Billy Bass P -Funk的创始助手 Billy Bass 在75岁生日两天前74岁去世 Billy Bass, P-Funk's founding bassist, died at 74, two days before his 75th birthday.

Parliament-Funkadelic的创始贝斯手比利·巴斯（原名威廉·尼尔森）于74岁去世，距他75岁生日仅两天。 Founding Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Billy Bass, born William Nelson, has died at 74, two days before his 75th birthday. George Clinton在社交媒体上证实了死亡,但没有具体说明原因。 George Clinton confirmed the death on social media, without specifying a cause. Bass在塑造该团体早期声音方面发挥了关键作用,为Funkadelic和Maggot大脑等具有里程碑意义的专辑作出了贡献,并帮助制作了首个主要作品,即“(我想)验证”。 Bass played a key role in shaping the group’s early sound, contributing to landmark albums like Funkadelic and Maggot Brain, and helping craft their first major hit, "(I Wanna) Testify." 他在从议会到Funkadelic的过渡中起了重要作用,后来又从1994年开始重新加入集体旅游团。 He was instrumental in the transition from the Parliaments to Funkadelic and later rejoined the collective for tours starting in 1994. 他的作品帮助定义了风格和迷幻摇滚. His work helped define funk and psychedelic rock.