Bernie Worrell – Bio, Net Worth, Height
| contour: | Bernie Worrell |
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| Age of death: | 72 years old |
| high: | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Profession: | musician |
| net worth: | to do |
| status: | deceased |
origin
Bernie Worrell is a legendary keyboard player, composer and producer. He co-founded Parliament-Funkadelic and collaborated with the Talking Heads band. Worrell was born George Bernard Worrell, Jr. on April 19, 1944, in Long Branch, New Jersey. He attended the prestigious Juilliard School, followed by the New England Conservatory.
Profession
Worrell started his musical career at a young age. He started playing the piano at the age of three, and by his eighth birthday, he was composing his own music. During college, he was a member of the music group Chubby & The Turnpikes. Worrell eventually met George Clinton, founder of The Parliaments and Funkadelic. The group moved to Detroit, Michigan, and was collectively known as Parliament-Funkadelic. The band’s self-titled debut album, Funkadelic, was released in 1970. It was followed by Free Your Mind… and Your Ass Will Follow (1970), Maggot Brain (1971) and America Eats Its Young (1972). The albums Mothership Connection (1975) and One Nation Under a Groove (1978) were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Worrell played piano, organ, synthesizer and wrote rhythm arrangements for the band. His debut solo album, All the Woo in the World, was released by Arista Records in 1978. The seven-track album features P-Funk members such as Garry Shider, Bootsy Collins and Billy Bass Nelson. Worrell officially left P-Funk in 1981. After leaving, he worked as a session musician for the rock band Talking Heads. He contributed synthesizers to the 1983 album “Speaking in Tongues”. Talking Heads disbanded in 1991. Worrell has also recorded with Bill Laswell, Fela Kuti, Jack Bruce and toured as a member of Bernie Worrell and Woo Warriors. In 1997, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Parliament-Funkadelic.
personal
Bernie Worrell passed away on June 24, 2016 at the age of 72. His cause of death was reportedly lung cancer. Back in January 2016, he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. His wife Judie survived.
Photo by Greg Gebhardt [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Bernie Worrell real name, birthday, wiki
| real name: | George Bernard Worrell Jr. |
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| Birthday: | April 19, 1944 |
| place of birth: | United StatesNew JerseyLong Branch |
| Zodiac: | Aries |
| high: | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Profession: | Musician, Composer, Producer |
| Active for several years: | 1947-2016 |
| net worth: | |
| marriage: | Judy Worrell |
| Death instrument: | dead |
| die: | June 24, 2016 |
| cause of death: | lung cancer |
| place of death: | United StatesWashingtonEverson |
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