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Bootsy Collins
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Bootsy was generally clean cut when playing with The Pacesetters (
James Brown
's back-up band). Once he teamed up with
George Clinton
, he slowly started to dress in the wild, colorful outfits and star-shaped sunglasses that we know today.
Uncle of rapper
Snoop Dogg
.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 (as a member of Parliament-Funkadelic).
Legendary funk bass guitarist and composer.
Frequently works with
George Clinton
.
Lives in Cincinnati, Ohio (2004)
One of the personalities mentioned in the song Genius of Love by 'Tom Tom Club'. The others mentioned were
James Brown
,
Bob Marley
,
Smokey Robinson
, Hamilton Bohannon,
Kurtis Blow
and
Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar
(as Sly and Robbie) and
Robbie Shakespeare
(as Sly and Robbie).
Brother of
Phelps 'Catfish' Collins
.
In 2005, the Cincinnati native released a rap video called "Fear Da Tiger" with members of the Cincinnati Bengals, and their mascot "Who Dey."
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