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

Bass Week: The word ‘funk’ or ‘funky’ can be applied to almost anything, from butt-shaking basslines to scatter cushions. We all instinctively know what’s implied, but in a bass playing sense, what ...

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 ...

They’re bringing the funk to Brooklyn during your lunch hour. Legendary Sly and the Family Stone musician Larry Graham — the grand-daddy of the slap-bass technique who gave rise to a whole genre of ...

For the past few years, 10-year-old Ellen Alaverdyan has charmed millions of viewers with her phenomenal, funky bass playing and her infectious smile. Fostered by her father Hovak, also a musician, ...

How do you make a bass line funky? Bassist Nik West gives Arthur L.A. Buckner a lesson. What are the ingredients of a funky bass line? Arthur L.A. Buckner gets a lesson from bassist Nik West and talks ...

It’s not often you have the opportunity to see a virtuoso in the flesh. I still kick myself for not taking the opportunity to see Luciano Pavarotti when he was still alive. Now, I’m not saying ...

Students from nine states concentrate as they rehearse during a class at the seventh annual Kansas City Bass Workshop. Kansas City audiences might know Johnny Hamil from his funky bass lines in the ...

Patrick Rummerfield stood in David King's basement guitar shop with one of King's minimalist bass guitars slung over his shoulder, brow furrowed with the effort of making his fingers move over the ...

Figure is a music-making app that lets you lay down beats with funky bass lines and synth leads, and you don't need any musical training whatsoever. Jason Parker has been at CNET for nearly 15 years.

DETROIT (AP) - Prominent Motown studio musician and Funk Brothers member Bob Babbitt has died. He was 74. Motown Museum chief curator Lina Stephens says the bassist died Monday in Nashville, Tenn.