Bernie Worrell

Funk/SoulP-Funk lineagefunk keyboard pioneerart rock/post-punk collaboratorjazz-funk fusion

Dr. George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American keyboardist and composer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He was a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. Worrell was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. A musical prodigy, he began formal piano lessons by age three and wrote a concerto at age eight.

Influenced by: Parliament-Funkadelic, Talking Heads, Herbie Hancock, Sun Ra

Active:
1970-2016
Scene:
New Jersey/NYC
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