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Bootsy's Rubber Band is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The J.B.'s, Parliament-Funkadelic, P-Funk All Stars, James Brown and Bernie Worrell. Those roots explain a lot about how Bootsy's Rubber Band arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Graham Central Station, The Bar-Kays, Con Funk Shun, Ohio Players and Eddie Hazel, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Deee-Lite, Fatboy Slim, Sammy Hagar, Zapp and Herbie Hancock, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Bootsy's Rubber Band, reaching back through The J.B.'s and forward to Deee-Lite. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American bass guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s before joining the Parliament-Funkadelic collective, Collins established himself as one of the leading names and innovators in funk music with his driving basslines and humorous vocals. He later formed his own P-Funk side project known as 'Bootsy's Rubber Band'. He has been a frequent collaborator with musicians from a variety of genres, including dance music, electronic big beat, and alternative metal (Praxis), among others. In 1997 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked Collins number four in its list of the 50 greatest bassists of all time.
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Bootsy's Rubber Band connections
Bootsy's Rubber Band grew out of The J.B.'s, Parliament-Funkadelic, P-Funk All Stars and James Brown, shares an orbit with Graham Central Station, The Bar-Kays, Con Funk Shun and Ohio Players, went on to shape Deee-Lite, Fatboy Slim, Sammy Hagar and Zapp. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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