Three of the artists being honored this year died before reaching 30. Another made it to 100.

George Clinton has been encouraging music fans to free their minds for well over 50 years now. But even his mind is a bit blown by the prospect of this weekend’s “Symphonic PFunk: Celebrating the ...

No cause of death was revealed. Billy Bass Nelson, the bassist and guitarist for the groups Parliament and Funkadelic, died Jan. 31, three days after celebrating his 75th birthday. The Facebook ...

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 ...

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 ...

Parliament-Funkadelic's founding bassist Billy Bass Nelson has died. He was 75. News of Nelson's death was revealed in a statement on the official Facebook page for George Clinton and ...

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 ...

A founding member of groundbreaking New Jersey funk rock band Parliament-Funkadelic has died. William “Billy Bass” Nelson, the group’s original bassist, died Saturday at the age of 75. The band ...

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 ...

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 ...