If you ask modern funk hero Cory Wong about his biggest influences, Prince’s name will very likely be one of the first to crop up. In fact, quiz Wong on the albums that taught him the most about ...

Greg Brown, the founding guitarist of Cake, has died. The Californian band announced Brown’s death on Saturday (February 7), taking to social media to tell fans that he passed away after a “brief ...

Greg Brown, the founding guitarist for Cake, has died. The band's social media account announced the news today, saying he passed "after a brief illness." Brown was 56. Greg Brown co-founded the droll ...

William “Billy Bass” Nelson Jr., whose bass playing helped define the revolutionary funk sound of Parliament-Funkadelic, died Saturday, Parade reports. He was 75, passing away days after his birthday ...

The musician born William Nelson, Jr. played on the George Clinton-led Funkadelic's first three studio albums. By Gil Kaufman William “Billy Bass” Nelson, the founding bassist for the George ...

The music world was rocked Sunday by the news that Billy Bass, a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic, has died. Bass died Saturday night, three days after his 75 th birthday. According to ...

The funk-punk band's original guitarist and co-founder died in 1988. By Gil Kaufman Editor’s note: The Red Hot Chili Peppers issued a statement on social media distancing themselves from the project. ...

Percussionist R. Tiki Fullwood extended the invitation for Hampton to come to Detroit, where Funkadelic was recording its 1975 album “Let’s Take It to the Stage.” Without much fanfare Hampton became ...

Bob Weir, the guitarist and songwriter who was a founding member of the popular and massively influential American rock band the Grateful Dead, has died. According to a statement from his family ...

Legendary guitarist Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78. Weir's family announced his death on Saturday evening on Instagram, citing a battle with cancer and underlying ...

Perry Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, died over the Christmas holiday. He was 65. The band released a statement on their official website confirming Bamonte's death, noting ...