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{{Short description|American keyboardist and record producer (1944–2016)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Bernie Worrell
| image             = Bernie Worrell - SociaLibrium, Vienna2009 a.jpg
| caption           = Worrell performing in Vienna in 2009
| landscape         = yes
| birth_name        = George Bernard Worrell, Jr.
| alias             = The Wizard of Woo
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1944|4|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Long Branch, New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|2016|6|24|1944|4|19|mf=y}}
| death_place       = [[Everson, Washington]], U.S.
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Funk]]|[[rhythm and blues|R&B]]|[[psychedelic rock]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Musician|record producer}}
| instrument        = {{hlist|Keyboards|piano|organ|synthesizer}}
| years_active      = c. 1970–2016
| label             = 
| website           = {{URL|bernieworrell.com}}
}}

'''George Bernard Worrell, Jr.''' (April 19, 1944 &ndash; June 24, 2016)<ref name=theguardian>{{cite news|last= Sweeting|first=Adam |title= Bernie Worrell obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/26/bernie-worrell-obituary |access-date= November 9, 2016|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=June 26, 2016}}</ref> was an American [[Keyboard instrument|keyboardist]] and record producer best known as a founding member of the [[Parliament-Funkadelic]] collective. In later years, he also worked with acts such as [[Talking Heads]], [[Bill Laswell]], and [[Jack Bruce]]. He is a member of the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. Worrell was described by journalist [[Jon Pareles]] as "the kind of sideman who is as influential as some bandleaders," with his use of [[synthesizer]]s particularly impactful on [[funk]] and [[hip hop]].<ref name=Pareles/>

==Biography==

===Early life===
Worrell was born in [[Long Branch, New Jersey]], and grew up in [[Plainfield, New Jersey]], where his family moved when he was eight.<ref name=theguardian/> A musical [[Child prodigy|prodigy]], he began formal piano lessons by age three and wrote a [[concerto]] at age eight. He went on to study at the [[Juilliard School]] and received a degree from the [[New England Conservatory of Music]] in 1967. As a college student, Worrell played with a group called Chubby & The Turnpikes; this ensemble eventually evolved into [[Tavares (band)|Tavares]].<ref name=Pareles>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/25/arts/music/bernie-worrell-whose-keyboards-left-an-imprint-on-funk-and-hip-hop-dies-at-72.html |title=Bernie Worrell, Whose Keyboards Left an Imprint on Funk and Hip-Hop, Dies at 72 |first=Jon |last=Pareles |author-link=Jon Pareles |date=June 24, 2016 |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 26, 2016 }}</ref>

===1970s===
After meeting [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], leader of a Plainfield-based [[doo wop]] group called [[The Parliaments]], Worrell moved with Clinton, The Parliaments and their backing band, The Funkadelics, to [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]; thereafter, both groups became collectively known as [[Parliament-Funkadelic]]. During the 1970s the same group of musicians separately recorded under the names [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] and [[Funkadelic]], (among several others), but toured as P-Funk. Worrell played [[grand piano]], [[Wurlitzer electric piano]], [[Hohner Clavinet]], [[Hammond B3 organ]], [[ARP String Ensemble]] and [[Moog synthesizer]], co-wrote, and wrote horn and rhythm [[arrangement]]s on hit recordings for both groups and other associated bands under the "Parliafunkadelicment Thang" production company, and many of his most notable performances were recorded with [[Bootsy's Rubber Band]], [[Parlet]], [[The Brides of Funkenstein]] and [[The Horny Horns]]. Worrell recorded a 1978 solo album, ''[[All the Woo in the World]]'', with the musical backing of P-Funk's members.

While funk musicians traditionally utilized electric keyboards, such as the Hammond organ and Fender [[Rhodes electric piano]], Worrell was the second recipient of the Moog synthesizer created by [[Bob Moog]].<ref name=Kaye/> Mainly responsible for creating Parliament's futuristic sound, Worrell's use of the [[Minimoog]] bass on the Parliament song "[[Flash Light (song)|Flash Light]]", on 1977's ''[[Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome]]'', heavily influenced the sound of R&B music and served as a bridge between American R&B and the insurgence of [[New wave music|new wave]], [[New-age music|new age]] and [[techno]]. He used the [[ARP Pro Soloist]] as well.<ref>{{cite web |first=Joe |last=Bosso |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/bernie-worrell-talks-vintage-synths-elp-parliament-funkadelic-talking-heads-and-more-576154/ |title=Bernie Worrell talks vintage synths, ELP, Parliament/ Funkadelic, Talking Heads and more |publisher=[[MusicRadar]] |date=June 11, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2016 }}</ref> Worrell played synthesizer and digital keyboard <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/bernie-worrell | title=Bernie Worrell }}</ref> on P funk songs throughout the 1970s, most notably "[[Mothership Connection (Star Child)]]" and "[[Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)]]" from ''[[Mothership Connection]]'' (1975) and "[[Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)|Aqua Boogie]]" from ''[[Motor Booty Affair]]'' (1978).

