| Bernie Worrell | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 19, 1944 |
| Genre(s) | Funk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Composer, Producer |
| Instrument(s) | keyboards, vocals |
| Associated acts | Parliament-Funkadelic, Praxis, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Bernie Worrell and the Woo Warriors |
| Website | bernieworrell.com |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Keyboards | |
George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell, Jr. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The bands Parliament and Funkadelic cannot be easily separated Praxis is the name of an ever-changing Bill Laswell musical project Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains ( C2B3) was an experimental supergroup featuring guitarist Buckethead, bassist Les Claypool, keyboardist (born April 19, 1944) is an American keyboardist and composer best known for his work with Parliament-Funkadelic and Talking Heads. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance The bands Parliament and Funkadelic cannot be easily separated Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991
Biography
Worrell was born in Long Beach, New Jersey and grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. Long Beach Township is a Walsh Act Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Plainfield is a City in Union County, New Jersey, United States. A musical prodigy, he learned to play the piano by age three and wrote a concerto at age eight. List of child prodigies|Fictional child prodigies A child prodigy is a one who masters one or more skills or arts at an early age The term Concerto (plural concertos or concerti) usually refers to a three part musical work in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an Orchestra He went on to study at Juilliard and the New England Conservatory of Music. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory.
As a college student around 1970, Worrell played with a group called Chubby & The Turnpikes (later to be known as Tavares). Tavares (also known as The Tavares Brothers) is a successful American R&B, Disco, and Soul music band, composed of five The drummer in that band was Joey Kramer, who left in October, 1970, to be a founding member of the rock band Aerosmith. He then met George Clinton, then the leader of a doo wop group called The Parliaments. Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based Rhythm and blues music which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity both in the 1950s The Parliaments were a Doo-wop Quintet from Plainfield New Jersey, formed in the back room of a barbershop in the late 1950s and named after the cigarette Soon, Worrell, Clinton, The Parliaments and their backing band (Funkadelic) moved to Detroit, Michigan, and became Parliament. Funkadelic was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s Parliament was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s During the 1970s the same group of musicians toured and recorded under both the Parliament and Funkadelic names as well as several others, collectively known as Parliament-Funkadelic. The bands Parliament and Funkadelic cannot be easily separated Worrell was a central figure in the group. He played the piano, keyboards and organ in both groups and co-wrote or did the arrangements for many of the bands' hits. In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such He debuted the keyboard synthesizer bass in popular music on the Parliament song " Flash Light. " Flash Light " is a song by Funk band Parliament, released in January of 1978 on the album Funkentelechy Vs " He also recorded a 1978 album with the group, All the Woo in the World, under his own name. Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon All The Woo In The World is the debut Funk album by Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell, released in 1978 by Arista Records.
While funk musicians traditionally utilized electric keyboards, such as the Hammond organ and Fender Rhodes electric piano, Bernie Worrell created Parliament’s distinctive riffs with a Minimoog synthesizer. The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company A Rhodes piano is an electromechanical Musical instrument, a brand of Electric piano. The Minimoog is a monophonic Analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. Worrell’s synthesizer work is prominent on Parliament’s most popular (and most sampled) songs throughout the 1970’s, most notably ”Mothership Connection (Star Child)” and “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)” from Mothership Connection, “Flash Light” from Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome and “Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" from Motor Booty Affair. " Mothership Connection (Star Child " is a Funk Song by Parliament. " Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker " is a Funk Song by Parliament. Mothership Connection is the fourth album by American Funk band Parliament, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music) Funkentelechy Vs The Placebo Syndrome is a Funk album by Parliament, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music) "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop" is a song by Funk band Parliament. Motor Booty Affair is an Album by Funk band Parliament. Released in 1978, it contains two of the group's more popular tracks "Rumpofsteelskin"
The original Parliament-Funkadelic 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 one of their albums and multiple tours until they broke up in 1992. Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
Since the late 1980s, Worrell has recorded extensively with Bill Laswell. Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem He has also performed with Gov't Mule. Gov't Mule (pronounced Government Mule is a Southern rock / Jam band formed in 1994 as an Allman Brothers Band Side project.
