Nelson co-founded the Parliaments with George Clinton and was responsible for the name "Funkadelic" ...

Flea has led tributes to the Funkadelic bassist, who was one of the founding architects of funk’s most audacious musical revolution ...

The musician born William Nelson, Jr. played on the George Clinton-led Funkadelic's first three studio albums.

Billy Bass Nelson, a founding member and original bassist for Parliament-Funkadelic, died on Jan. 31. He was 75.