Billy "Bass" Nelson, the founding bassist of Funkadelic, passed away at the age of 75 in Plainfield. Nelson's distinctive bass playing was a cornerstone of Parliament-Funkadelic's early, ...

William “Billy Bass” Nelson Jr., a founding force behind the funk revolution of Parliament-Funkadelic, has died at 75, according to a statement from bandleader George Clinton.

A founding member of the George Clinton-led Parliament Funkadelic has died at 75. William “Billy Bass” Nelson was the ...

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Denver funk band Wild Love Tigress formed when the world was about to end…or so people thought. It was 2012, and many were grappling with how the Mayan Long Count calendar ended on December 21; in ...

The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show returns for its first outing of 2026 with a forward-looking, future-facing celebration of the sounds set to define the year ahead. This special edition is packed ...

Ten years ago, Neenah police mistakenly shot and killed hostage Michael L. Funk during a standoff at Eagle Nation Cycles on the west end of downtown. The split-second decisions of the Dec. 5, 2015, ...

Watergate had shaken the nation. Gerald Ford was completing the third year of what would have been Richard Nixon’s second presidential term, had he not resigned in disgrace. The Vietnam War was ...

Express Employment Professionals co-founder Bob Funk Sr. has died. Express Employment Professionals co-founder Bob Funk Sr. has died, according to his son. He was 85. Funk was inducted into the ...

Ivan Neville was in high school when The Wild Tchoupitoulas recorded its seminal 1976 album at Sea-Saint Studios. He can’t remember if he had visited the studio during those sessions — maybe he had ...

Veterinary strength paw, nose & fold cream joins the award-winning line of enzymatic pet health care products. Funky Paws, designed to counter the overgrowth of bacteria and help combat stinky paws, ...

An Oklahoma business icon and cattleman, Robert “Bob” Funk Sr., has died at his home in Yukon, Oklahoma, at age 85. Funk Sr. was the co-founder and executive chairman of Express Employment ...