The New James Brown Band and The Birth of Bootsy

How Bootsy Collins got his start in funk.

[@JGulliMusic]

Bootsy is the MAN who influenced me to become a bass player.

[@unconditionalluv]

Damn Bootsy look like he was ready to pass out.

[@kadesoutherland3648]

"He could pick up a stick and hit it on the ground, and it would be funky!" God I love that

[@wiisalute]

I just started playing bass recently but haven't practiced in a while and just watching these bassists ie Bootsy, Geddy Lee, Jaco, Clarke, and Claypool makes me want to practice again

[@A.ChristopherJohnson]

Bootsy, best funk bassist EVER, PERIOD !!!!

[@ErinDeNis]

I have to agree

[@craigdavis4265]

R.I.P. James Brown!!!🎵🎵🎵🎤🎤🎤🎧🎧🎧🙏🙏🙏💗💗💗

[@DennisCampbell777]

"He could pick up a stick and hit it on the ground and its gonna be funky, you know?"

[@countryboy6767]

New king in town!!!!!! "COUNTRYBOY"..... m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3856381577739343&id=100001026151518

[@dominiquejones3805]

Its crazy that its true, Boosty has style upon style

[@dominiquejones3805]

I got my Parliament albums and let me tell u the bands of Catfish, Bootsy, Fred Wesley smfh r ridiculous

[@Slizzer7]

bootsy collins is jimi hendrix on bass

[@chillbro2275]

that's a nice way to put it.

[@FatherSloshy]

Irakli vardoshvili jaco pastoris

[@chasemsed]

Interesting analogy

[@Simpson-tm8ez]

So true

[@jamiegrieve5875]

On acid

[@williamparker6941]

Every time I listen to Sex Machine that was recorded with Bootsy and his brother Catfish and Jabo, that has to be the funkiest funk cut I ever heard! If you don't believe me play it now!!!

[@Kassiusday]

William Parker You re probably but wondering who had found that bass gimmick in sex machine James Brown or Bootsy ?

[@dominiquejones3805]

Wish that band stayed 2gether longer

[@megatronn194]

Little Richard had that same upstage mentality when Jimi Hendrix was in his backing band.

[@chillbro2275]

Didn't know Jimi worked with Little Richard. Interesting!

[@defoperator7993]

Arthur lee said Jimi wasn’t really that extraordinary before “the experience” era though

[@chasemsed]

@@chillbro2275 me neither wow...

[@somenothing7914]

@@defoperator7993 what do u think man...

[@nyobunknown6983]

@@chillbro2275 Hendrix performed as a backing musician for various soul, R&B, and blues musicians, including Wilson Pickett, Slim Harpo, Sam Cooke, Ike & Tina Turner] and Jackie Wilson.

[@lw1391]

"even chic Parisians could get it on to his fundamentalist funk" - that might be the greatest narrated line I've ever heard.

[@craigdavis4265]

Young Bootsy Collins Before Parliament Funkadelic Man.

[@tacogillespie4561]

Bobby Byrd was the band leader when we played on the same show as James Brown.

[@frozinemccall4818]

How powerful was a young Bootsy Collins and James Brown...!!

[@montaellis2860]

damn, i want to hear the full thing now

[@craigdavis4265]

Mister Bootsy Collins is a true legend.

[@devilmate969]

notice how bootsy's bass strings are black (like the DR Black Beauties) in this vid. i didnt even know colored strings even existed back then. amazing

[@dreadtodred]

yeah man they probably were nylon I played with them back in 76

[@RastaSaiyaman]

They are nylon tape wound strings, they were so that the bass would have a short "Thud" sound, aping the sound of an upright bass. Many basses also came with a piece of foam under the bridge cover, killing sustain even more.

[@devilmate969]

do they still make tape wound strings? RastaSaiyaman

[@RastaSaiyaman]

***** Indeed they do. www.premierguitar.com/ext/resources/images/content/2014_02/LNU/Feb14_LNU_LaBella_750C_web.jpg

[@hubbsllc]

This is kind of like that time I heard a guy flipping out over these amazing new *all-white* drum heads.

[@UNbowed62]

Baby Bootsaay!

[@jackv2244]

Bootsy look better now than he did back then, he was too funky for The James

[@dominiquejones3805]

He is a star, u can't contain that

[@HaywardEntertainment]

James Brown said settle down-you know Bootsy be bringing the funk

[@johnanderson2320]

Where can I get the full documentary? Please and thanks!!!

