Bootsy's Rubber Band - Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band

William "bootsy" Collins' (bass/vocals/guitar/percussion) short but highly influential tenure with James Brown in the '70s proved to have a lasting impact -- not only on the artist, but anyone who heard the audacious funk that Bootsy, his brother Phelps "catfish" Collins (guitar), and Frankie "kash" Waddy (drums) brought to Brown's self-proclaimed "New Breed Band" -- who were soon rechristened The J.b.'s. After growing weary of the unstable monetary circumstances that seemed to surround the Godfather of Soul, the primary constituents of The J.b.'s quit. Read More