Bernie Worrell

**George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell, Jr.** (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American keyboardist and composer. He was best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He was a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.

## Personal life

Worrell was born in Long Branch, New Jersey. He was raised in Plainfield, New Jersey. Worrell studied at Juilliard School. He lives in Hampton, New Jersey.

In January 2016, Worrell was diagnosed with stage-4 lung cancer.

Worrell died of the disease on June 24, 2016 in Everson, Washington, aged 72.

## Albums

- 1982: _The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads_ by Talking Heads
- 1983: _Speaking in Tongues_ by Talking Heads
- 1984: _Stop Making Sense_ by Talking Heads
- 1984: _Fred Schneider and the Shake Society_ by Fred Schneider
- 1985: _Army Arrangement_ by Fela Kuti
- 1986:  Horses & Trees by Ginger Baker
- 1992: _Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)_ by Praxis
- 1993: _Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud_ by Julian Schnabel
- 1999: _Unison_ by Shin Terai
- 2004: _The Big Eyeball in the Sky_ by Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains
- 2004: _The New Danger_ by Mos Def
- 2005: _BananAtomic Mass_ by Munkeez Strikin' Matchiz
- 2006: _Gold & Wax_ by Gigi
- 2007: _Lightyears_ by Shin Terai
- 2007: _Tennessee 2004_ by Praxis
- 2007: _Turn My Teeth Up!_ by Baby Elephant
- 2008: _Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness)_ by Praxis
- 2008: _Living on Another Frequency_ by Science Faxtion
- 2008: _A New Mind_ by Activities of Dust
- 2008  _Delicate Thing by Eric McFadden Trio
- 2010: _For You, For Us, For All'' by Socialybrium
- 2013: "BWO Is Landing" by The Bernie Worrell Orchestra

## Awards

- Independent Music Awards 2013: "Get Your Hands Off" - Best Funk/Fusion/Jam Song

## Other websites

- 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
- Artist Connection Podcast Interview

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Bernie Worrell
- **image**: Bernie Worrell - SociaLibrium, Vienna2009 a.jpg
- **caption**: Worrell performing in Vienna in 2009
- **landscape**: Yes
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: George Bernard Worrell, Jr.
- **alias**: "Dr. Woo"
- **birth place**: Long Branch, New Jersey, Long Branch, New Jersey, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Everson, Washington, Everson, Washington (state), Washington, U.S.
- **genre**: Funk, Rock music, rock, alternative rock, blues rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, psychedelic rock
- **occupation**: Musician, composer, producer
- **instrument**: Keyboard instrument, Keyboards (piano, Electronic organ, organ, synthesizers)
- **years active**: 1947–2016
- **associated acts**: Parliament-Funkadelic, Talking Heads, Bernie Worrell and the WOO Warriors, Bernie Worrell Orchestra, Praxis (band), Praxis, Tom Tom Club, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains
- **website**: [http://www.bernieworrell.com bernieworrell.com]