Cordell Boogie Mosson

[markjazzbassist]

Honestly I love bootsy as much as the next guy but I feel that a lot of the big tunes are boogie as well. Great guy who doesn't get his due

 

[vdbass]

I remember reading in an interview with him somewhere that he had to convince George Clinton to let him use a Rickenbacker because George didn't think a Rick was funky enough.

My son and I had a chance to chat with him at the Greek in L.A. back in 04' before George's 50th Anniversary bash. He was a lefty who played righty BTW. He said no one wanted him to play the Ric because it was too thin and Rock & Roll sounding. He didn't mention George being one of them, but he did say that he let him use it. Good decision.
Everyone I happen to talk with from P-Funk Mob always remarks how George trusted their instincts.
This is one of my favorite music stories as Boogie was super-nice to me and my then 17 year-old son.
It was real sad for us when we hesrd of his passing.
As an interesting side note: not only did Rick James jump on Boogie's Ric wagon, but also Zapp Troutman and Leon Silvers.

 

[vdbass]

Honestly I love bootsy as much as the next guy but I feel that a lot of the big tunes are boogie as well. Great guy who doesn't get his due

True. Bootsy to me was like Fran Tarkenton, always scrambling about. Billy Bass was like Johnny Unitas, not moving out of the pocket for ANYTHING. On the other hand Boogie was like Terry Bradshaw. He could stay in the pocket, but when he scrambled, he was sure to score.