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

The musician born William Nelson, Jr. played on the George Clinton-led Funkadelic's first three studio albums.

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 ...

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

Funk music pioneer Sly Stone has died "after a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues," his family said Monday. (Martial Trezzini / Keystone / Associated Press) Sly Stone, a ...

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 ...

Sly Stone, the frontman of the revolutionary band Sly and the Family Stone, has died following several health issues. He was 82. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our ...

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 ...