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Bernie Worrell

Acting
Known For

72 Years Old

George Bernard Worrell, Jr. was an American musician and record producer. Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, Worrell was a child musical prodigy. He later studied at the Juilliard School and received a degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1967. After meeting George Clinton, frontman of the Parliaments, Worrell relocated with them and their backing band, the Funkadelics, to Detroit, Michigan; both groups became collectively known as Parliament-Funkadelic. Worrell co-wrote and played piano and synthesizers on many of their recordings, as well as writing horn and rhythm arrangements. In the 1980s, Worrell performed and recorded with Talking Heads, appearing on the live album The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads, the studio album Speaking in Tongues, and in the band's concert film, Stop Making Sense. In 2016, the New England Conservatory of Music awarded Worrell an honorary Doctor of Music degree. Worrell died at his home in Everson, Washington, on June 24, 2016, at the age of 72, from a combination of prostate cancer, liver cancer and lung cancer.

Born

Long Branch, New Jersey, USA on 19th April 1944

Died

24th June 2016

All Credits

Stop Making Sense Image
Stop Making Sense
Self - Keyboards
Ricki and the Flash Image
Ricki and the Flash
Billy
Beware of Mr. Baker Image
Beware of Mr. Baker
Self
Moog Image
Moog
Self
Finding the Funk Image
Finding the Funk
Self
Rising Low Image
Rising Low
Himself
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant Image
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Self
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre Image
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Self - Keyboards
Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove Image
Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
Himself