William 'Bootsy' Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a funk bassist, singer, and songwriter. With his older brother Catfish Collins, and Kash Waddy and Philippe Wynne, Collins formed a group called The Pacesetters in 1968. Until 1971, the Pacesetters were the backing band for James Brown, and were known in that context as The JB's. Bootsy has collaborated extensively with Bill Laswell and made appearances on two Fatboy Slim records. Bootsy provided vocal spice; on the TobyMac album Welcome to Diverse City. He also appears on Nicole C. Mullens' latest album, Everyday People;. He has also worked with the Lo-Fidelity Allstars on the album 'Don't be Afraid of Love', with Praxis, and with Buckethead on several occasions, for example on Buckethead's first album, Bucketheadland;. Bootsy was featured in the 2002 film Standing in the Shadows of Motown. In 2004 he appeared on Snoop Dogg's Rhythm & amp; Gangsta album.
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