Bootsy’s Rubber Band were an American funk band from Detroit that released four albums on Warner Bros. between 1976 and 1979. The band was headed by namesake bassist Bootsy Collins, a Parliament mainstay who also played with James Brown, Funkadelic, and Parlet during the 1970s.
Members: Bootsy Collins (bass, vocals, guitar, percussion), Catfish Collins (guitar, vocals), Frank Waddy (drums, percussion, vocals), Joel Johnson (keyboards, vocals), Gary “Mudbone” Cooper, (vocals, percussion), Robert “P-Nut” Johnson (vocals), Bernie Worrell (keyboards), Garry Shider (guitar), Michael Hampton (guitar), Cordell Mosson (drums), Maceo Parker (saxophone), Fred Wesley (trombone), Richard Griffith [aka Kush] (trumpet), Michael Brecker (saxophone), Randy Brecker (trumpet), Rick Gardner
Discography:
- Stretchin’ Out in Bootsy’s Rubber Band (1976)
- Ahh…The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! (1977)
- Bootsy? Player of the Year (1978)
- This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N (1979)
- Live in Louisville 1978 (1999)
- Live in Oklahoma 1976 (2001)
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