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): Anne Glover (biologist) • Ara Gevorgyan • Arthur Robertson (athlete) • Constance Talmadge • Françoise Rosay • George O'Brien (actor) • George St Lo • Getúlio Vargas • Iracema de Alencar • Irena Eichlerówna • Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine • Jóannes Eidesgaard • Margo MacDonald • Mukesh Ambani • Otto Georg Thierack • Simon Cowell (conservationist) • Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet • Sol Kaplan • Stanley Fish • Troy Polamalu

Born in the same month (April 1944): Bill Stoneman • Craig T. Nelson • Evan Parker • Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg • James Heckman • John Kay (musician) • John Milius • John Sergeant (journalist) • Joshua Rifkin • János Martonyi • Len Goodman • Odd Nerdrum • Peter Barfuß • Stephen Nickell • Steve Fossett • Toivo Aare • Tony Orlando