THE GREAT DR. BERNIE WORRELL HAS PASSED!!!
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crazy I just learned that he worked with Talking Heads too. I see you posted that one too. Good stuff
Peace BROTHER,
He worked with so many people and crossed many genre,
Bernie worked with the:
- Pretenders
- Golden Palominos
- Talking Heads
- Keith Richards (Rolling Stones)
- David Letterman Band for his show
- appeared onscreen as the keyboard player in Meryl Streep’s band in “Ricki and the Flash"
- Mike Gordon of Phish and Warren Haynes of Gov’t Mule appeared on Mr. Worrell’s 2007 solo album, “Improviscario.
- Bernie played on Keith Richards’s first solo album, “Talk Is Cheap,”
- Bernie with the Pretenders
- Bernie joined the rapper Mos Def’s rock band, Black Jack Johnson
- Bernie led his own groups, including the Woo Warriors, the Bernie Worrell Orchestra and Icons of Funk (with Fred Wesley from James Brown’s J.B.’s and Leo Nocentelli from the Meters).
- Bernie wrote music for film and television
- Bernie worked with the producer Bill Laswell on funk, jazz, African and avant-garde music,
- Bernie worked with bassist and songwriter Jack Bruce of Cream.
- Bernie sat in with jam bands like Gov’t Mule
- Bernie, Les Claypool of Primus and the guitarist Buckethead, formed the group Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains.
- Bernie even lived in the DETROIT...PEACE EVERYBODY IN THE "D"
- Bernie played keyboard on hits like Freda Payne’s “Band of Gold”
- I knew that keyboard was just to hypnotic....Bernie played the keyboard on Johnnie Taylor’s “Disco Lady.”
- Musical director for the R&B singer Maxine Brown
- In college:
B. Backed a local group called Chubby and the Turnpikes the vocal ensemble that would become the hit disco act Tavares
C. Accompanied a Jewish men’s chorus.
And on top of all that:
- Bernie graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston in 1967.
- The conservatory gave Bernie an honorary doctorate in May 2016 .
- A child prodigy who began studying piano at the tender age of three
- and gave his first public performance just a year later,
- Worrell wrote his first concerto at age eight
- and performed with the Washington Symphony Orchestra at ten.
- His classical studies would continue throughout his adolescence,
- including private lessons at the Julliard School of Music,
- before he entered the New England Conservatory of Music.
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My man was cool as fuck and straight vibed out @31:30
God has a solid dude up there to make shit happen.
Peace BROTHER,
Here is his discography. You see just how diverse his collaborations were.
GOT DAMN BERNIE STAYED BUSY!
You can get it at his website:
http://bernieworrell.com/up/discography
Discography
Bernie Worrell Originals
Retrospectives (2016)
Elevation (2013)
Standards (2011)
I Don’t Even Know (2010)
Free Agent: A Spaced Odyssey (1997)
Blacktronic Science (1993)
Pieces of WOO: The Other Side (1993)
Funk of Ages (1990)
All the WOO in the World (1978)
Christmas WOO (2009)
2000s
- 2008 Burning Spear – Jah is Real
- 2008 Activities of Dust – A New Mind
- 2008 Science Faction – Living on Another Frequency
- 2008 Praxis – Profanation
- 2007 Baby the Elephant – Turn My Teeth
- 2007 Praxis – Tennesee 2004
- 2007 Shin Terai – Lightyears
- 2007 Various Artists – Superbad (Soundtrack)
- 2006 Gigi – Gold & Wax
- 2005 Buddy Guy – Title unknown [Sessions in 03/05]
- 2005 Jason Miles – Miles to Miles
- 2004 O.A.R. – Title unknown [Session in 12/04: Bernie did the two
