William "Billy Bass" Nelson (born January 28, 1951) is an American musician, who was the original bassist for Funkadelic. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in …

Aug 17, 2012 · Clinton put together a backing band as musical support for a tour and recruited Nelson, originally as guitarist. Nelson later switched to bass when his good friend Eddie Hazel …

Aug 6, 2020 · Nelson was the bridge between his virtuoso bandmates – most notably guitarist Eddie Hazel and keyboardist Bernie Worrell – often doubling their motifs and providing a firm …

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Born in Plainfield, New Jersey on January 28, 1951, Billy "Bass" Nelson was the original Funkadelic bass player from 1966 to 1971. He has recorded with the Temptations, the …

William "Billy Bass" Nelson (born January 28, 1951) is an American musician, who was the original bassist for Funkadelic. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in …

Billy Bass Nelson (William Nelson) was the original bassist for P Funk. He was born in Plainfield, New Jersey in 1951 and worked at George Clinton 's barbershop, sweeping the floor and …

Born in Plainfield, NJ in 1951, Nelson befriended future P-Funk leader George Clinton at an early age, as he worked at a barbershop that Clinton ran at the time -- sweeping the floor and …

William "Billy Bass" Nelson (born January 28, 1951) is an American musician, who was the original bassist for Funkadelic. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in …