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

Plainfield musician Billy 'Bass' Nelson helped change the rhythm of music as a member of P-Funk.

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

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer met future collaborator George Clinton as a teenager.

When Marcus Miller shared a photo of fellow bassist Pino Palladino at the 2026 Grammy Awards, it wasn’t just a backstage ...

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On the anniversary of his death, revisit Derrick McIntyre's legacy and Jamiroquai's influence on the world of funk below.

KALW Music's Lorisa Salvatin chats with Tower of Power's Emilio Castillo and Jordan John about their return to Yoshi's and ...

The Chicago-based band will play tracks from its 2024 album 'Conversance' for a first-ever appearance in Bloomington. But Greene has been here before.

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I PLAYED in a local dance band in my early teens, but got thrown out for trying to sound like John Coltrane. I played a solo and thought it sounded great, but the bandleader said: ‘Don’t you ever do ...