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William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American musician and singer-songwriter.
Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.
With his elder brother Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Frankie "Kash" Waddy,and Philippé Wynne, Collins formed a funk band called The Pacemakers in 1968.
In March 1970, after most of the members of James Brown's band quit over a pay dispute, The Pacemakers were hired as Brown's backing band and they became known as The J.B.'s. (They are often referred to as the "original" J.B.'s to distinguish them from later line-ups that went by the same name.) Although they worked for Brown for only 11 months, the original J.B.'s played on some of Brown's most intense funk recordings, including "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine", "Bewildered (1970)", "Super Bad", "Soul Power", "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing", and two instrumental singles, the much-sampled "The Grunt" and "These Are the J.B.'s".
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Actors: Taylor James Johnson (actor), Michael Chambers (actor), Xavier Ramirez (director), Xavier Ramirez (writer), Christopher Sullivan (miscellaneous crew), Jerry Henderson (actor), Christopher Sullivan (actor), Travis McGehee (producer), Christopher Sullivan (producer), Travis McGehee (editor), Dena de Smith (actor), Trama 'Storm' Neal (actor), Jada Neal (actor), Andre-Julius 'Thundakat' Abrams (actor),
Plot: What happened at the historic recording session that produced the hits Sex Machine and Super Bad on one faithful night in Tennessee in 1970. Where a young, 18 year old, bass player named Collins records with superstar entertainer James Brown.
Genres: History, Music, Short,Actors: Justin Price (actor), Karen Waller-Martin (actress), Camille R. Quinones Miller (producer), Karen E. Quinones Miller (producer), Karen E. Quinones Miller (writer), Camille R. Quinones Miller (director), Tyrone Barge (actor), Ruth Oliver (actress), Crystal Taylor (actress), Jasmine LaMans (actress), Sty List (actor), Caylon Long (actor), Bruce Neal (actor), Carlos Sierra (actor), Temperance Jaxson (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Milo Ventimiglia (actor), John Charles (miscellaneous crew), George Lazenby (actor), Anna Faris (actress), Scott Peterson (miscellaneous crew), Eddie Kaye Thomas (actor), Rachel Wilson (actress), Kevin Thomas Roy (miscellaneous crew), Victor Alfieri (actor), Shannon Kenny (miscellaneous crew), Alton Walpole (producer), Leigh Rose (actress), Nathan Maruccio (miscellaneous crew), Anjul Nigam (actor), Michael Stearns (composer),
Plot: Viscerally experience a "year off" in Aspen, Colorado with a group of recent college grads who have elected to defer graduate school and career opportunities to ski, snow-board, climb, party, fall in love and basically live life to its absolute fullest out in this spectacular mountain town.
Keywords: black-bra, bra, coming-of-age, independent-film, red-bra, teen-movie, woman-in-towelActors: Bootsy Collins (actor), Lamorne Morris (actor), Sean Ross (costume designer), Adam Rehmeier (actor), Suzette Lippard (actress), Angela LaRocca (actress), Angela LaRocca (miscellaneous crew), Brian Kimmet (actor), Scott Hatcher (miscellaneous crew), Werner Krieglstein (producer), Margo Rowder (producer), C. Bryce Fuller (actor), Werner Krieglstein (actor), Werner Krieglstein (actor), Emily McGuire (actress),
Plot: Urban Ground Squirrels is the hilarious tale of love, friendship, and experiences set against the battlefield of a modern college campus. From classrooms to dorm rooms, it's hard to keep it together when you can't even find the door. This weekend-sized slice of college life follows the amusing escapades of Adam Parker and his three closest friends. They, like many college under-achievers, prefer to spend most of their time going to parties, playing video games, and attending the occasional class. This particular weekend strays from the usual when Adam meets a girl at a party (a simple incident which drives his best friend to the brink of a jealous rage). As this bizarro weekend unfolds, we see exactly what Adam has to do to preserve his sanity and his friendships. It never hurts to have the aid of a mind-reading squirrel - too bad Adam doesn't know any!
