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Funk bassist Bootsy Collins is spearheading a star-studded fall tour, "A Tribute to James Brown," featuring alumni from Brown's legendary 1970s band the J.B.'s, informs Reuters.
Collins, who was part of the J.B.'s in 1970-71 before leaving for sojourns in the House Band, Parliament-Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubber Band and the Sweat Band, says one of his life's missions these days is to "pay back the man that started my whole career" -- James Brown.
The band Collins is putting together for the tribute tour includes J.B.'s alumni Phelps "Catfish" Collins (Bootsy's brother) on guitar and drummers John "Jabo" Starks and Clyde Stubblefield, aka the Funky Drummer. Bart Byrd, the son of late J.B.'s keyboardist Bobby Byrd, is also on board, with Tony Wilson and Brown's daughter Venisha -- who Collins says "not only looks exactly like him but dances the way he does" -- providing vocals. 
"It's Bootsy Collins' tribute to James Brown," Collins tells Billboard.com. "It's about James Brown's music, his legacy, what his music meant to me -- not only me but a lot of people, a lot of musicians and fans. So it's pretty much me paying (my) respect."
The tour was slated to run May 1 to June 4 but has been rescheduled to start September 25, most likely in California. Ron Bembry, Collins' tour manager, tells Billboard.com that the delay is designed to clear up confusion that was in part causing lower-than-expected ticket sales.
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