[@MultiMiles21]

Did you ever find out? I would love to see this documentary

[@jessejames1956]

Bootsy didn't "leave" JB because of "money". From Bootsy's own mouth it was because of drugs. Specifically, Bootsy said that one night before a show he took acid (LSD) and was on stage tripping. He thought his bass had turned into a snake so he threw it down and ran off stage.

[@chillbro2275]

damn, I wish drugs weren't easier to get than jobs. fuckin hate drugs!

[@cnottagejr]

that shit was crazy I would have been laughing my ass off

[@hoagie7859]

yeah the acid back then was real strong too, the real thing, not the stuff you get now'days

[@guitarsANDcars39]

That was Bootsy's memory though. He said it himself on Mike Judge's show that it "might not be that accurate because he was very high." haha so who knows

[@kyriesampson7781]

@@guitarsANDcars39 yea Bootsy switched up his stories a lot. On the Mike Judge thing he said James fired all of the young guns (Catfish, Waddy, Bootsy) because he asked for a raise on their behalf. James sent them back to Ohio

[@tigerscott2966]

When people are gifted like Jimi Hendrix, Bootsy Collins and Jaco Pastorios, you either appreciate them or get out of their way.. You can't control those people and envy always backfires too..

[@jgrayersqueen]

Bootsy is a bad ass!!!

[@robertbright-jc3sd]

The band with Bootsy and his Brother Catfish was good but the band that had Jimmy Nolan was TIGHT TIGHT TIGHT and more disciplined musically.Just my opinion being a professional musician who had played in a band when I was a teenager with drummer Nat Kendricks and two of the earlier horn players from James Brown band that played on the song the Mashed Potatoes.

[@christinerivera82168]

Love you Bootsy! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Chris-is1rd]

love james brown, but there should have been subtitles for when he was interviewed. i did not understand one fucking thing he said

[@luisfigomilkyway]

You have to listen carefully ! :D

[@I_be_e]

Chris that's what made him The Godfather. LMAO

[@bouncingback3]

Chris HA!

[@v.c.webster9250]

The only inaudible part to me was his line "at that time Bootsy was ...playing bass faster than anyone else." -- I think -- and I'm a native speaker who had to replay it 3x. That lone sentence was completely unintelligible without re-listening.

[@alansmith7626]

you heard his music? is all there is....foreal

[@dexxtur]

You can hear Bootsy’s “Stretching Out” in this!

[@colonelstrickland5293]

You're right, a lil if you slow it down

[@harrywilliams7082]

Me and my two brothers was influenced to Funk playing in the early 70s by the Jbs and Boosty and came very good to where a producer came to visit us to our mother to give us an audition she said no

[@kevinballenger1211]

I Would Like To See The Entire Documentary!

[@THEJOKER-nz6sy]

They dont perform like this anymore now it's all Auto tune so sad

[@barneystolemycar1684]

I hope a talented artist comes in to the music industry soon

[@joshuamcdonnell122]

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[@joshuamcdonnell122]

@@barneystolemycar1684 Watch the link I posted. The funk lives on! Check out Knower.

[@slappy200]

BOOTSY!!!!

[@HaywardEntertainment]

Bootsy had that fro baby

[@SergioMerlin]

have u got all the live??

[@smsht]

This is great performance in Paris 1971

[@billytheweasel]

Fred saying that says a lot

[@helltopay1]

Anyone not aware This IS the paris 71 concert on Love Power and Peace Album released a few years ago and its definitve I reckon ,that and Revoloution of the mind.

[@peterpandemonium3032]

Amazing how much he looks like Jimi in this.

[@fromthesidelines23]

What's the full documentary called?

[@remarcablesd9758]

fromthesidelines23 dancing in the street make it funky BBC. the bible of funk documentaries if u like this and u haven't seen it u will love it. Afterwards u will probably go and spontaneously start a funk band and not know why u did it. the funk gets in your bones, your soul and makes u go ONE>>>>>>>One>>>>>>>>one.............

