Bernie Worrell

Bernie Worrell

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.

  • Popularity : 0.559
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1944-04-19
  • Place of Birth : Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
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Bernie Worrell Movies

  • 1984
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    Stop Making Sense

    Stop Making Sense

    8.3 1984 HD

    A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the...

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  • 2005
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    Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove

    Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove

    1 2005 HD

    One Nation Under A Groove - P-Funk Documentary 2005 Known to its legions of fans simply as P-Funk, Parliament Funkadelic has had a profound impact...

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  • 2004
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    Moog

    Moog

    4.9 2004 HD

    Best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer, Robert Moog was an American pioneer of electronic music, and shaped musical culture with some of...

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  • 1988
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    Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

    Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

    7.8 1988 HD

    A compilation of ten music videos produced by Talking Heads during the 1980s. The videos are linked by apparently real people (not actors) telling...

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  • 2015
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    Ricki and the Flash

    Ricki and the Flash

    5.784 2015 HD

    Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning...

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  • 2002
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    Rising Low

    Rising Low

    6.5 2002 HD

    Based on the life and death of Gov't Mule bassist Allen Woody, and the making of a double-disc tribute album (Gov't Mule's The Deep End , Volumes 1...

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  • 2014
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    Finding the Funk

    Finding the Funk

    6.8 2014 HD

    Finding the Funk is a road trip in search of the past, present and future of Funk music. Starting with Funk's roots in Jazz and the James Brown bands...

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  • 1980
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    Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

    Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

    9 1980 HD

    Rare concert footage of Talking Heads performing during their legendary Remain in Light trek has been unearthed after 35 years. Filmed four years...

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  • 1976
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    Parliament Funkadelic - The Mothership Connection

    Parliament Funkadelic - The Mothership Connection

    10 1976 HD

    The Mothership has landed! Parliament-Funkadelic plays an out-of-this-world set at The Summit in Houston, Texas on Halloween night 1976.

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  • 2012
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    Beware of Mr. Baker

    Beware of Mr. Baker

    7.4 2012 HD

    Ginger Baker is known for playing in Cream and Blind Faith, but the world's greatest drummer didn’t hit his stride until 1972, when he arrived...

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  • 2014
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    I Swear I'll Leave This Town

    I Swear I'll Leave This Town

    4.5 2014 HD

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  • 1984
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    Stop Making Sense

    Stop Making Sense

    8.3 1984 HD

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  • 1994
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    Car 54, Where Are You?

    Car 54, Where Are You?

    3.44 1994 HD

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