===1980s===
When Parliament-Funkadelic took a hiatus from touring in the early 1980s, Worrell was recruited, along with other musicians from differing [[Music genre|musical genres]] such as guitarist [[Adrian Belew]], to perform and record with [[Talking Heads]]. Worrell's experience and feel for different arrangements enhanced the overall sound of the band. Though he never officially joined Talking Heads, he was a ''[[de facto]]'' member of the group for most of the '80s: appearing on one of their studio albums, several solo albums, two tours and performing in their 1984 concert film ''[[Stop Making Sense]]''. Talking Heads officially disbanded in 1991. Worrell was later invited to perform with Talking Heads as part of their 2002 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/flashback-the-talking-heads-reunite-for-one-night-only-20121023 |title=Flashback: Talking Heads Reunite for One Night Only |first=Andy |last=Greene |date=October 23, 2012 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=March 26, 2016 }}</ref>

In 1983, Worrell provided keyboard parts for [[Mtume]]'s hit song "[[Juicy Fruit (song)|Juicy Fruit]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/bernie-worrell-10-essential-tracks-from-the-p-funk-keyboardist-20160624 |title=Bernie Worrell: 10 Essential Tracks from the P-Funk Keyboardist |first1=Charles |last1=Aaron |first2=Mosi |last2=Reeves |date=June 24, 2016 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 2, 2016}}</ref>

Worrell co-produced [[Fred Schneider]]'s 1984 solo album ''[[Fred Schneider and the Shake Society]]'' and played keyboards and synthesizers on some of the album's tracks.
[[File:Bernie Worrell-02.jpg|thumb|left|Worrell backstage in Cologne, Germany 1998]]

In 1987 he appeared on the critically acclaimed solo release ''[[Casual Gods]]'' by [[Jerry Harrison]] of [[Talking Heads]]. The LP contained the US [[Album Rock Tracks]] chart hit "[[Rev It Up (song)|Rev It Up]]", which reached number seven and appeared in the movie ''[[Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild]]''. He worked with Jerry Harrison on his other releases also.

===1990s–2010s===
From the late 1980s through the 2010s, Worrell recorded extensively with [[Bill Laswell]], including [[Sly and Robbie]]'s Laswell-produced ''[[Rhythm Killers]]'' and the 1985 [[Fela Kuti]] album ''Army Arrangement''. Worrell performed with [[Gov't Mule]]. Through the beginning of the 21st century, he became a visible member of the [[jam band]] scene, performing in many large summer [[music festival]]s, sometimes billed as '''Bernie Worrell and the Woo Warriors'''. He appeared on several [[Jack Bruce]] albums, including ''[[A Question of Time (album)|A Question of Time]]'', ''[[Cities of the Heart]]'', ''[[Monkjack]]'' and ''[[More Jack than God]]''.

Worrell was a founding member of the [[CBS Orchestra]] when the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' launched in August 1993, playing lead synthesizer. Worrell departed in November when the orchestra added a horn section.

In 1994, Worrell appeared on the [[Red Hot Organization]]'s compilation album, ''[[Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool]]''. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the [[AIDS]] epidemic in the African-American community,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://redhot.org/project/red-hot-cool-stolen-moments/ |title=Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool |publisher=[[Red Hot Organization]] |access-date=March 25, 2016 }}</ref> was heralded as "Album of the Year" by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,982060,00.html |title=The Best Music of 1994 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=December 26, 1994 |access-date=March 25, 2016 |url-access=subscription  }}</ref>

Worrell joined the rock group [[Black Jack Johnson]], with [[Mos Def]], [[Will Calhoun]], [[Doug Wimbish]] and [[Dr. Know (guitarist)|Dr. Know]]. He appears with the band on Mos Def's 2004 release ''[[The New Danger]]''.

Worrell joined forces with bass legend [[Les Claypool]], guitarist [[Buckethead]] and drummer [[Bryan Mantia]] to form the group [[Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains]].

