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BOOTSY TO HOST JAMES BROWN TRIBUTE TOUR: Bassist will travel with vets from Godfather's legendary JBs.
*Funkateer bassist Bootsy Collins, who began his career as part of James Brown's band the JBs in 1970 and 71, is honoring his old boss with a star-studded tour dubbed "A Tribute to James Brown."
The trek will include alumni from The JBs, including Phelps "Catfish" Collins (who is also Bootsy’s brother) on guitar and drummers John "Jabo" Starks and Clyde Stubblefield, aka the Funky Drummer, reports Billboard.com.
Bart Byrd, the son of late J.B.'s keyboardist Bobby Byrd, is also on board, with Tony Wilson and Brown's daughter Venisha -- who Collins says "not only looks exactly like him but dances the way he does" -- providing vocals.
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Bootsy Collins
"It's Bootsy Collins’ tribute to James Brown," Collins says. "It's about James Brown's music, his legacy, what his music meant to me -- not only me but a lot of people, a lot of musicians and fans. So it's pretty much me paying [my] respect."
After his year with the Godfather of Soul, Bootsy went on to play bass for the House Band, Parliament-Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubber Band and the Sweat Band.
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