26 October 2026
Funk master BOOTSY COLLINS was born
William Earl Collins in Cincinnati, Ohio, on
26 October 1951.
Happy 75!
He rose to fame along with James Brown in the early 1970s
before joining the fabulous Parliament-Funkadelic collective.
Collins established himself as one of the leading names and innovators in funk
music with his driving basslines and humorous vocals. He later formed his own
P-Funk side project known as Bootsy Rubber Band.
He has released, so far, 25 albums, with Album Of The Year #1 Funkateer
as his most recent one, released last year.
Watch this utterly cool video – Bootsy and a kids choir – below.