William Earl "Bootsy" Collins was born on October 26,1951 and is an American bass guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer.
44 Facts About Bootsy Collins
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Bootsy Collins later formed his own P-Funk side project known as Bootsy's Rubber Band.
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Bootsy Collins was a frequent collaborator with other musicians from a variety of genres, including dance music, electronic big beat, and alternative metal, among others.
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Bootsy Collins is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.
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Bootsy Collins was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 26,1951.
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Bootsy Collins's brother Phelps "Catfish" Collins was a musician.
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However, following the advice of singer and future Parliament member Mallia Franklin, Bootsy Collins made another choice.
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Bootsy Collins played bass on most of Funkadelic and Parliament albums through the early 1980s, garnering several songwriting credits as well.
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Bootsy Collins adopted his trademark "space bass" around this time.
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Bootsy Collins was credited for co-producing the debut of P-Funk spinoff Zapp.
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In 1988, Bootsy Collins appeared as a guest artist to play bass on Keith Richards and The X-Pensive Winos album Talk is Cheap.
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In 1989, Bootsy Collins played bass on and produced several tracks of Malcolm McLaren's album Waltz Darling, credited to Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra.
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In 1995, Bootsy Collins played in the remake of Jimi Hendrix's "If 6 Was 9," for Axiom Funk, a Funkadelic-like one-off supergroup produced by Bill Laswell and featuring George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, Eddie Hazel, Gary Shider and Laswell.
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Bootsy Collins collaborated with Del McCoury, Doc Watson and Mac Wiseman to form the GrooveGrass Boyz.
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Bootsy Collins provided lead vocals for the Fatboy Slim song "Weapon of Choice" from his 2000 album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars.
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In October 2005, Bootsy Collins co-wrote a song celebrating the resurgence of his hometown team, the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League called "Fear Da Tiger" which features "raps" written and performed by several Bengals players, including defensive end Duane Clemons, offensive tackle Stacy Andrews, and center Ben Wilkerson.
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Bootsy Collins appeared with Little Richard, Bernie Worrell, and other notable musicians as the band playing with Hank Williams, Jr.
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Bootsy Collins was the only all star to return with Williams for the 2007 season.
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Later that same year, Bootsy Collins released the holiday album Christmas Is 4 Ever.
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In July 2007, Bootsy Collins told Billboard magazine that he was working on a project named Science Faxtion and an album called Living on Another Frequency in which he serves as bassist and co-producer along with his lead vocalist Greg Hampton.
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Bootsy Collins promoted Rock the Vote for its 2008 campaign together with Buckethead.
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Bootsy Collins portrayed a radio DJ in the 2013 video game, Grand Theft Auto V, in which several of his own songs were featured.
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Bootsy Collins has collaborated extensively with Bill Laswell, Buckethead, and frequently collaborated with fellow bassist Victor Wooten.
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On December 14,2018, Bootsy Collins played a show with Detroit-based funk artist GRiZ, and collaborated on a new song with GRiZ.
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In January 2019, Bootsy Collins announced on Facebook that he would be retiring from live performances for health reasons:.
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Bootsy Collins wrote that he would be releasing a new album this year, and that he would continue to work in the studio and mentor young musicians.
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On February 25,2021, it was announced that Bootsy Collins would be making an appearance as the "special guest host" of An Evening With Silk Sonic, the first studio album from Silk Sonic, a collaboration between Bruno Mars and Anderson.
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Bootsy Collins was the one who came up with the band's name, and acts as the album's narrator, "threading" the songs together.
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On July 7,2022, Bootsy Collins served as emcee for the opening ceremony for the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Bootsy Collins has owned many basses, several of which are custom made.
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In 2006 Bootsy Collins made an agreement with Traben to make a signature Bootsy Collins model bass, the Bootzilla.
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In 2004 Bootsy Collins was featured on the cover of "The Joker" on the Fatboy Slim album Palookaville.
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Bootsy Collins served as Heineken's Amsterjam 2005 curator and master of ceremonies on Randall's Island, New York.
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On January 26,2007, Bootsy Collins gave the commencement address at the graduation ceremony at The Art Institute of Ohio - Cincinnati.
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Bootsy Collins is an honorary board member of the organization.
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Bootsy Collins is an honorary member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
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In 2005, Bootsy Collins appeared with Madonna, Iggy Pop, Little Richard, and The Roots' Questlove, in an American TV commercial for the Motorola ROKR phone.
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Bootsy Collins was featured in the 2002 film Standing in the Shadows of Motown.
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Bootsy Collins voiced the character Bootes Belinda in the Loonatics Unleashed episode "The Music Villain".
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In 2009, Bootsy Collins appeared in the Everybody Hates Chris episode "Everybody Hates Tasha".
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Bootsy Collins played an alien version of himself in the R-rated Williams Street spring break special Freaknik: The Musical on Adult Swim in March 2010.
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Bootsy Collins guest starred as himself at the end of "Mid-Season Finale", an episode of The Patrick Star Show, a spin-off of Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, in 2022.
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Bootsy Collins is the voice of Jimi Hendrix in the 2010 documentary, Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child, which is based on Hendrix's own words from letters, interviews and other printed materials.
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In June 2011, Bootsy Collins played the 10th Annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee.