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Bernie Worrell

1944 - 2016

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George Bernard Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American keyboardist and record producer, best known as a founding member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective, and a touring member of the Talking Heads in the 1980s. He also worked with such producers and musicians as Keith Richards, Yoko Ono, Bill Laswell, Mos Def, Sly and Robbie, Fela Kuti and Cream's Jack Bruce. The New York Times journalist Jon Pareles, described Worrell as "the kind of sideman who is as influential as some bandleaders" and stated that his music "indelibly changed the sound of funk and hip-hop." Worrell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 as a member of Parliament-Funkadelic, along with 15 other members the band. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernie Worrell is the 1,392nd most popular composer (up from 1,400th in 2019), the 13,320th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,271st in 2019) and the 130th most popular American Composer.

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Among composers, Bernie Worrell ranks 1,392 out of 1,451. Before him are Jerry Bock, Christophe Beck, Jesper Kyd, Yuzo Koshiro, Elisabeth Lutyens, and William Grant Still. After him are Don Davis, Ned Rorem, Charles Wuorinen, Erik Mongrain, Jimmy McHugh, and Randall Thompson.

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Among people born in 1944, Bernie Worrell ranks 712. Before him are Marilyn White, Ann Oakley, Richard Robarts, Mel Daniels, Tim Reid, and Storrs L. Olson. After him are Dave Morgan, Steve Beshear, Shelley Fabares, Ibrahim Gambari, Ernest Moniz, and David Kelly. Among people deceased in 2016, Bernie Worrell ranks 559. Before him are Tyrus Wong, Jerry Doyle, Daniel Prodan, Patrick Ekeng, Riki Sorsa, and Roger Cicero. After him are Sidney Drell, Joe Medicine Crow, Kitty Kallen, José María Rivas, Andy Bathgate, and Nicholas Brathwaite.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bernie Worrell ranks 13,324 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Boozer (1937), James Truslow Adams (1878), William R. Moses (1959), Gene Fullmer (1931), Arlene Francis (1907), and Patrika Darbo (1948). After him are Jeff Merkley (1956), Rob Riggle (1970), Alphonse Lacroix (1897), Richelle Mead (1976), Nick Cannon (1980), and Clarence DeMar (1888).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Bernie Worrell ranks 130. Before him are Fred Ebb (1928), Raymond Scott (1908), George Whitefield Chadwick (1854), David Newman (1954), Jerry Bock (1928), and William Grant Still (1895). After him are Don Davis (1957), Ned Rorem (1923), Charles Wuorinen (1938), Jimmy McHugh (1894), Randall Thompson (1899), and Frank Loesser (1910).

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