In 2009, he joined longtime Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist [[DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight]], bassist [[Melvin Gibbs]] and drummer J.T. Lewis to form the band SociaLybrium. Their album ''For You/For Us/For All'' was released on Livewired Music in January 2010.

Worrell appeared in the 2004 documentary film ''[[Moog (film)|Moog]]'' with synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog and several other Moog synthesizer musicians. In 2011, he toured with [[Bootsy Collins]], another major figure from Parliament-Funkadelic.

From 2011 through 2015, Worrell performed with his group, the '''Bernie Worrell Orchestra'''. The band became known for the appearance of special guests at live performances, including Bootsy Collins, [[Tina Weymouth]], [[Chris Frantz]], [[Jimmy Destri]], [[Mike Watt]], [[Rah Digga]] and [[Gary Lucas]].

In 2012 and 2013, Worrell played a series of concerts with guitarist [[Steve Kimock]], bassist [[Andy Hess]], and vocalist-percussionist Camille Armstrong. Kimock's son John Morgan Kimock played drums for the group in 2013.

Worrell worked on the Seattle-based Khu.éex' project fusing traditional [[Tlingit]] music with funk, jazz, and experimental music. The project includes [[Preston Singletary]], [[Skerik]], [[Stanton Moore]], [[Captain Raab]] and [[Randall Dunn]] among others.

In 2015, Worrell appeared in the movie ''[[Ricki and the Flash]]'' as the keyboard player in [[Meryl Streep]]'s band. The movie reunited Worrell with director Jonathan Demme, who had directed ''Stop Making Sense''.

Worrell was a judge for the 12th, 13th, and 14th annual Independent Music Awards.

During May 2016, the [[New England Conservatory of Music]] gave Worrell, who studied at the school until 1967, an honorary [[Doctor of Music]] degree.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://necmusic.edu/commencement-2016 |title=NEC Announces 2016 Honorary Degree Recipients and Commencement Speaker |date=May 2, 2016 |publisher=[[New England Conservatory of Music]] |access-date=May 30, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606104036/http://necmusic.edu/commencement-2016 |archive-date=June 6, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Death==
In January 2016, Worrell was diagnosed with a "mild form" of prostate cancer, stage-four liver cancer and stage-four [[lung cancer]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/06/bernie-worrell-late-stage-cancer |title=Bernie Worrell diagnosed with late-stage cancer |first=Jessica |last=Goodman |date=January 6, 2016 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=March 25, 2016 }}</ref> He relocated from New Jersey, his long-time home,<ref>{{cite news |last=Jordan |first=Chris |title=In New Jersey, legendary keyboardist Bernie Worrell is never far from home |work=[[Asbury Park Press]] |date=June 21, 2012 |quote=Worrell has brought that sense of fun to millions across the globe, most notably as a member of Parliament-Funkadelic. In the upcoming weeks, his focus will be on his home state of Jersey. }}</ref> to [[Bellingham, Washington]].<ref name=Inside>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-bernie-worrells-all-star-nyc-benefit-20160325 |title=Inside Bernie Worrell's All-Star NYC Benefit |first=Will |last=Hermes |author-link=Will Hermes |date=March 25, 2016 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=March 25, 2016 }}</ref>

A tribute and [[benefit concert]] to raise funds for Worrell's cancer treatment, produced by the [[Black Rock Coalition]] and featuring musicians with whom Worrell has worked over his career, occurred on April 4 and 5, 2016.<ref name=Inside/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/parliament-funkadelic-bernie-worrell-tribute |title=Black Rock Coalition Honors P-Funk's Bernie Worrell |date=March 2, 2016 |work=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]] |access-date=March 25, 2016 }}</ref>

On May 9, Worrell's wife Judie posted an update on his condition on his Facebook page:

{{quote|As of Friday, Bernie can barely speak. Tumor has grown and Recurrent laryngeal nerve is pressing on vocal cord, paralyzing it. Treatment starts Tuesday to (hopefully) shrink tumor before it gets to other vocal cord and/or shuts down breathing. VERY difficult time for him.<br />
I am updating y'all because many asked BUT do not consider this an invitation to bombard us with treatment ideas. Bernie is deciding what treatment he wants. I will delete any more messages that do not respect his decision(s).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jambase.com/article/bernie-worrells-team-provides-update-keyboardists-worsening-health |title=Bernie Worrell's Team Provides Update on Keyboardist's Worsening Health |date=May 9, 2016 |work=jambase.com |access-date=June 18, 2016 }}</ref>}}