tracks for this album which were produced by Jerry Harrison] - 2004 Zigaboo Modeliste – I’m On The Right Track
- 2004 Mandeng Eletrik – Mandeng Eletrik
- 2004 Various Artists – Undercover
- 2004 Various Artists – Boogaloo To The Beastie
- 2004 John Hickey Band – Down With The Ship
- 2004 Shine – Heaven and Hell
- 2004 Eddie Hazel – Game Dames and Guitar Thangs [Bonus Tracks]
- 2004 Bootsy Collins – Play With Bootsy
- 2004 Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains – The Big Eyeball
In
The Sky - 2004 Mos Def – The New Danger
- 2003 Gov’t Mule – Deepest End: Live in Concert
- 2003 Fins – Bluesprints
- 2003 Parliament – Mothership Connection [Bonus Tracks]
- 2003 Parliament – Chocolate City [Bonus Tracks]
- 2003 Parliament – Up for the Down Stroke [Bonus Tracks]
- 2003 George Clinton – Six Degrees of P-Funk: The Best of George
Clinton
& His Funky Family - 2003 Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime [Box Set]
- 2003 Spinners – Chrome Collection
- 2003 Freekbass – Air Is Fresher Underground
- 2003 Simply Red – Home
- 2003 Jack Bruce – More Jack Than God
- 2002 Manu Dibango – Electric Africa
- 2002 Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Fang Plastique
- 2002 Zapp & Roger – We Can Make You Dance: The Zapp &
Roger
Anthology - 2002 Bootsy Collins – Play With Bootsy
- 2002 Parliament – Funked Up: The Very Best Of (Remastered)
- 2002 Angélique Kidjo – Black Ivory Soul
- 2002 Woodentops – Wooden Foot Cops on the Highway [Bonus Tracks]
- 2002 Ida – Shhh…
- 2002 Matthew Sweet – To Understand: The Early Recordings of
Matthew
Sweet - 2002 Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Plastic Fang
- 2002 Joe Safsy and Rocking Horse – Cosmic Soul
- 2002 Bernie Worrell & The WOO Warriors – True DAT
- 2002 Golden Palominos – Run Pony Run: An Essential Collection
- 2002 Gov’t Mule – Live…With a Little Help from Our Friends
- 2002 Gov’t Mule – The Deep End Volume 2 (Enhanced)
- 2001 Gov’t Mule – The Deep End Volume 1
- 2001 Vinyl – Flea Market
- 2001 Bill Laswell – Filmtracks 2000
- 2001 James Blood Ulmer – Blue Blood
- 2001 Bootsy Collins – Glory B da’ Funk’s on Me!: The Bootsy
Collins
Anthology - 2001 Deee-Lite – Very Best of Deee-Lite
- 2001 Tom Tom Club – Good, the Bad and the Funky [Bonus Track]
- 2001 T.M. Stevens – Shocka Zooloo: T.M. Stevens Live
- 2000 Funkadelic – Funk Gets Stronger
- 2000 Shin Terai – Unison
- 2000 Robert Musso – Innermedium
- 2000 Various Artists – Ethnic 2000, Vol. 2
- 2000 Ida – Will You Find Me
- 2000 Stir Fried – Last of the Blue Diamond Miners
- 2000 Spin Doctors – Just Go Ahead Now: A Retrospective
- 2000 Eddie Hazel – Rest in P
- 2000 Parliament 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection:
The
Best of Parliament - 2000 Johnnie Taylor – Lifetime
- 2000 Tom Tom Club – Good, the Bad and the Funky
- 1999 O’Jays – Year 2000/My Favorite Person
- 1999 Nona Hendryx – Transformation: The Best of Nona Hendryx
- 1999 Gwen Guthrie – Ultimate Collection
- 1999 Gov’t Mule – Live…With a Little Help from Our Friends
- 1999 T.M. Stevens – Radioactive
- 1999 Herb Alpert – Colors
- 1999 Space Cadets – Da Bomb
- 1999 Fred Wesley – Full Circle: From Be Bop to Hip-Hop
- 1999 Doug Wimbush – Trippy Notes for Bass
- 1999 Gwen Guthrie – Ultimate Collection
- 1999 Material – Intonarumori
- 1999 Bijou Phillips – I’d Rather Eat Glass
- 1999 Pharoah Sanders – Save Our Children
- 1999 Various Artists – 4 the Club Headz, Vol. 1
- 1998 P-Funk Guitar Army – Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
- 1998 Various Artists – Guitar Zone
