Another Late Night are the names of two related series of DJ mix albums released on Azuli Records Independent Paul David Heaton (born 9 May 1962 is an English Singer-songwriter.
• Bootsy's video for "Party on Plastic" was filmed at a California Photon center in order to make use of the "futuristic" architecture. Photon was the name of the first commercial Lasertag arenas The company also came out with a home lasertag game and there were various media tie-ins a TV show also called
• Bootsy is the father of former Death Row Records rapper RBX. Death Row Records was a Record label that was founded in 1991 by Dr RBX ("Reality Born Unknown" born Eric Collins, is an American rapper from Long Beach California.

References

Romanski, Patricia and Holly George-Warren (Editors). The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. New York, NY: Fireside, 2005.

External links

• Official Homepage
• Bootsy bio on All Music Guide
• Family tree
• Bootsy Collins Radio Interview With Chris Comer & Rob Ervin January 15, 1999
• 2007 Billboard.com article about Science Faction, Bootsy's Bass Project, & Bootsy Ruby's

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