g under p Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/06/r-i-p-bernie-worrell-keyboardist-for-parliament-funkadelic-and-talking-heads-has-died-at-72/ Bernie Worrell, the cherished keyboardist for Parliament-Funkadelic and an unofficial member of Talking Heads, has died. The musician lost his battle with stage four lung cancer at the age of 72. Known as The Wizard of Woo, Worrell was a New Jersey native who moved to Detroit in the 1970s with doo-wop group The Parliaments, including leader George Clinton, and their backing band The Funkadelics. There, they became known together as Parliament-Funkadelic, the pioneering funk and soul group. Worrell was the second musician ever to receive the original Moog synthesizer and the Minimoog, allowing him to give P-Funk its revolutionary sound, which changed the course of R&B music. Along with the rest of P-Funk, Worrell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. He'll be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Rip. A funky genius. Remain in light is my fave talking heads disc. Caught him once with his band the woo warriors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 f**k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 RIP Bernie I really liked the Casablanca years back in the day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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