[@gilbertwashington8281]

mind power is the baddest jam on the planet

[@falanajerido875]

Boosey remind me of jim Hendricks

[@chino_jap0nes]

Yall say this is the concert from which Love Power Peace came but I don't remember Bootsy being given a solo or break like on this video, I have to check it out again. Then again I've heard that Love Power Peace doesn't include every performance from that concert so idk

[@StrangerInAustralia]

+rdv_27 The LPP album was recorded from another night. And while that night did include a solo from Bootsy, James still edited it out.

[@JustAThought155]

Gotta be honest, Bootsy’s looks improved with age! Goodness! His early days were a bit rough especially when playing on a song about a driving sex machine. But his playing overshadowed that feature. And with age, WOW!!! Most folks grow old, especially in their facial features. But Bootsy has done that Benjamin Button thing! This Bro got better with age! BAM!!!👊🏾

[@Anna-nc8de]

1966 ( went KRAZIE 4 James Brown had all HIS albums..CRAZY wild dancin fools we were..good 2..Now I exercise to JB

[@IlaE.Williams]

..."the raw power of funk music"...😊😊

[@debomb721]

Anyone know where I can find bootsy doin that solo?

[@HonestSonics]

What documentary is this?

[@gibsonROCKS1000]

I thought bootsy got fired because he got james brown high on acid orange sunshine

[@edwin1800]

I thought it was because he ran off stage during a performance because he was trippin balls

[@DaytimeNitemare]

😅😅🚪

[@lesterjeanpierre4343]

Bootsy got fired because he was tripping off acid on stage he thought his bass had turnt into a snake so he threw it down and ran off the stage the whole band got fired. Yes they got J.B. high but he didn't know he was high. It's a funny story as told by Bootsy. Just to hear that laugh tells me that ,that's one crazy cool dude

[@domanicledbettersr.7861]

It's a shame artist can't get along, but hey, everyone has to start somewhere.

[@sleepleZZZV3]

Amazing stories

[@Tangerine610]

BOOTSSSSSSSY X

[@neilstubbs8973]

2 chainz pops?

[@proffesordick4589]

If j.b. tell bootsy ta settle down son, you best believe bootsy bringin da FUNK!!!!

[@cedricyoung9883]

Bootsy upstage James Brown ??? Give me a f****** break !!! Chuck Berry , and Jackie Wilson couldn't upstage James Brown ! As a matter of fact , I'm pretty damn comfortable saying that in his prime , nobody could upstage him . If anybody begs to differ , by all means , state your case !!!

[@agonleed3841]

Cedric Young you took it the wrong way. He said it the wrong way. But you have to understand what he meant. He meant that James didnt want ANYONE who will even challenge his status. He wants to be the front, top, all around guy. Anyone else starting to grt more fame, in HIS band, was a threat. That probably lead to a lot of arguments etc. And remember these people lived a life AFTER concerts. If his band mates were sitting around talking about who got the "juice"...flare...talent...funk whatever. And they're talking a little bit too much about a person that's NOT james brown, then that probably had an influence as well. Complimenting Bootsy a bit too much, from James point of view at least. Basically, they saw his potential before we were able to experience it. And that normally happens with a group who's always around each other. So..YOU may not have seen anytning much. But YOU weren't with them on stage, behind scenes, traveling, in their personal lives, etc

[@minkmack81]

Cedric Young I Concur!👑

[@lesterjeanpierre4343]

The Wicked PICKET gave J.B a run for his money. Wilson Picket was a funky soul singer and a better singer. They both gave you your money worth. Paid to see both and dont regret it.

[@cynthiabaker-smith6814]

Blues, Soul, Black Rock ==> #Funk !!!!! " #bootsycollins lasted barely a year before leaving #jamesbrown ... "

[@Charles-tt3dr]

It's a shame, because this was James Brown's best band!!

[@transgenderbasketballplayer]

"He could pick up a stick, throw it on the ground and it'd be funky"

[@sever427]

James Brown Made Bootsy a Made Man. Then he turned into a Dragon

[@MiggyCabrera24]

It's not from the love,power,peace album

[@jazzynet1]

Jimi Hendrix had the same problem when he was playing for the Isley Brothers! Night Train Music Program 1965

[@emmanuelmoses7249]

Bootsy was just as dynamic as James Brown? 😂😂😂

[@JamesWrightjr]

What's funny about that?

[@thecounselorace621]

No way was he as dynamic as Brown, he was a dynamic music on bass that's it, James was the package, there will never be another James Brown, period.

