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, ...

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Billy Bass Nelson, the original bassist for what was once George Clinton's backing band Funkadelic, has died, the band confirmed on Facebook. He was 75. "We have now received official confirmation," a ...

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Nelson co-founded the Parliaments with George Clinton and was responsible for the name "Funkadelic" Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

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 ...

The musician born William Nelson, Jr. played on the George Clinton-led Funkadelic's first three studio albums. By Gil Kaufman William “Billy Bass” Nelson, the founding bassist for the George ...

William "Billy Bass" Nelson, the original bassist for George Clinton's pioneering psychedelic funk crew Funkadelic, has passed away. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, Clinton's Facebook page ...

Billy Bass, the founding Parliament-Funkadelic bassist, died Saturday night at the age of 75. P-Funk bandleader George Clinton’s Facebook page confirmed the news over the weekend. “We have now ...

Billy Bass, the founding bassist for Parliament–Funkadelic whose real name was William Nelson, Jr., died on Saturday. The Facebook account for that group’s frontman, George Clinton, announced the news ...

George Clinton, while working as a barber, recruited him. Mr. Nelson went on to name the group and, with his bandmates, to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. By Clay Risen Billy Bass ...