- 1998 Various Artists – Martini Grooves
- 1998 Bobby Womack – At Home in Muscle Shoals
- 1998 Bill Laswell & Sacred System – Sacred System: Nagual Site
- 1998 Rita Coolidge – Collection
- 1998 Bernie Worrell & The WOO Warriors – Live
- 1998 Fela Kuti – Afrobeat
- 1997 Devotees – Gimme Gimme
- 1997 Third Rail – South Delta Space Age
- 1997 Golden Palominos – Best of the Golden Palominos
- 1997 Pharoah Sanders – Message From Home
- 1997 Nicole – Renee
- 1997 Tamio Okuda – Fail Box
- 1997 Bernie Worrell – Free Agent
- 1997 Various Artists – Live on Letterman: Music from the Late Show
- 1997 Bootsy Collins – Fresh Outta “P” University
- 1997 Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Beautiful World
- 1997 Marisa Monte – Great Noise
- 1997 Various Artists – Best of Acid Jazz, Vol. 2
- 1997 Robben Ford – Tiger Walk
- 1997 Ruth Copeland – Self Portrait/I Am What I Am
- 1997 Gota – It’s So Different Here
- 1997 Aiyb Dieng/Bill Laswell – Rhythmagick
- 1997 Jesse Rae – Compression
- 1997 Various Artists – Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 12th Annual
Induction
Dinner - 1997 Jack Bruce – Sitting on Top of the World
- 1997 Various Artists – Black Night: Deep Purple Tribute
- 1997 Nicklebag – Mas Feedback
- 1996 Randy Crawford – Best of Randy Crawford
- 1996 T.M. Stevens Out of Control – Boom
- 1996 Various Artists – Casablanca Records Greatest Hits
- 1996 Manu Dibango – Bao Bao
- 1996 Various Artists – This Is Acid Jazz: New Voices, Vol. 3
- 1996 Jonas Hellborg/Niels Jensen/Bill Laswell – Ordinary Day
- 1996 Arto Lindsay – Mundo Civilizado
- 1996 Spin Doctors – You’ve Got to Believe in Something
- 1996 Various Artists – Myth, Dreams of the World
- 1996 Marisa Monte – Barulhinho Bom
- 1996 Bernie Worrell – This Is What You Should’ve Had
- 1996 Various Artists – Red, Hot, & Cool
- 1996 T.M. Stevens – Sticky Wicket
- 1996 T.M. Stevens – Black Night (Deep Purple Tribute)
- 1996 Fred Wesley – Swing & Be Funky
- 1996 Cibo Matto – Viva! La Woman
- 1996 George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars – TAPOAFOM
- 1996 Third Rail South – Delta Space Age
- 1996 Parliament – Tamurinillis
- 1996 Various Artists – A Sweet Taste of Westbound
- 1996 Nickle Box – Twelve Hits and a Bump
- 1996 Pharaoh Saunders – Message From Home
- 1996 Lucky Peterson – Lifetime
- 1996 T.M. Stevens – Boom
- 1996 Funkadelic – Meadowbrook 1971
- 1995 Yo Yo – Honey
- 1995 Bootsy’s New Rubber Band – Keepin’ Dah Funk Alive 4-1995
- 1995 Mike Watt – Ball, Hog Or Tugboat?
- 1995 Various – Axiom Ambient
- 1995 Xperience – P Spot
- 1995 Mutiny – Aftershock 2005
- 1995 David Steele – I Feel Liberal, Alright
- 1995 Aiyb Dieng – Rhythm Magick
- 1995 Parliament/Funkadelic – Mothership Connection/Newberg
Sessions - 1995 Tamio Okuda – 29
- 1995 Jack Bruce – Monkjack
- 1995 Randy Crawford – Naked & True
- 1995 Various Artists – In From The Storm
- 1995 Axiom Funk – Funkcronomicon
- 1995 Bootsy’s Rubber Band – Live At Jungle Bass
- 1995 DJ Quik – Safe & Sound
- 1995 Jah Wobble – Heaven and Earth
- 1995 Dave Stewart – Greetings from the Gutter
- 1995 Various Artists – Big Bang
- 1995 Various Artists – I Heard It Through The P-Vine
- 1995 Julian Schnabel – Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud
- 1995 George Clinton & ParliaFunkadelic – Tamurinillis
- 1995 Parliament – Best of Parliament: Give Up the Funk
- 1995 George Clinton – Sample Some Of Disc, Sample Some Of Dat
Vol. 3 - 1995 Soundtrack – Panther (“Freaked”)
- 1994 Soundtrack – Friday (“You Got Me Wide Open”)
- 1994 Soundtrack – Car 54, Where are You?
