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Billy Nelson

Billy Nelson is credited on 531 releases across 121 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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531

Credits

121

Albums

7

Decades active

734

In collections

Biography

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American bassist and songwriter, (Born January 28, 1951, Plainfield, New Jersey – Died January 31, 2026). He was the original bassist for Funkadelic from 1966 to 1971.
He recorded with the Temptations, the Commodores, Chairman of the Board, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Jermaine Jackson and Lenny Williams.
In 1993, he released Out Of The Dark (US 1993) (opens in a new tab) under the name O.G. Funk. After 1994, he served in various touring lineups of Parliament-Funkadelic. He also toured with P-Funk spinoff acts the 420 Funk Mob and Sons of Funk.

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Credited work

531 releases · 121 albums · active 1963–2025

  • Performance · 861
  • Other credits · 12
  • Production · 2
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: United Sound Systems · Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios · Hollywood Sound Recorders · The Disc Ltd.

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