Bernie Worrell

Bernie Worrell (born April 19, 1944) is originally from Long Beach, New Jersey but grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. He is known primarily for his keyboard and production work with Parliament and Funkadelic. By the time he was three years old, Worrell could play the piano. He wrote a concerto at age eight. Image File history File links A photo of Bernie Worrell. ... Image File history File links A photo of Bernie Worrell. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Long Beach Township is a Walsh Act township located in Ocean County, New Jersey. ... Plainfield is a city located in Union County, which is in the northeastern part of New Jersey. ... Roland EXR-3 Keyboard Three-year-old girl playing with a keyboard The musical keyboard, also known as the piano keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers on a musical instrument which produce notes. ... The bands Parliament and Funkadelic are intrinsically linked and can not be easily separated. ... Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, The Parliaments. ... This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... In classical music, the word concerto (pl. ...

As a college student, Worrell played with a group called Chubby & The Turnpikes (later known as The Tavares). He then met George Clinton, then the leader of a doo wop group called The Parliaments. Soon, Worrell, Clinton, The Parliaments and their backing band (Funkadelic) moved to Detroit, Michigan, and became Parliament. During the 1970s, they toured under the names Parliament and Funkadelic. Worrell played the keyboards, and occasionally the organ or other instruments on studio tracks. He officially joined in 1970 with the album Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow. George Clinton at the VH1 Fashion Awards. ... Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music popular in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s in America. ... The Parliaments were an early doo-wop singing group from Plainfield, New Jersey. ... Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, The Parliaments. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Michigan Founded  -Incorporated July 24, 1701 1816  County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick... The Casavant pipe organ at Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Montreal The organ is a keyboard musical instrument with a distinctive sound, nowadays produced in several ways but originally produced by pipes. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Free Your Mind. ...

P Funk (referring to both bands) stopped touring in the early 1980s, and Worrell released several solo albums. Though he never officially joined Talking Heads, he was a de facto member of the group for most of the 80s, appearing on most of their albums and tours until they broke up in 1992. P-Funk is an abbreviated, compound name for two bands, Parliament and Funkadelic. ... Talking Heads. ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

From the late 1980's, Worrell has recorded extensively with Bill Laswell. Bill Laswell (born December 2, 1950 in Detroit) is a prolific bassist, producer, and record label owner who has collaborated with hundreds of musicians all over the world. ...

Through the beginning of the 21st century, Bernie has become a visible member of the so-called Jam band scene, performing in many large summer festivals. These new funk, groove, and rock bands have embraced Worrell's historical relevance and immense talent. His nephew is underground rapper Chino XL. The term jam band is commonly used to describe psychedelic rock-influenced bands whose concerts largely consist of bands reinterpreting their songs as springboards into extended improvisational pieces of music. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ...

Worrel has since joined the rock group Black Jack Johnson, with Mos Def, Will Calhoun, Doug Wimbish and Dr. Know. He appears with the band on Mos Def's 2004 release The New Danger. Mos Def Mos Def (born Dante Terrell Smith on December 11, 1973) is a Brooklyn-born rapper and actor. ... Will Calhoun is the drummer of Living Colour and of Jungle Funk. ... Doug Wimbish (born September 22, 1956) is a bass guitar player, primarily known for his studio work for the rap/hip hop label Sugarhill Records and his membership of the band Living Colour. ... Dr. Know is the stage name of Gary Miller, guitarist for Bad Brains. ... The New Danger is the long-awaited sophomore album of Mos Def, released on October 19th, 2004. ...

Most recently, Worrell has joined forces with bass legend Les Claypool, guitarist Buckethead, and drummer Brian Mantia to form the group Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains. Leslie Les Edward Claypool is the best goddamn, motherfucking bass player on earth!!! A bassist and lead singer, best known for his work with the alternative rock band Primus. ... Buckethead is a guitarist and composer who has recorded several solo albums, as well as collaborative albums with Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins and Primus bassist/singer Les Claypool. ... Brian Mantia Brian Brain Mantia is a drummer. ... Les Claypool - Vocals, Bass Buckethead - Guitar Bernie Worrell - Keyboards Brian Brain Mantia - Drums Discography The Big Eyeball in the Sky - 2004 External links C2B3. ...

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External links

• The official website of Bernie Worrell
• Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth - the official documentary on Bernie Worrell

He has also performed with Govt. Mule quite a bit