- 1994 Various Artists – Big Bang: In the Beginning Was a Drum
- 1994 George Clinton With Parliament – The Holland Group Presents:
George Clinton With Parliament - 1994 White Trash – Si O Si, Que?
- 1994 Icehouse – Full Circle
- 1994 Parlet – Best of Parlet
- 1994 Marisa Monte – Mais
- 1994 Various Artists – Kwanzaa Music: Celebration of Black
Cultures in
Song - 1994 Eddie Hazel – Jams From The Heart
- 1994 Jack Bruce – Cities of the Heart
- 1994 Various Artists – Jazz, Funk & Composers of Distinction
- 1994 Holy Terror – The Last Poets
- 1994 Yothu Yindi – Freedom
- 1994 Various Artists – Star Funk, Vol. 12
- 1994 Various Artists – Straight From Da Streets Volume 1:
Increase The
Peace - 1994 Various Artists – Phat Trax: The Best Of Old School Volume 3
- 1994 Various Artists – Phat Trax: The Best Of Old School Volume 2
- 1994 Various Artists – Phat Trax: The Best Of Old School Volume 1
- 1994 Various Artists – Casablanca Records Story
- 1994 Touré Kunda – Dance of the Leaves
- 1994 Various Artists – Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
- 1994 Material – Hallucination Engine
- 1994 Jack Bruce – Cities Of The Heart
- 1994 P-Funk Guitar Army – Tribute To Jimi Hendrix Volume I
- 1994 Horny Horns – The Final Blow
- 1994 Groove Collective – Groove Collective
- 1994 Various Artists – Jazz, Funk & Composers
- 1994 Marisa Monte – Rose & Charcoal
- 1994 George Clinton – Hey Man, Smell My Finger
- 1994 George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars – P-Funk
Unreleased Remix - 1993 Parliament/Funkadelic – Live 1972-1993 [European Release]
- 1994 Disciples of Christ – Righteous Funk
- 1994 Fuzzy Haskins – A Whole Nother Radio Active Thang
- 1994 Dave Stewart – “Cool Nights”
- 1994 Dave Stewart – “Peace in Wartime”
- 1994 Dave Stewart – Greetings from the Gutter
- 1994 Love I.K.O. – Head Turner
- 1994 K. Dee – Ass, Gas or Ash
- 1994 Funkadelic – Hardcore Funk Jam
- 1994 Funkadelic – The Best Of Funkadelic: 1976-1981
- 1994 Praxis – Sacrifist
- 1994 Bootsy Collins – Back In The Day: The Best Of Bootsy
- 1994 George Clinton – George Clinton’s Family Series, Vol.5: A
Fifth Of
Funk - 1994 George Clinton – George Clinton’s Family Series, Vol.4:
Testing
Positive 4 The Funk - 1993 George Clinton – Sample Some Of Disc, Sample Some Of Dat
Vol. 2 - 1993 George Clinton – Sample Some Of Disc, Sample Some Of Dat
Vol. 1 - 1993 Bootsy’s New Rubber Band – Blasters Of The Universe
- 1993 P-Funk All Stars – Dance On The Wild Side
- 1993 P-Funk All Stars – Ultimate P-Funk Breaks
- 1993 Zoopadelica – The Life & The Times
- 1993 Color Me Badd – Time & Change
- 1993 Various Artists – History of Funk: In Yo’ Face Volume 5
- 1993 Various Artists – History of Funk: In Yo’ Face Volume 4
- 1993 Various Artists – History of Funk: In Yo’ Face Volume 3
- 1993 Various Artists – History of Funk: In Yo’ Face Volume 2
- 1993 Various Artists – History of Funk: In Yo’ Face Volume 1
- 1993 Tashan – For The Sake Of Love
- 1993 Electric World – Life=Love
- 1993 Golden Palominos – This Is How It Feels
- 1993 Anton Fier – Dreamspeed
- 1993 Audio Assault Squad – Comin’ Up Outta This Bitch
- 1993 Manu Dibango – Bao Bao
- 1993 Jungle Brothers – J. Beez Wit The Remedy
- 1993 Pharaoh Saunders – The Spin
- 1993 Bernie Worrell – Blacktronic Science
- 1993 Nokko – Call Me Nightlife
- 1993 Umar Bin Hassan – Be Bop Or Be Dead
- 1993 Aisha Kandisha – Shabeesteion
- 1993 Bernie Worrell – Pieces of WOO/The Other Side
- 1993 Material – Live In Japan
- 1993 Westbound Funk – Gettin’ It Off
- 1993 Fernando Saunders – The Spin
- 1993 Color Me Badd – Time And Chance
- 1993 Parliament/Funkadelic – Live 1972-1993 [US Release]
- 1993 Parliament/Funkadelic-P-Funk All-Stars – Dope Dog [U.S.
