In between legendary stints with James Brown and George Clinton, Bootsy Collins co-founded the House Guests. Nearly 50 years later, you can finally hear the group
The title cut sports a JB’s style rhythm with funky horns , an elastic bass line and Allen’s inspired hoots and hollers about feeling free. In addition to Allen and the Collins brothers, the group’s lineup included drummer Frankie “Kash” Waddy, trumpeter Clayton “Chicken” Gunnells, and saxophonist Robert “Chopper” McCollough.
“Well ya see, the fellas don’t know this, but it was originally ‘My wife set me free … ‘” Allen tells. “Her and I were married, but separated, ya see? Then things just took their course. But rethinking it, with ‘mind’ instead of ‘wife,’ it went from a personal song to social power song — but still on a personal level. Ya know?”
In addition to the House Guests album, Bootsy will be releasing the first EP in a series of archival music releases from over the years.will come out June 28th and feature tracks from the last couple of decades, including “Bootsy Play-Cation,” a track he cut with the Rubber Band. The song features the type of groove Collins pioneered during his time with Clinton and a mix of funk and R&B vocals.
As for the “Bootsy Play-Cation” video, the bassist says he cut the video in 2012 when he was running his Funk University. “The message, in part, was for youngsters to pick up instruments and play, so we did the shoot in a music store so kids could see the instruments,” he says. “I used to be an old-school gamer, so we tied in the games.
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