ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MAY 18: In this image released on June 1, Honoree/musician Bootsy Collins speaks onstage during the 9th Annual Black Music Honors red carpet at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on ...

A S THE EIGHTIES began winding down, Bootsy Collins was in his element during nights on the town in Washington, D.C. Flashing his signature star-shaped shades, according to one report, he was chilling ...

Bootsy Collins' 1976 album Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band has long been considered a funk masterpiece. But what becomes clear all these years later is the way in which the album transcends the ...