Release] - 1993 Parliament – Tear The Roof Off: 1974-1980 [2CD]
- 1993 Malcolm X – Stop The Confusion
- 1993 O.G. Funk – Out Of The Dark
- 1993 Zillatron – Lord Of The Harvest
- 1993 Black Uhuru – Liberation: The Island Anthology
- 1993 Bill Laswell – Deconstruction: Celluloid Recordings
- 1993 Umar Bin Hassan – Be Bop or Be Dead
- 1993 Warren Haynes – Tales Of Ordinary Madness
- 1993 Material – Hallucination Engine
- 1993 Aisha Kandisha’s Jarring Effects – Shabeesation
- 1993 Funkadelic – Music For Your Mother
- 1993 George Clinton – George Clinton’s Family Series, Vol.3: P Is
The
Funk - 1993 George Clinton – George Clinton’s Family Series, Vol.2:
Plush Funk - 1992 George Clinton – George Clinton’s Family Series, Vol.1: Go
For
Your Funk - 1992 Talking Heads – Popular Favorites 1976-1992: Sand in the
Vaseline - 1992 Talking Heads – Best of Talking Heads: Once In a Lifetime
(Import) - 1992 Johnnie Johnson – Johnnie B. Bad
- 1992 Yoko Ono – Walking on Thin Ice
- 1992 Suzanne Rhatigan – To Hell with Love
- 1992 Deee-Lite – Infinity Within
- 1992 Yoko Ono – Onobox
- 1992 Deadline – Dissident
- 1992 Funkadelic – Picture CD Box Set Volume 2
- 1992 Funkadelic – Picture CD Box Set Volume 1
- 1992 Soundtrack – Young Soul Rebels
- 1992 Golden Palominos – History (1986-1989)
- 1992 Golden Palominos – History (1982-1985)
- 1992 Praxis – Transmutation
- 1992 Deee-Lite – Infinity Within
- 1992 Parliament – First Thangs
- 1992 Last Poets – Retro Fit
- 1992 Eye & I – Eye & I
- 1992 Masabumi Kikichi – Dream Machine
- 1992 Bahia Black – Ritual Beating System
- 1992 Robert Musso – Active Resonance
- 1991 Marisa Monte – Mais
- 1991 Bernie Worrell – “Poppa Chubby”
- 1991 State of Art – Community
- 1991 Material – The Third Power
- 1991 Momma Stud – Cry For Freedom
- 1991 Psychefunkapus – Skin
- 1991 Johnnie Johnson – Johnnie B. Bad
- 1991 Parliament – The Best NonStop Mix Compilation
- 1991 Momma Stud – Cockadoodledo
- 1991 Hepfidelity – Diesel
- 1991 Material – Third Power
- 1991 Mais – Marisa Monte
- 1991 Fred Schneider & the Shake Society – Fred Schneider
- 1991 Various Artists – Illuminations: An Axiom Compilation
- 1990 Parliament – Trombipulation
- 1990 Momma Stud – Cockadoodledoo
- 1990 Bootsy’s Rubber Band – Jungle Bass
- 1990 Bernie Worrell – Funk Of Ages
- 1990 Hunkpapa – Throwing Muses
- 1990 Parliament – Rhenium
- 1990 Various Artists – Gramavision 10th Anniversary Sampler
- 1990 Stevie Salas – Colorcode
- 1990 Ginger Baker – Middle Passage
- 1990 Something Special – Something Special
- 1990 Niels & New York Perc. – Niels & New York Perc.
- 1990 Deee-Lite – World Clique
- 1990 P-Funk All Stars – Live at the Beverly Theatre
- 1990 Maceo Parker – For All The Kings Men
- 1990 Jerry Harrison – Walk on Water
- 1989 Golden Palominos – A Dead Horse
- 1989 Jack Bruce – A Question of Time
- 1989 Syd Straw – Surprise
- 1989 Throwing Muses – Hunkpapa
- 1989 Menace – Doghouse
- 1989 Mannequin – Same
- 1988 Bootsy Collins – What’s Bootsy Doin’?