Judie Worrell issued a statement on Facebook on June 16 to friends and family that "I was just told that Bernie is now headed 'Home'."<ref name=Home>{{cite web |url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/06/legendary_keyboardist_bernie_w.html |title=Legendary Parliament Keyboardist Bernie Worrell's Condition Worsening, According to Wife, Judie |first=Nathan |last=Paige |date=June 17, 2016 |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |access-date=June 18, 2016 }}</ref> She encouraged people close to Worrell to "visit him to say your goodbyes" and added that he is too ill to speak on the phone or text.<ref name=Home/>

Bernie Worrell died at his home in [[Everson, Washington]], on June 24, 2016, at the age of 72.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kreps |first=Daniel |title= Bernie Worrell, Parliament-Funkadelic Keyboardist, Dead at 72|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bernie-worrell-parliament-funkadelic-keyboardist-dead-at-72-20160624 |access-date= 2016-09-27 |newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 24, 2016}}</ref><ref name=nydailynews>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/bernie-worrell-keyboardist-parliament-funkadelic-dies-72-article-1.2687214 |author=The Associated Press|title= Bernie Worrell, keyboardist for Parliament-Funkadelic, dies at 72|date=June 24, 2016|newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|access-date= November 9, 2016}}</ref> His wife issued a statement that "Bernie transitioned Home to The Great Spirit. Rest in peace, my love—you definitely made the world a better place. Till we meet again, vaya con Dios."<ref name=Kaye>{{cite web |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/06/r-i-p-bernie-worrell-keyboardist-for-parliament-funkadelic-and-talking-heads-has-died-at-72/ |title=R.I.P. Bernie Worrell, keyboardist for Parliament-Funkadelic and Talking Heads, has died at 72 |first=Ben |last=Kaye |date=June 24, 2016 |work=[[Consequence of Sound]] |access-date=June 26, 2016 }}</ref>

Following his death, guitarist [[Buckethead]] created a 21.5 minute long tribute song: 'Space Viking'. Buckethead published it on his 'Pike' series, as part of Pike 245. The song was captioned: "To Bernie Worrell, The Greatest Music Maker Of All".

==Documentary==
''Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth'' is a [[documentary film]] about Worrell's life, music and impact. At [[AllMovie]], critic Mark Deming wrote that the film "profiles his life and career while also examining how even a genius has to find a way to make a living".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/stranger-bernie-worrell-on-earth-v327523 |title=Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth |first=Mark |last=Deming |publisher=[[AllMovie]] |access-date=March 25, 2016 }}</ref>

==Discography==

===Solo albums===
{{refbegin|30em}}
*1978: ''[[All the Woo in the World]]''
*1990: ''[[Funk of Ages]]''
*1993: ''[[Blacktronic Science]]''
*1993: ''[[Pieces of Woo: The Other Side]]''
*1997: ''[[Free Agent: A Spaced Odyssey]]''
*2007: ''Improvisczario''
*2009: ''Christmas Woo''
*2010: ''[[I Don't Even Know]]''
*2011: ''[[Standards (Bernie Worrell album)|Standards]]''
*2013: ''BWO Is Landing'' (credited as "The Bernie Worrell Orchestra")
*2014: ''Elevation: The Upper Air''
*2016: ''Retrospectives''
*2024: Wave From The WOOniverse{{refend}}

===Funkadelic===
{{refbegin|30em}}
*1970: ''[[Funkadelic (album)|Funkadelic]]''
*1970: ''[[Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow]]''
*1971: ''[[Maggot Brain]]''
*1972: ''[[America Eats Its Young]]''
*1973: ''[[Cosmic Slop]]''
*1974: ''[[Standing on the Verge of Getting It On]]''
*1975: ''[[Let's Take It to the Stage]]''
*1976: ''[[Tales of Kidd Funkadelic]]''
*1976: ''[[Hardcore Jollies]]''
*1978: ''[[One Nation Under a Groove]]''
*1979: ''[[Uncle Jam Wants You]]''
*1996: ''[[Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan – 12th September 1971]]''
*2008: ''[[Toys (Funkadelic album)|Toys]]'' (recorded 1970–74)
*2014: ''[[First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate]]''
{{refend}}

===Parliament===
{{refbegin|30em}}
*1970: ''[[Osmium (album)|Osmium]]''
*1974: ''[[Up for the Down Stroke]]''
*1975: ''[[Chocolate City (album)|Chocolate City]]''
*1975: ''[[Mothership Connection]]''
*1976: ''[[The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein]]''
*1977: ''[[Live: P-Funk Earth Tour]]''
*1977: ''[[Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome]]''
*1978: ''[[Motor Booty Affair]]''
*1979: ''[[Gloryhallastoopid]]''
*1980: ''[[Trombipulation]]''
{{refend}}

