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Billy Bass Nelson
American musician
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- born
- 1951
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 75
- known for
- guitarist
1951 β 2026
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who billy bass nelson is
William "Billy Bass" Nelson Jr. was an American musician who was the original bassist for Funkadelic. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.
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