William “Billy Bass” Nelson Jr., whose bass playing helped define the revolutionary funk sound of Parliament-Funkadelic, died Saturday, Parade reports. He was 75, passing away days after his birthday ...

William ‘Billy Bass’ Nelson, the original bassist for the funk rock band Funkadelic and a key figure in 1970s funk, has died ...

William “Billy Bass” Nelson, the group’s original bassist, died Saturday at the age of 75. The band announced Nelson’s death ...

Billy Bass Nelson, Parliament–Funkadelic's legendary founding bassist, passed away at 75.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. For a quarter century, a band of 5,000-year-old, bandage-wrapped undead have prowled America, with their ...

Legendary American funk-rock band War will bring their live performance to the Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6. Tickets for the show are $50, $60, and $70, and ...

Detroit PBS’ “Best of Concert of Colors” features a performance by “WAR.” A performance by funk, soul and rock band “WAR” was featured in Detroit PBS’ “Best of Concert of Colors.” It is part of a ...

Jackyl is a rock band out of Georgia that recently released a video for its song ‘Just Like a Negro.’ The song is somewhat of a cover of ‘Like a Negro’ by Mother’s Finest, a multiracial funk-rock band ...