Billy Bass, the founding bassist for Parliament-Funkadelic whose real name was William Nelson, Jr., died on Saturday. The Facebook account for that group’s frontman, George Clinton, announced the news ...

George Clinton, while working as a barber, recruited him. Mr. Nelson went on to name the group and, with his bandmates, to be ...

Billy Bass, the founding Parliament- Funkadelic bassist, died Saturday night at the age of 75. P-Funk bandleader George ...

In the documentary One Nation Under a Groove, Bass recalls how the heavy psychedelic rock of Funkadelic crystalized at a show where they opened for Vanilla Fudge. When Funkadelic's gear was lost on ...

Clothes may make the man, but when it comes to rock music, it’s all about the guitar. Many famous guitarists—including Eddie Van Halen, Brian May of Queen, Trey Anastasio of Phish, and Annie Clark ...

To commemorate its 20th anniversary, the anime series "ARIA," based on Kozue Amano's manga (Mag Garden) and directed by Junichi Sato, held a special concert. "ARIA The CONCERT 2025 ~A Miracle Once in ...

U2 musician Adam Clayton has been photographed with 18 of his iconic bass guitars (Image: Brian McEvoy) Almost 20 bass guitars belonging to legendary U2 member Adam Clayton will be auctioned off next ...

The epic story behind Paul McCartney‘s stolen bass guitar, which was returned to him in 2024 after 51 years, will be told in a new feature-length documentary directed by Arthur Cary (“Surviving 9/11,” ...

Last year, Paul McCartney was reunited with his long-lost bass guitar 51 years after it disappeared. The saga has been turned into a new documentary titled The Beatle and the Bass Guitar. The new film ...

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