
Bootsy Collins
Department: Acting
Biography
William Earl "Bootsy" Collins 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.
Known For

Standing in the Shadows of Motown
2002

Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child
2010

Bootsy Collins & His New Rubber Band: Live at Jazz Baltica
1998

Bootsy's New Rubber Band - Live
2004

Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
2005

James Brown: Love Power Peace
1971

Jaco
2015

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014

Finding the Funk
2014

'Tallica Parking Lot
2014

Bill Laswell - World Beat Sound System: Live at Soundstage
2006

George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein
2006

VH1 Divas 2012
2012

Rising Low
2002

Freaknik: The Musical
2010

Bootsy Collins: Funk Capital of the World Tour - Jazz à Vienne 2011
2011

The Night Before
1988

Give the Drummer Some
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Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
2005

Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
2015

Saturday Night Live
1975

The Patrick Star Show
2021

Les Fous du Funk
2015

Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
2005

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Loonatics Unleashed
2005

James Brown: Say It Loud
2024

Yo Gabba Gabba!
2007

Unsung
2008