Bootsy Collins

Posted June 23, 2011 9:33 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Bootsy Collins is one of the original pioneers of funk music. He will be performing on Saturday, June 25, at the Toronto Jazz Festival. 680News music reporter Rudy Blair spoke with the member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame about his over 30-year music career.

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