For Bootsy Collins, a show in Detroit isn’t just another gig. Any time the groundbreaking bassist visits the Motor City — as he’ll do Friday, Aug. 8, for a Music Hall tribute concert — he is back in ...

The word "funk" is said or sung over 200 times on the new Bootsy Collins album. What were you expecting? Banjo duets, Viking metal or Gregorian chants? Didn't think so. "World Wide Funk" is a ...

As a member of the Parliament-Funkadelic family and a solo artist in his own right, William “Bootsy” Collins has spent some serious time in the Detroit area — especially at United Sound Studios, where ...

Funk jammers Lettuce just released their new album Unify last week via Round Hill Records (order yours), and one of the songs, “Keep That Funk Alive,” features a guest appearance by one of the genre’s ...

*The most highly anticipated show, The 2018 NAMM Show returned to the newly expanded Anaheim Convention Center from January 25-28, 2018. This incredible event featured a plethora of musical acts ...

Legendary musician Bootsy Collins is launching Funk University. He laments that kids today can't tell their James Brown from their George Clinton. The online school will offer classes in bass guitar.

I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. And we're about to get funky with a special rebroadcast. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "GIVE UP THE FUNK") BOOTSY COLLINS: (Singing) We're going to turn ...

With his signature top hat and star sunglasses, Bootsy Collins is considered by many to be amongst the godfathers of funk. In the '80s, Collins became a solo artist with his first record, Ultra Wave, ...