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, ...

As bassist and vocalist for New Orleans legends The Meters in the ‘60s and ‘70s, George Porter Jr.’s fat grooves not only helped shape the sound of New Orleans but pioneered the genre that would ...

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.

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 ...