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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
April 19, 1944Deathday
June 24, 2016Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
14Place of birth
Long Branch, New Jersey, USAAlso known as
George Bernard Worrell, Jr.Cast credits
Stop Making Sense
Self - KeyboardsParliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
HimselfRicki and the Flash
BillyRising Low
HimselfFinding the Funk
SelfTalking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Self - KeyboardsParliament Funkadelic - The Mothership Connection
HimselfBeware of Mr. Baker
SelfMoog
SelfTalking Heads: Storytelling Giant
SelfDoes Anybody Have Any Questions: Making Stop Making Sense
Himself - (Archival)