Fans pay respect to late funk musician Bernie Worrell
The Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist was overcome by lung cancer and now fans can pay homage on his website
On Friday night musician Bernie Worrell passed away aged 72 from a losing battle with lung cancer. Fans have been posting memories and respects to Worrell on his website.
His wife Judie confirmed his death on his Facebook page saying: ‘AT 11:54, June 24, 2016, 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.’ This follows a letter she shared in June which opened up about her husband’s critical illness.
The New Jersey musician was a founding member of 70s funk band Parliament-Funkadelic alongside George Clinton. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame says: ‘he prefigured everything from rap and hip-hop to techno and alternative’, praising his influential work with synthesizers.
Worrall was a musical genius from birth - he started playing piano at three years old and wrote his first concerto aged eight, which he performed with the Washington Symphony Orchestra. He’s also worked with Talking Heads, Mos Def, on his 2004 album ‘The New Danger’ and Meryl Streep, appearing in 2015 film ‘Ricky and the Flash’.
You can pay respects to Bernie Worrell on his website here.
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