William “Bootsy” Collins, an influential bass guitarist who found fame backing funk legends James Brown and George Clinton, announced his retirement Wednesday from playing his instrument on stage.
The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade's end, ...
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