Instead of emphasizing chord changes and melody, funk accentuated heavily syncopated beats and rhythmic and repetitive bass ...

William “Billy Bass” Nelson Jr., whose bass playing helped define the revolutionary funk sound of Parliament-Funkadelic, died ...

The musician born William Nelson, Jr. played on the George Clinton-led Funkadelic's first three studio albums.

If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ...

We are diving deep into the groove to celebrate 20 of the most legendary bass lines in music history.