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"Say man, do you thnk these shades make me look just a little like Bootsy Collins? Eh?"

John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 29 June 1976

Well, they ought to. Yep, you guessed it kids, it's Bootsy himself – he of incredible Rubber Band fame. Our man's been around some and in his time he's worked with The JB's and Parliament. Recently, he's also been on sessions for Johnnie Taylor and the Soul Children. But with the Rubber Band he's stretchin' out an' doin' his own thing. John Abbey investigates...

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