b. William Collins, 26 October 1951, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. This exceptional showman was an integral part of the JBs, the backing group fashioned by James Brown to replace the Famous Flames. Between 1969 and 1971, the distinctive Collins basswork propelled some of the era's definitive funk anthems. Collins was later part of the large-scale defection in which several of Brown's most valued musicians switched to George Clinton 's Parliament / Funkadelic organization. The bassist's popularity inspired the formation of Bootsy's Rubber Band, a spin-off group featuring such Brown/Clinton associates as Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker and Bernie Worrell. Collins's outrageous image - part space cadet, part psychedelic warlord - emphasized a mix of funk and fun exemplified by 'Psychoticbumpschool' (1976), 'The Pinocchio Theory' (1977) and 'Bootzilla' (1978), a US R&B chart-topper. The internal problems plaguing the Clinton camp during the early 80s temporarily hampered Collins's career, although the subsequent comeback album, What's Bootsy Doin'?, revealed some of his erstwhile charm. Collins and the Bootzilla Orchestra were employed for the production of Malcolm McLaren 's 1989 album Waltz Darling and by the early 90s the Rubber Band had started touring again. Although he has found plenty of work on various hip-hop/rap projects during the 90s, Collins' own releases have tended to be competent rather than inspired. However a return to a major label for 1997's Fresh Outta "P" University produced his best work since his 70s' peak.

Encyclopedia of Popular Music Copyright Muze UK Ltd. 1989 - 1998

Official Bootsy Collins Site

New Funk Times Interview

LOOK	ALBUM	YEAR
	Fresh Outta "P" University	1998
	Keepin' Dah Funk Alive 4-1995	1995
	Blasters of the Universe	1994
	Back in The Day: Best Of Bootsy Collins	1994
	Save What's Mine for Me	1991
	Jungle Bass	1990
	What's Bootsy Doin'?	1988
	The One Giveth, the Court Taketh Away	1982
	Ultra Wave	1980
	This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N	1979
	Bootsy? Player Of The Year	1978
	Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy Baby	1977
	Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band	1976

Fresh Outta "P" University 1998

01. Off Da Hook 02. I'm Leaving U (Gotta Go, Gotta Go) 03. Funk Ain't Broke 04. Party Lick-A-Ble's 05. Ever Lost Your Lover 06. Pearl Drops 07. Do The Freak

08. Fragile (So Sensitive) 09. Holly-Wood-If-She-Could 10. Wind Me Up 11. Good-N-Nasty (Personal Stash) 12. Penetration (In Funk We Trust) 13. Home-Of-Da-Freaks 14. Fresh Outta "P" (University)

Keepin' Dah Funk Alive 4-1995 1995

Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby 03. Bootsy? 04. Pschoticbumpschool 05. The Pinocchio Theory 06. Hollywood Squares	07. Bernie Solo 08. One Nation Under A Groove 09. P-Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) 10. Cosmic Slop 11. Flash Light 12. Bootzilla 13. Roto-Rooter
Disc 2 01. I'd Rather Be With You 02. A Sacred Place (RIP)	03. Medley: Stretchin' Out/ Touch Somebody 04. Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples 05. Keepin' Dah Funk Alive 4-1995

Blasters of the Universe 1994

01. Funk Express Card 02. J.R. (Just Right) 03. Blasters of the Universe 04. Bad Girls 05. Back N the Day 06. Where R the Children 07. Female Trouble's 08. Wide Track 09. Funk Me Dirty 10. Blasters 11. Good Nite Eddie 12. Sacred Place

13. Half Past Midnight 14. It's a Silly Serious World 15. J.R. 16. Funk Express 17. Back N the Day 18. Bad Girls 19. Good Nite Eddie 20. Where R the Children 21. Funk Me Dirty 22. It's a Silly Serious World 23. Sacred Place

Back in The Day: Best Of Bootsy Collins 1994

01. Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby 02. Strechin' Out (In A Rubber Band) 03. The Pinocchio Theory 04. Hollywood Squares 05. I'd Rather Be With You 06. Bootzilla 07. What So Never The Dance

08. Can't Stay Away 09. Jam Fan 10. Mug Push 11. Body Slam 12. Scenery 13. Vanish In Our Sleep 14. Psychoticbumpschool (Live)

Save What's Mine for Me 1991

Jungle Bass 1990

What's Bootsy Doin'? 1988

01. Party On Plastic (What's Bootsy Doin'?) 02. Subliminal Seduction (Funk Me Dirty) 03. Leakin' 04. Shock-It-To-Me 05. First One 2 The Egg Wins (The Human Race)

06. Love Song 07. Kissin' U (I Wannabee) 08. Yo-Moma-Loves-Ya 09. Save What's Mine For Me

The One Giveth, the Court Taketh Away 1982

01. Shine-O-Myte (Rag Popping) 02. Landshark (Just When You Thought It...) 03. Countracula (This One's for You) 04. #1 Funkateer 05. Excon (Of Love) 06. So Nice You Name Him Twice

07. What's W-R-O-N-G Radio 08. Music to Smile By 09. Play on Playboy 10. Take a Lickin' and Keep on Tickin' 11. Funky Funktioneer

Ultra Wave 1980

01. Mug Push 02. F-Encounter 03. Is That My Song? 04. It's A Musical

05. Fat Cat 06. Sacred Flower 07. Sound Crack

This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N 1979

01. Under the Influence of a Groove 02. Bootsy Get Live 03. Oh Boy 04. Jam Fan (Hot)

05. Chug-A-Lug (The Bun Patrol) 06. Shejam (Almost Bootsy Show) 07. Reprise (Get Live)

Bootsy? Player Of The Year 1978

01. Bootsy What's The Name Of This Town 02. May The Force Be With You 03. Very Yes 04. Bootzilla

05. Hollywood Squares 06. Roto-Rooter 07. As In 'I Love You'

Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy Baby 1977

01. Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby 02. The Pinocchio Theory 03. Rubber Duckie 04. Preview Side Two

05. What's A Telephone Bill? 06. Munchies For Your Love 07. Can't Stay Away 08. Reprise: We Want Bootsy

Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band 1976

1. Stretchin' out (In a Rubber Band) 02. Psychoticbumpschool 03. Another Point of View 04. I'd Rather Be with You

05. Love Vibes 06. Physical Love 07. Vanish in Our Sleep