Cincinnati United States

William _(artist-name)Bootsy Collins_ got his big break when _(artist-name)James Brown_ plucked him for the original line-up of his groundbreaking early 70s backing band, _(artist-name)The J.B.’s_, providing the trademark grooves for classics like _(song-title)Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine_, _(song-title)Soul Power_ and _(song-title)Super Bad_. But it wasn’t long before the charismatic _(artist-name)Bootzilla_ - armed with his ‘space bass’, elastic vocals, mischievous wordplay and outrageous sartorial splendour - would become a funk icon in his own right. Rising to the top with _(artist-name)George Clinton_’s _(artist-name)Parliament_ - _(artist-name)Funkadelic_ mothership, touching down to earth and flourishing as the leader of his own _(artist-name)Rubber Band_, this bass guitar hero’s star-shaded visage has all but defined an era of funk gamesmanship - one that continues to find fans via collabs with _(artist-name)Snoop Dogg_ and the songsmiths of _(artist-name)Yo Gabba Gabba_. _(song-title)Ahhh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby_!

• Bootsy Collins

What So Never The Dance The House Guests Warner

Give It Up Or Turn It A Loose James Brown Polydor

Since You’ve Been Gone James Brown Polydor

These Are The JB’s The J.B.'s People

Philmore Parliament Westbound

Up For The Down Stroke Parliament Casablanca

Mothership Connection (Star Child) Parliament Casablanca

I’d Rather Be With You Bootsy's Rubber Band Warner

Frantic Moment Eddie Hazel Warner

Trombipulation Parliament Casablanca

F Encounter Bootsy Warner

Hollywood Squares Remix Bootsy Collins Warner

Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine James Brown Polydor

Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! Bootsy's Rubber Band Warner