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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, ...

Bootsy Collins (due tonight at the Boulder Theater), a bass player with a larger-than-life persona, first came to prominence in the James Brown band. After leaving Brown’s outfit, Collins was ...

Billy "Bass" Nelson, the founding bassist of Funkadelic, passed away at the age of 75 in Plainfield. Nelson's distinctive bass playing was a cornerstone of Parliament-Funkadelic's early, ...

Cincinnati's own Ambassador of Funk, Bootsy Collins, announced he will no longer be playing live in a Facebook post Wednesday.The Hall of Fame musician sent shock waves throughout the music industry ...

*For more than 50 years, bass player Rustee Allen has been “all funked up,” playing and recording with some of the most legendary singers and bands in the world of rock, soul, R&B, fusion, and gospel ...