- 1988 Z Looke – Take U Back To My Place
- 1988 Afrika Bambaataa – The Light
- 1988 Various Artists – Downtown
- 1988 Fool Proof – No Friction
- 1989 Funkadelic – Maggot Brain [LP Reissue]
- 1989 Funkadelic – Maggot Brain [CD Reissue]
- 1989 Golden Palominos – A Dead Horse
- 1989 Jack Bruce – A Question of Time
- 1989 Syd Straw – Surprise
- 1989 Throwing Muses – Hunkpapa
- 1989 Menace – Doghouse
- 1989 Mannequin – Same
- 1988 Bootsy Collins – What’s Bootsy Doin’?
- 1988 Z Looke – Take U Back To My Place
- 1988 Afrika Bambaataa – The Light
- 1988 Various Artists – Downtown
- 1988 Fool Proof – No Friction
- 1988 Woodentops – Wooden Foot Cops on the Highway
- 1988 George Clinton – Atomic Clinton!
- 1988 Drivin’ & Cryin’ – Whisper Tames The Lion
- 1988 Keith Richards – Talk Is Cheap
- 1988 Jonas Hellborg – Bass
- 1987 Jerry Harrison Casual Gods
- 1987 Manu Dibango – Afrijazzy
- 1987 Bob Pfeifer – After Words
- 1987 Jesse Rae – The Thistle
- 1987 Victoria Williams – Happy, Come Home
- 1987 Mico Wave – Cookin’ From The Inside Out
- 1987 Chris Stamey – It’s Alright
- 1987 Ryuichi Sakamoto – Neo Geo
- 1987 Sly & Robbie – Rhythm Killers
- 1987 Little Steven – Freedom, No Compromise
- 1987 Nona Hendryx – Female Trouble
- 1986 Ginger Baker – Horses And Trees
- 1986 Gwen Guthrie – Good to Go Lover
- 1986 Matthew Sweet – Inside
- 1986 Pretenders – Get Close
- 1986 Touré Kunda – Natalia
- 1986 Bernie Worrell – This Time You Lose
- 1986 The Golden Palominos – Blast of Silence
- 1985 Fela Kuti – Army Arrangement
- 1985 Mtume – Juicy Fruit
- 1985 Zapp – New Zapp IV U
- 1985 Jesse Rae – Party Crackers
- 1985 Time Zone – World Destruction
- 1985 Jesse Rae – Over The Sea
- 1985 Manu Dibango – Electric Africa
- 1985 Nona Hendryx – The Heat
- 1985 Parliament/Funkadelic – Mothership Connection (Live)
- 1985 Public Image Ltd. – Album
- 1985 Yoko Ono – Starpeace
- 1985 Jonas Helborg – Axis
- 1985 Deadline – Down by Law
- 1985 Sly & Robbie – Language Barrier
- 1985 Golden Palominos – Visions of Excess
- 1984 Gil Scott-Heron – Best of Gil Scott-Heron
- 1984 Time Zone – World Destruction
- 1984 Gil Scott-Heron – Re-Ron
- 1984 Last Poets – Oh My People
- 1984 Lee Fields – Shake It Lady
- 1984 Parliament – Parliament’s Greatest Hits
- 1984 Fred Schneider – Shake Society
- 1984 Fred Schneider – Fred Schneider
- 1984 DST – Mean Machine
- 1984 Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense
- 1984 Kiddo – Action
- 1984 Nona Hendryx – The Art Of Defense
- 1984 Anthem – Black Uhuru
- 1984 Army Arrangement – Fela Anikulapo Kuti
- 1984 Mtume – You, Me and He
- 1984 Gil Scott-Heron – Best of Gil Scott-Heron
- 1983 Something Special – Something Special
- 1983 Various Artists – Best of Music & Rhythm
- 1983 George Clinton – You Shouldn’t-Nuff Bit Fish
- 1983 New Horizons – Something New
- 1983 Talking Heads – Speaking In Tongues
- 1983 Black Uhuru – Anthem
- 1983 Gwen Guthrie – Portrait
- 1983 Paul Haig – Rhythm of Life
- 1983 Mtume – Juicy Fruit
- 1983 Nona Hendryx – Nona
- 1983 Rita Coolidge – Never Let You Go