[@earleze7182]

don't 2chainz look like bootsy

[@O.GHuztleMayne512ATX]

Funk Gods

[@pauldavanzo4366]

That is so ridiculous that Fred Wesley thought Bootsy was as funky and dynamic as James Brown. Not even close.

[@rashard4]

Fred would know better than your dumb ass.

[@PaulDA2000]

That's not true. Fred Wesley goes back and forth in complimenting and criticizing James Brown. There is no comparison with ANYONE to James Brown. James Brown CREATED funk. The others were just talentedmusicians who he used to get his ideas out.

[@warcraftiireplays7426]

having a musician's ear i must side with Fred

[@JerkVegas86]

PaulDA2000 Sounds About Right!

[@12lfme12]

Bootsy IS Funk

[@AllanGildea]

Love Bootsy.

[@pauldaniel5119]

WHAT DOCUMENTARY WAS TIS

[@TheNagualZone]

has James Brown ever talked in english?

[@TheRetltbcpd124]

Cool story

[@StrangerInAustralia]

The album is a different night to the video.

[@gregoryvaughan2640]

I'm only gonn say this one time. Don't fu quit Bootsy's 💰 !!

[@Auldreekie967]

Gimme the one

[@vanfeitosa]

wich concert it's ?

[@Frisbieinstein]

I didn't know Bootsie was tall.

[@vanfeitosa]

Thanks

[@cruxivar6026]

When the word 'sex' could ban what you have. But James Brown?? And everybody's all dressed up just swingin' it!

[@jamesjones4397]

iloveit

[@piterpaul7193]

James Jones said he had to do it again...

[@donatellapitton7377]

Io ho due suoi papillon 2005/2006

[@stormhawk3319]

The Godfather got slightly miffed with Bootsy as he was gaining far too much attention from the crowd at his shows.

[@krisarthurpiano]

Fred Wesley always had a complex about James Brown and always belittled him and said things that were demeaning to James in interviews. Good musician, mean personality.

[@StrangerInAustralia]

Paris 1971.

[@EarthWindandFirepower0990]

SO WAS JAMES JEALOUS

[@Charles-tt3dr]

Yeah pretty much! Bootsy said during a particular show he had gotten more applause from the crowd than James. James noticed it & after the show was over he tried to put Bootsy down.....

[@EarthWindandFirepower0990]

YEAH I READ ABOUT DAT.TOO BAD CAUSE THEY BOTH WERE AND STILL ARE GIANTS IN DA MUSIC BIZ.

[@Charles-tt3dr]

James Brown knew Bootsy was bad. He didn't wanna admit it! In my opinion Bootsy took James Brown's music to a level that the Godfather himself couldn't take it. It's a shame this version of James Brown's JB's only lasted for about a year, because this by far was his best band. James Brown did Bootsy a favor by firing him, because Bootsy was able to take the "the one" theory he learned from James over to George Clinton's Parliament/Funkadelic & succeed.....

[@josephellis6697]

@@Charles-tt3dryou might have not heard of the james brown orchestra in late 60s!! The basic funk was there. i mean he always had great bands through years, but the James brown orchestra was the best with Clyde, Maceo, Jabo, Pee Wee, Jimmy, Bernard and others.

[@tonyritter2539]

they split because of that bad acid trip

[@zdenekklusacek4534]

seriously onyone knows the documentary it is out of?

[@rhoody123ptj]

think its just called funk history.. its here on youtube in 8 parts

[@kingsports1113]

Boosty took james brown sound to george clinton

[@assai74]

2:22 Angela Merkel aproves it

[@carolgage4569]

James Browns’ dentures do not fit....

[@gclark8228]

🤘🏿

[@smokeedinero]

But wtf did James Brown juss say lmao 🤣 😂 Eddie wasn't bsn

[@chrisxleez]

Sep 18

[@tigerscott2966]

That's the way it was back then... James Brown was the most selfish and difficult singers to work with... Over rated and incredibly greedy, everything he touched because cursed...

[@HaywardEntertainment]

$$$$$

[@TheJukeboxhero15]

BOOTSY I GUESS WAS A LOSER

[@michaeldailey8519]

Bootzilla was born!

[@jeffkong8573]

Yes he is🍺🤘

[@Bibidrego578]

Which documentary is this from?

[@chino_jap0nes]

what documentary is this from?