CHOCOLATE CITY—After months of ceaseless debate, including last week's record 76-hour filibuster slap-bass solo from Senate Rubber Band Minority Leader Bootsy Collins (D-OH), the National Funk Congress is no closer to resolving its deadlock over the controversial "Get Up/Get Down" issue, insiders reported Monday. Full story and more here.
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Uncle Bootsy with a budget, with Nephew Snoop Dog - a must check for the non un-funked amongst us...
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Ya can't have a Funky Friday Without some Bootsy! This debut from Bootsy was released in 1976 and was produced by main P-Funkster George Clinton. You can definitely hear echoes of the P-Funk sound on many of the tracks. One of the songs 'I'd Rather Be With You" was later sampled by NWA for their song "Id Rather Fuck You" off the 1991 album efiL4zaggiN. It was a more subtle, heartfelt take on th...
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William "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.With his brother, Catfish Collins, and Kash Waddy and Philippe Wynne, Collins formed a group called The Pacesetters in 1968. Until 1971, the Pacesetters were the backing band for James Brown, and were known in that context as The JB's.Brown fired Collins after he experienced LSD halluc...
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*From the "Things You Do When Schloopy's on the Loose" Dept...*The Black History Month posts continue today and picks up with William “Bootsy” Collins who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and began performing with his guitar-playing brother Phelps “Catfish” Collins. The two eventually formed the Pacemakers, and the outfit got gigs playing in local bars (though Bootsy was underage) as early as
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Bootsy Collins. To many Bootsy Will always be the comic foil & cosmic clown In Parliament/Funkedelic's most glorious heyday. "America Eats Its Young", arguably one of the very highest peaks in all of funk, was driven by Bootsy's incredible pulsing slippery wet bass. But enough about that....some observations, if I may.......WTF! I can't post from my Mogpage? Is that right? or am I missing ...
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...On a Fine Funky Friday...Bootsy baby! Now...this is a man who pledged his grooveallegiance to the Funk a long time ago.
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I meant to do this yesterday for funky Friday, but yesterday was a different Friday for me, so today I bring you the funky Christmas you all deserve. First, we have the incomparable Bootsy Collins, who wants to Be With You:I must say, no one dresses for a video shoot quite like Bootsy's crew. The album is called Christmas is 4-Ever. Oh yeah. On the soul tip, a little Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis joint...
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Oh what a world we live in when a master of the funky TB-303 can exist in the same world as the world's greatest funk bassist. No matter how hard you try you gotta keep that funk alive!
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*From the "Things You Do When Schloopy's on the Loose" Dept...*The Black History Month posts continue today and picks up with William “Bootsy” Collins who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and began performing with his guitar-playing brother Phelps “Catfish” Collins. The two eventually formed the Pacemakers, and the outfit got gigs playing in local bars (though Bootsy was underage) as early as
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| 1 I'd Rather Be With You |
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| 2 Merry Christmas Baby |
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| 3 What So Never the Dance |
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| 4 Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band) |
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| 5 The Pinocchio Theory |
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