- 1982 Elusion featuring Limon – Show and Tell
- 1982 Stephanie Mills – Tantalizingly Hot
- 1982 Ron Dunbar – These Feets Were Made For Dancin’
- 1982 LJ Reynolds – Travelin’
- 1982 Revelation – Same
- 1982 Marc Sadane – Exciting
- 1982 Bootsy Collins – The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away
- 1982 George Clinton – Computer Games
- 1982 Jesse Rae – Rush
- 1982 Melon – Do You Like Japan
- 1982 The O’Jays – My Favorite Person
- 1982 Talking Heads – The Name of this Band Is Talking Heads
- 1981 Space Cadets – Space Cadets
- 1981 Shango – Shango Funk
- 1981 Mtume – You, Me and He
- 1981 Jerry Harrison – The Red And The Black
- 1981 David Byrne – Catherine Wheel
- 1981 Spinners – Can’t Shake This Feelin’
- 1980 Bootsy – Ultra Wave
- 1980 Parliament – Trombipulation
- 1980 Philippe Wynne – Wynne Jammin’
- 1980 Busta Jones – Self-Titled
- 1980 Five Special – Special Edition
- 1980 Sweat Band – Sweat Band
- 1979 Parliament – Gloryhallastoopid
- 1979 Bootsy’s Rubber Band – This Boot Is Made For Fonk’n
- 1979 Brides of Funkenstein – Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy
- 1979 Funkadelic – Uncle Jam Wants You
- 1979 Parlet – Invasion of the Booty Snatchers
- 1979 Jesse Rae – It’s Just The Dog In Me
- 1978 Bernie Worrell – All The Woo In The World
- |1978 Funkadelic – “One Nation Under A Groove” [12]
- 1978 Parliament – Aqua Boogie” [12″]
- 1978 Parliament – Motor Booty Affair [Picture Disc]
- 1978 Parliament – Motor Booty Affair
- 1978 Funkadelic – One Nation Under A Groove
- 1978 Dramatics – Do What You Wanna Do
- 1978 Bobby Womack – Pieces
- 1978 Johnnie Taylor – Ever Ready
- 1978 The Glass Family – Crazy
- 1978 Fuzzy Haskins – Radio Active
- 1978 Bootsy’s Rubber Band – Player Of The Year
- 1978 Parlet – Pleasure Principle
- 1978 Brides of Funkenstein – Funk Or Walk
- 1977 Parliament – Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome
- 1977 The Horny Horns – A Blow For Me And A Toot To You
- 1977 Funkadelic – Best Of The Early Years
- 1977 Johnnie Taylor – Rated Extraordinaire
- 1977 Eddie Hazel – Game Dames and Guitar Thangs
- 1977 Bootsy’s Rubber Band – Ah, The Name Is Bootsy, Baby
- 1977 Parliament – P-Funk Earth Tour
- 1976 Jeannie Reynolds – Cherries, Bananas And Other Fine Things
- 1976 Funkadelic – Hardcore Jollies
- 1976 Fuzzy Haskins – A Whole ‘Nother Thang
- 1976 Johnnie Taylor – Ear-ga-sm
- 1976 Funkadelic – Tales Of Kidd Funkadelic
- 1976 Bootsy’s Rubber Band – Stretchin’ Out (In A Rubber Band)
- 1976 Parliament – The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein
- 1976 Albert King – King Albert
- 1975 Funkadelic – Funkadelic’s Greatest Hits
- 1975 Jimmy Scott – Backbone
- 1975 Parliament – Mothership Connection
- 1975 Parliament – Chocolate City
- 1975 Funkadelic – Let’s Take It To The Stage
- 1975 Funkadelic – “Vital Juices”
- 1974 Parliament – Up For The Down Stroke
- 1974 Funkadelic – Standing On The Verge
- 1973 Funkadelic – Cosmic Slop
- 1973 Chairmen of the Board – Skin I’m In
- 1972 Funkadelic – “A Whole Lot of B.S.”
