James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Phelps 'Catfish' Collins dies at 66
Older brother to Bootsy
Phelps "Catfish" Collins
Phelps "Catfish" Collins -- guitarist most famously for James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic -- has died at age 66 from cancer.
The Cincinnati native performed often with his brother, bassist Bootsy Collins, as the Pacemakers, then in the J.B.'s from 1969 to 1971, then in P-Funk through 1983. One of his last contributions was to the 2007 soundtrack for the film "Superbad."
This is another blow to Parliament, whose longtime guitarist Garry Shider passed in June at age 56.
Said Bootsy in a statement on his brother: "My world will never be the same without him. Be happy for him, he certainly is now and always has been the happiest young fellow I ever met on this planet."
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August 12, 2010 at 4:41PM EST Reply to CommentA memorial site was created for Phelp "Catfish" Collins! Honor his memory by contributing to his memorial site http://phelpcatfishcollins.people2remember.com/