Genres: ,Actors: Emily Watson (actress), Jon Baker (miscellaneous crew), Ian McElhinney (actor), Gerard McSorley (actor), Gerry Hambling (editor), Jim Sheridan (writer), Kenneth Cranham (actor), Tom Bell (actor), Daniel Day-Lewis (actor), David Hayman (actor), Jim Sheridan (producer), Jim Sheridan (director), Brian Cox (actor), Brendan Gunn (miscellaneous crew), Randall Balsmeyer (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer, fighting and opening a boxing club training aspiring boxers. Maggie has since married Danny's best friend, who is also imprisoned for his I.R.A. activities. Although he has not denounced the I.R.A. or denigrated his I.R.A. colleagues, Danny has decided to live a life free of political violence. His boxing club is nonsectarian, open to both Catholics and Protestants. This move irks some of his old I.R.A. colleagues since they feel working with the Protestants will not resolve their David versus Goliath struggle. Danny's old I.R.A. colleagues, especially their unofficial leader Harry, resort to traditional tactics of violence to stop Danny. Maggie's father, Joe, also an I.R.A. activist, does not condone the violence against Danny as he is working through peaceful means to free I.R.A. prisoners (including Maggie's husband), but also does not want Maggie to resume her past relationship with Danny, a man who he sees as having no future. Amidst this turmoil, Danny and Maggie dream of a life together, also taking into account Maggie's wedded status and the feelings of her teen-aged son, Liam. [Originally by: Huggo]
Keywords: alcohol, arson, assassination, belfast, boxer, boxing, boxing-match, boxing-movie, boxing-ring, broken-glassBootsy Collins - I'd Rather Be With You
Bootsy Collins - Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby
Concert by Bootsy Collins and his Rubber Band, featuring Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley from the James Brown band. The concert was recorded live in Houston in 1976, the same night of the Mothership Connection concert film. Definetly the best concert by Bootsy Collins on youtube so far. Setlist: 00:34 Ahh, The Name It's Bootsy, Baby 03:37 Psychoticbumpschool 13:56 Another Point of View 18:15 Physical Love 22:36 I'd Rather Be With You 33:42 Medley: Ahh, The Name It's Bootsy, Baby/ Disco To Go 44:00 Vanish in Our Sleep 47:38 Stretchin' out (On a Rubber Band)
Bootsy attempts to guide you through levels 1-4 of Battletoads for the NES - one of the hardest video games ever made! This playthrough was done with NO WARPS or Continues! Performed on a real NES console. Part 2 coming soon, he will continue on with the game and guide you through several more levels. Note: If you'd like to play the game and don't have an NES, Battletoads is coming out soon for the Xbox One's Rare Replay series. Twitter ► https://twitter.com/ReallyBLBootsy Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/badluckbootsyofficial Cinemassacre ► http://cinemassacre.com/ Other Battletoads related videos to check out - Watch Mike show James how to beat level 3 The Turbo Tunnel ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=til1jvC-Pys Watch AVGN: Battletoads ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD7k4mTT...
Bootsy Collins - What's a Telephone Bill
Bootsy Collins and his band perform "I'd Rather Be with You" off of the 1976 album "Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band". Also included is a bass solo starting around 10:45. Recorded live @ Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark on July 8th, 2014,
Delirious music by Bootsy Collins, present...''Wind me up''...pure style psicodelic funk
Bootsy Collins - "Funk Capitol of the World Tower" Produced by Zycopolis Productions Directed by : Patrick Savey #jazzavienne : http://www.jazzavienne.com Artists : WILLIAM EARL COLLINS (bass - vocals) CANDICE AILEEN CHEATHAM (vocals) HAZEL DENISE WHITE (vocals) KYLE JASON SMITH (vocals) CHARLES BRIAN HARGROVE (bass - vocals) GARY GEORGE WINTERS (trumpet) JOHN RANDAL VILLARS (saxophone) SARAH AMIAL MARROW (trombone) DEWAYNE STEPHEN MCKNIGHT (guitar) JOEL NATHANIEL JOHNSON (keyboards) GEORGE BERNARD WORRELL (keyboards) THOMAS MICHAEL STEVENS (bass - vocals) KEITH ALAN CHEATHAM (guitar) FRANK CLIFFORD WADDY (drums) LIKE the video and subscribe to our channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/Zycopolis?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on : facebook.com/zycopolis twitter.com/zycopolis zycopolis.tu...
Bootsy's Rubber Band - I'd Rather Be With You (Live 1976) This funktastic video clip is from the live performance "Bootsy's Rubber Band - Stretchin' Out Live 1976" in Houston, TX at The Summit on October 31st, 1976 Funk on Funkateers!!
Bootsy Collins and his new Rubber Band Live in Salzau Germany 1998. I really like this line up, its got some original P Funkateers legends like Garry Shider (RIP), Fred Wesley, Rick Gardner, Gary Mudbone Cooper and Frankie Kash Waddy. Along with Flip Cornett on guitar and Henry Benefield on vocals, this is a cool show. I'd Rather Be With You is probably the highlight
This funktastic video clip of "Psychoticbumpschool" is from the live performance "Bootsy's Rubber Band - Stretchin' Out Live 1976" in Houston, TX at The Summit on October 31st, 1976 Funk on Funkateers!!
Bootsy Collins with James Brown Live (1971)
"YABA DABA DO BABY BABA" Sometimes we have a cartoon mind and this was one of those nights. The "WE WANT THE FUNK" movement was started by Brenda Robinson in 2011. Her aim is too have the Mothership land in D.C.at the Verizon Center for all the world to see. This grass root movement is taking on steam these days. We just did the U st Funk parade in D.C. and the people are on board. Check out this concert Bootsy did back in 2012 to kick off the Funk we all know and love. "WIND ME UP" 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted.
