Bass Week: The word ‘funk’ or ‘funky’ can be applied to almost anything, from butt-shaking basslines to scatter cushions. We all instinctively know what’s implied, but in a bass playing sense, what ...

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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Nick Daniels III, renowned bassist and vocalist of the New Orleans-based funk band Dumpstaphunk, has died. He was 68. Daniels was battling multiple myeloma. The band posted ...

The death of Nelson, who coined the term “Funkadelic,” was announced on the Facebook page of George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic. “We have now received official confirmation,” the post stated.

Founding Parliament–Funkadelic bassist Billy Bass died of unspecified causes Saturday night, three days after his 75th birthday. P-Funk bandleader George Clinton’s Facebook page had erroneously ...

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