Bernie Worrell

George Bernard Worrell, Jr. was an American 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 synthesizers particularly impactful on funk and hip hop.

19 April 1944

Born on the same birth date (19 April 1944): James Heckman

Born on the same birth day (19 April): Ara Gevorgyan • Bobby Russell • Candace Parker • Clay Shaw (politician) • Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth • Elizabeth Dilling • Erich Hartmann • Henry Jameson • Irena Eichlerówna • Jayne Mansfield • Jiroemon Kimura • John Horlock • Kate Hudson • Michel Le Tellier • Rhea Silberta • Richard Hughes (British writer) • Rivaldo • Roland Michener • Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet • Sol Kaplan • Sydney Barnes • Wilfried Martens • William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk

Born in the same month (April 1944): Alice Waters • Craig T. Nelson • Evan Parker • Francis Lee (footballer) • Gerhard Schröder • Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg • Herb Pedersen • James Heckman • Jean-François Stévenin • Jon Bing • Julia Phillips • Len Goodman • Michael Fish • Odd Nerdrum • Oshik Levi • Peter Colman • Shel Bachrach • Steve Fossett • Toivo Aare • Tony Orlando