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, sometimes billed as Bernie Worrell and the Woo Warriors. Jam bands (or jambands) are musical groups whose albums and live performances relate to a fan culture which originated with the 1960s group Grateful Dead and continued These new funk, groove, and rock bands have embraced Worrell's historical relevance and immense talent.
Worrell has since joined the rock group Black Jack Johnson, with Mos Def, Will Calhoun, Doug Wimbish and Dr. Know. Black Jack Johnson is the house band for Mos Def 's second album The New Danger. Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973) better known by his stage name Mos Def, is an American MC and Actor. Will Calhoun (born William Calhoun 22 July 1964, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Drummer, who graduated with honors Doug Wimbish (born September 22, 1956) is a bass player primarily known for his Studio work for the rap/hip hop Label Dr Know (born September 15, 1958 in Washington DC) is the Stage name of Gary Miller Guitarist for Bad Brains, He appears with the band on Mos Def's 2004 release The New Danger. The New Danger is the long-awaited second album by Mos Def, released on October 19, 2004.
Worrell joined forces with bass legend Les Claypool, guitarist Buckethead, and drummer Bryan Mantia to form the group Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains. Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, U Brian Carroll, better known as Buckethead, is an American Guitarist and Songwriter. Bryan "Brain" Mantia is a contemporary rock Drummer. He has played with bands like Primus, Guns N' Roses and Godflesh, and Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains ( C2B3) was an experimental supergroup featuring guitarist Buckethead, bassist Les Claypool, keyboardist
His latest project is Baby Elephant, a collaboration with Stetsasonic member/De La Soul producer Prince Paul and longtime Paul associate Don Newkirk. Stetsasonic was an American hip hop group formed in 1981 (see 1981 in music) in Brooklyn, New York. De La Soul is a Grammy Award-winning hip hop group They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky surreal lyrics and their contributions to the evolution Paul Huston, better known by the Stage name Prince Paul, is an American Disc jockey and hip-hop Record producer. Don Newkirk is a Musician and Record producer known for his voice-overs on Hip hop albums such as De La Soul 's Three Feet High and Released September 11th, 2007, Turn My Teeth Up!, features George Clinton, Shock G, Yellowman, Reggie Watts, Nona Hendryx, David Byrne and Gabby La La. Gregory E Jacobs (born August 25, 1963) known by the Stage names Shock Mc and Humpty Hump, is an American musician and Yellowman (born Winston Foster in Negril, Jamaica in 1959 is a Jamaican Reggae (rub-a-dub and Dancehall Deejay, widely Reggie Watts (Reginald Lucien Frank Roger Watts is a multidisciplinary comedic performer Nona Hendryx (born October 9 1944 in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American Vocalist, Record producer, Gabby Lang, better known by her Stage name, Gabby La La, is a vocalist and Multi-instrumentalist (including Sitar, Ukelele, Accordion
His nephew is underground rapper Chino XL. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Derek Keith Barbosa (born April 8, 1974) known as Chino XL, is an American Hip Hop lyricist battle rapper, and actor
Worrell appears in the 2004 documentary film Moog with synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog and several other Moog synthesizer musicians. Moog is a 2004 film by Hans Fjellestad about electronic instrument pioneer Dr
Discography
| Year | Title | Label |
| 1978 | All the Woo in the World | Arista Records |
| 1990 | B. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) All The Woo In The World is the debut Funk album by Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell, released in 1978 by Arista Records. Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) W. Jam (Rock the House) | Rhino |
| 1990 | Funk of Ages | Gramavision |
| 1993 | Pieces of Woo: The Other Side | CMP Records |
| 1993 | Blacktronic Science | Rhino |
| 1997 | Free Agent: A Space Odyssey | Black Arc |
External links
- The official website of Bernie Worrell
- Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth - the official documentary on Bernie Worrell
- Bernie Worrell collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive (currently empty)
- Bernie Worrell and the WOO Warriors collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Worrell, Bernie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1944-04-19 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Long Beach, New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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