Bootsy Collins and The Funk Unity Band Funking up Beautiful Bearcreek at The Spirit of the Suwanee Music Park in Live Oak Florida,(Voted the top 10 Music Venues in the USA) Saturday Night November 16, 2013 at Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival. Featuring a face melting Bass solo and Bernie Worrell!! Sewell Film Productions Audio post mix - Brian Weyrich Edited by Jeremy Sewell www.bearcreekmusicfestival.com www.bootsycollins.com
"Ich bin der Student, Bootsy der Lehrer", sagt der englische Electrosoul-Sänger Jamie Lidell am Anfang ein wenig aufgeregt, denn vor Bootsy Collins kann man nur Respekt haben. Seine Karriere als Musiker sowie seine Zusammenarbeit mit James Brown, Funkadelic und Parliament, mit Snoop Dogg, Sly, LL Cool J, Bobby Womack und Keith Richards verunsichern die meisten Musiker. Doch die Unsicherheit hält bei Jamie Lidell nicht lange an, denn Bootsy hat sich mit Lidells Musik beschäftigt und zeigt sich beeindruckt von der souligen Stimme seines nächtlichen Begleiters. Auf seinem Anwesen außerhalb seiner Heimatstadt Cincinnati in Ohio hat Bootsy ein kleines Funk-Paradies geschaffen, und Lidell fühlt sich zwischen den zahlreichen Gitarren und glitzernden Anzügen wie ein Kind im Spielzeugladen. Im groß...
Bootsy baby! Recorded at Club Citta Kawasaki, Japan. August 7, 1993.
1. C.B.I. Files (Central Bug Intelligence)/Bugg Lite 00:00 2. Fuzz Face 06:19 3. Exterminate 14:18 4. Smell The Secrets 16:53 5. Count Zero 20:30 6. Bootsy And The Beast 25:53 7. No Fly Zone (The Devil's Playground) 31:06 8. The Passion Continues 38:02 Bootsy Collins funk metal under the moniker Zillatron. Very good stuff. Buckethead plays on some of the tracks. as well as Bill Laswell. Enjoy everyone. And if you do enjoy, buy it here. http://www.amazon.com/Lord-Harvest-Zillatron/dp/B00015HWQE
The Funkin' Funkography of bassist/singer Bootsy Collins! Yeah, baba!
Two legendary Bassists in one place at one time is a special thing in and of itself. But its made even more so when that one place happens to be the John Lennon Bus! We were so pleased to have these two on board to answer a few funky queries. If you've ever wanted an insight into the minds behind all that is funk... now is your chance!
"What's Bootsy Doin" promo interview from 1988. Donnie Simpson interviews Bootsy Collins on "Video Soul" www.bootsycollins.com
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Local 12's Angenette Levy talks with local legend, Bootsy Collins, after the passing of Prince.
It wasn't all plain-sailing for Parliament Funkadelic. Bootsy tells how how listeners were shocked by the group's lifestyle at first, before eventually coming round to the funk. Watch the complete Bootsy Collins interview here: http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/bootsy-collins Find out more about the Red Bull Music Academy: http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com ----- Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/10OyDHc ------ Visit our official website: http://win.gs/avjLrK ------ Our latest videos on YouTube: http://bit.ly/12nkX7h ------ Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/Lx4wQy ------ Like us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/12N5Ch0
In this exclusive Scion Artist Interview, legendary funk musician Bootsy Collins recounts learning 'The One' bass riff from The Godfather of Soul, James Brown...and passing it onto Parliament/Funkadelic leader, George Clinton. For more exclusive content, subscribe to www.youtube.com/ScionAV subscribe to www.youtube.com/bootzillaproduction www.bootsycollins.com See more of Bootsy Collins for Scion AV below: http://www.scionav.com/blog/2013/03/28/an-interview-with-the-one-and-only-bootsy-collins/
George Clinton, Bernie Worrell and Bootsy Collins talk about the funk in 1991.
Yo Gabba Gabba's DJ Lance Rock takes his TV dad, Bootsy Collins shopping at Amoeba Hollywood. See the full list of picks: http://bit.ly/1Hd76KD Get Bootsy's music: http://bit.ly/1QTCIGY Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amoebamusic Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amoeba
Buy "Tha Funk Capital of the World" on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/tha-funk-capital-of-the-world/id426454847 Bootsy Collins talks about his most recent album, "Tha Funk Capital of the World". Released in 2011 by Mascot Records, the album features the likes of Buckethead, Chuck D, George Clinton, Ice Cube, Samuel L Jackon, Musiq Soulchild, Reverend Al Sharpton, Sheila E, Snoop Lion, & Dr. Cornel West, Bootsy discusses the meaning behind the title, and how the record is unique from his past albums. James Brown, Catfish Collins, and Sugarfoot Bonner are all discussed on how they impacted both his life and music. The messages behind the songs, "Freedumb" and "JB Still the Man" are broken down by Bootsy. Recorded at SXSW Music in Austin, Texas on March 16, 2013. Copyright Bo...
Parliament / Funkadelic Pioneer is interviewed on Fancy Ray McCloney's "Get Down With It!" Cable Access TV Show.