===Selected contributions to other albums===
{{refbegin|30em}}
*1981: [[Jerry Harrison]], ''[[The Red and the Black (album)|The Red and the Black]]''
*1982: [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], ''[[Computer Games (album)|Computer Games]]''
*1982: [[Talking Heads]], ''[[The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads]]''
*1983: Talking Heads, ''[[Speaking in Tongues (Talking Heads album)|Speaking in Tongues]]''
*1984: Talking Heads, ''[[Stop Making Sense (album)|Stop Making Sense]]''
*1983: [[Rita Coolidge]], ''[[Never Let You Go (album)|Never Let You Go]]''
*1984: [[Fred Schneider]], ''[[Fred Schneider and the Shake Society]]''
*1985: [[Fela Kuti]], ''[[Army Arrangement]]''
*1985: [[The Golden Palominos]], ''[[Visions of Excess]]''
*1986: [[Ginger Baker]], ''[[Horses & Trees]]''
*1987: [[Jerry Harrison]], "[[Casual Gods]]"
*1987: [[Jesse Rae]], ''The Thistle''
*1992: [[Praxis (band)|Praxis]], ''[[Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)]]''
*1995: [[Jack Bruce]], ''[[Monkjack]]''
*1995: [[Julian Schnabel]], ''[[Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud]]''
*1995: Third Rail ([[James Blood Ulmer]] & [[Bill Laswell]]), ''[[South Delta Space Age]]''
*1996: [[Pharoah Sanders]], ''[[Message from Home]]''
*1998: [[Robben Ford]], Tiger Walk 
*1998: Live... With a Little Help from Our Friends [Gov’t Mule]
*1998: Pharoah Sanders, ''[[Save Our Children (album)|Save Our Children]]''
*2001: [[Shin Terai]], ''[[Unison (Shin Terai album)|Unison]]''
*2004: [[Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains]], ''[[The Big Eyeball in the Sky]]''
*2004: [[Mos Def]], ''[[The New Danger]]''
*2005: Munkeez Strikin' Matchiz, ''Wreck It'' (with [[Bo Diddley]] and [[Chuck D.]])
*2006: [[Gigi (singer)|Gigi]], ''Gold & Wax''
*2006: [[Baby Elephant]], ''Turn My Teeth Up''
*2007: Shin Terai, ''Lightyears''
*2007: Praxis, ''[[Tennessee 2004]]''
*2008: Praxis, ''[[Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness)]]''
*2008: [[Science Faxtion]], ''[[Living on Another Frequency]]''
*2009: [[Eric McFadden|Eric McFadden Trio]], ''Delicate Thing''
*2016: [[Joe Marcinek|Joe Marcinek Band]], ''Slink''
*2017: [[Jesse Rae]], ''Worae''
{{refend}}

==Awards==
*Independent Music Awards 2013: "Get Your Hands Off" - Best Funk/Fusion/Jam Song<ref>{{cite web |url=http://independentmusicawards.com/blog/2013/06/11/12th-annual-independent-music-awards-winners-announced/ |title=The 12th Annual Independent Music Awards Winners Announced |publisher=Independent Music Awards |date=June 11, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2016 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.bernieworrell.com/ Official website of Bernie Worrell]
*[http://www.sethlind.com/stranger/ ''Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth'']
*[http://artistconnectionpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-274-bernie-worrell Interview] at Artist Connection Podcast, October 2011
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/bernie-worrell Bernie Worrell Interview] at [[NAMM Oral History Program|NAMM Oral History Collection]] (January 2012)
*{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7416554/bernie-worrell-best-moments |title=10 Definitive Bernie Worrell Moments |first=Michaelangelo |last=Matos |date=June 24, 2016 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2898249/bernie-worrell-obituary/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627234214/http://www.mtv.com/news/2898249/bernie-worrell-obituary/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 27, 2016 |title=How Bernie Worrell Built Our Musical Future |first=Carvell |last=Wallace |date=June 27, 2016 |publisher=[[MTV News]] }}
;[[Live Music Archive]]
*[https://archive.org/details/BernieWorrell Bernie Worrell]
*[https://archive.org/details/BernieWorrellandtheWOOWarriors Bernie Worrell and the Woo Warriors]
*[https://archive.org/details/BernieWorrellOrchestra Bernie Worrell Orchestra]

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