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Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 “Rest in eternal peace and Funk,” read the post announcing the bassist’s death. Michael Ochs Archives/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images William ‘Billy Bass’ ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billy Bass, the founding Parliament-Funkadelic bassist, died Saturday night at the age of 75. P-Funk bandleader George Clinton’s ...

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Legendary bassist George Porter Jr., has kept grooving into his 70s and shows few signs of letting up. His new album Porter’s Pocket represents something of a return to Porter’s roots, with eight ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Nick Daniels III, renowned bassist and vocalist of the New Orleans-based funk band Dumpstaphunk, has died. He was 68. Daniels was battling multiple myeloma. The band posted ...

How do you make a bass line funky? Bassist Nik West gives Arthur L.A. Buckner a lesson. What are the ingredients of a funky bass line? Arthur L.A. Buckner gets a lesson from bassist Nik West and talks ...

The death of Nelson, who coined the term “Funkadelic,” was announced on the Facebook page of George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic. “We have now received official confirmation,” the post stated.

Nelson co-founded the Parliaments with George Clinton and was responsible for the name "Funkadelic" George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic/Facebook Billy Bass Nelson, the founding bassist for ...