James Brown bought the bass sometime in 1970 for his young protégé, William Earl Collins, better known as Bootsy Collins, and it would go on to be played by another one of his bassists, Fred Thomas ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Wax Poetics An extensive collection of instruments and memorabilia belonging to bassist ...

Bootsy Collins is giving fans and collectors a rare opportunity to bid on and procure pieces of his collection, featuring a career-spanning assemblage of items, by launching A Life Spent Funkin’ ...

Minneapolis has Prince. New Orleans has Fats Domino. Liverpool has the Beatles. Cincinnati? William Earl Collins. Doesn’t ring a bell? Maybe the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bassist’s stage name–Bootsy ...

*Bootsy Collins is the coolest man on the planet! In what can only be described as the ultimate supergroup collaboration, Collins, the legendary funk icon, has teamed up with guitar virtuoso ...

Bootsy Collins' 1976 album Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band has long been considered a funk masterpiece. But what becomes clear all these years later is the way in which the album transcends the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images On December 5, one particular Fender Jazz Bass – ...