- 1972 Funkadelic – America Eats Its Young
- 1972 Parliament – “Come In Out Of The Rain”
- 1972 U.S. music with Funkadelic – “I Owe You Something Good”
- 1972 U.S. music with Funkadelic – “I Miss My Baby”
- 1971 Ruth Copeland – I Am What I Am
- 1971 Funkadelic – Maggot Brain
- 1971 Honey Cone – “Want Ads”
- 1970 Ruth Copeland – Self Portrait
- 1970 Funkadelic – “Fish Chips and Sweat”
- 1970 Funkadelic – Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow
- 1970 Parliament – Osmium
- 1970 Freda Payne – “Band Of Gold”
- 1970 Funkadelic – Funkadelic
- 1970 Funkadelic – “Open Our Eyes”
Bernie, Les Claypool of Primus and the guitarist Buckethead, formed the group Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains
RIP. Thanks for sharing your talent and adding to the culture.
We just keep losing legends in twenty sixteen
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We just keep losing legends in twenty sixteen
.
I know him through the sound waves he travels through my brother.
Thank God for sound and the heart to hear it.
THE GREAT BERNIE WORRELL on keyboards!!!
THE GREAT BOOTSY COLLINS on bass
Actress Telma Hopkins on background vocal
Group Brandy on background vocal
A little about JT:
Johnnie Taylor was born the son of a Baptist minister who was also a fervent harmonica player. He started in singing in church, then at revival meetings. He became a member of the gospel group called the Melody Masters. Soon, Sam Cooke heard of him and encouraged him to leave gospel and signed him to his production company. After Cooke's death, the company closed it doors and Johnnie went home to Memphis. While there, he went to the famed Stax office and was signed. His first hit was "Who's Making Love" a #5 pop hit. Eventually, Stax also went bankrupt and Johnnie signed with Columbia Records. Motown producer Don Davis brought "Disco Lady" to Johnnie who turned it into the very first platinum hit ever. It spent four weeks at #1 on the Hot 100, and six weeks at #1 on the R&B charts. Davis remembers that the song came to him through Harvey Scales and he went into the studio to cut the instrumental track. Using Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell who usually worked with George Clinton, they had a jam session "that just started grooving and no body wanted to stop". Apparently, Clinton was not happy about the hot track and never let Davis use them again. Music in place, Davis used "Gypsy Woman" by Curtis Mayfield as inspiration to come up with the lyrics along with the memory of an African dancer at a club in Spain he once saw. Telma Hopkins had been badgering Davis to sing background on a Johnnie Taylor song, and got her chance along with studio group Brandy. All of the magic took place in Detroit recording studios. On the last day of May 2000, Johnnie died of a massive heart attack at his home in Dallas, Texas. He had a huge turnout of over six thousand mourners that included Aretha Franklin and Al Green.
THE GREAT BOOTSY COLLINS on bass
Actress Telma Hopkins on background vocal
Group Brandy on background vocal
A little about JT:
Johnnie Taylor was born the son of a Baptist minister who was also a fervent harmonica player. He started in singing in church, then at revival meetings. He became a member of the gospel group called the Melody Masters. Soon, Sam Cooke heard of him and encouraged him to leave gospel and signed him to his production company. After Cooke's death, the company closed it doors and Johnnie went home to Memphis. While there, he went to the famed Stax office and was signed. His first hit was "Who's Making Love" a #5 pop hit. Eventually, Stax also went bankrupt and Johnnie signed with Columbia Records. Motown producer Don Davis brought "Disco Lady" to Johnnie who turned it into the very first platinum hit ever. It spent four weeks at #1 on the Hot 100, and six weeks at #1 on the R&B charts. Davis remembers that the song came to him through Harvey Scales and he went into the studio to cut the instrumental track. Using Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell who usually worked with George Clinton, they had a jam session "that just started grooving and no body wanted to stop". Apparently, Clinton was not happy about the hot track and never let Davis use them again. Music in place, Davis used "Gypsy Woman" by Curtis Mayfield as inspiration to come up with the lyrics along with the memory of an African dancer at a club in Spain he once saw. Telma Hopkins had been badgering Davis to sing background on a Johnnie Taylor song, and got her chance along with studio group Brandy. All of the magic took place in Detroit recording studios. On the last day of May 2000, Johnnie died of a massive heart attack at his home in Dallas, Texas. He had a huge turnout of over six thousand mourners that included Aretha Franklin and Al Green.
RIP
Great interview
Yeah it does. Listening to this music and other favorites reminds me how powerful sound is. In this case it brought so many together. Good lookin on posting that classic heat.
Word thanks fam.
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