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Worrell and left
left to right: Ray Lindwall, Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies, Lindsay Hassett, Frank Worrell.
Originally left out of the West Indies team to tour India and Pakistan in 1958 – 59, Hall was called into the team as a back up for the Trinidadian Jaswick Taylor after the all-rounder Frank Worrell withdrew from the team at a late stage.

Worrell and band
In order to perform these more complex arrangements the band toured with an expanded group that included Adrian Belew and Bernie Worrell, among others, first at the Heatwave festival in August, and later in their concert film Stop Making Sense.
Following Osmium, the lineup of Parliament-Funkadelic began going through many changes and was expanded significantly, with the addition of important members such as keyboardist Bernie Worrell in 1970, singer / guitarist Garry Shider in 1971, and bassist Bootsy Collins ( recruited from the James Brown backing band ) in 1972.
Soon, Worrell, Clinton, The Parliaments and their backing band ( Funkadelic ) moved to Detroit, Michigan, and became Parliament.
Through the beginning of the 21st century, Bernie has become a visible member of the so-called Jam band scene, performing in many large summer festivals, sometimes billed as Bernie Worrell and the Woo Warriors.
First appearing in 1992 with the critically acclaimed Transmutation ( Mutatis Mutandis ), Laswell, guitarist Buckethead, bassist Bootsy Collins, keyboardist Bernie Worrell and drummer Brain have defined the direction of the band over the last 15 years.
Les Claypool, bassist of many bands, including Primus, collaborated with virtuoso guitarist Buckethead, funk keyboardist Bernie Worrell, and former Primus drummer Brain ( Bryan Mantia ) under the name Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains ( a combination of all the band members ' names ), after they met at the 2002 Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival.
The first song to feature the entire lineup is " Burning Down the House ", although the original 1985 RCA / Columbia Home Video release ( which featured three additional songs in two performances edited into the film ) has the entire band ( minus Worrell ) performing " Cities " before this song.
Featuring a host of crack sessioneers ( including Bernie Worrell, Anton Fier, and Jack Waldman ), his new direction-a brand of polished dance / electro-seemed a million miles away from the abrasive edge of Josef K. Indeed Haig was already disowning his past with a vengeance, informing the NME that Josef K was a ' cockroach ' he wanted squashed, although two songs-" Adoration " and " Heaven Sent "-had begun life with that band.

Worrell and P-Funk
( The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership ), released under the name George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars, served as a reunion album featuring contributions from the band's most noteworthy songwriters from the earlier eras, such as Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, and Junie Morrison.
The recording also included the rest of the Parliaments singers ( still uncredited due to contractual concerns ), several uncredited session musicians then employed by Motown, as well as Ray Monette ( of Rare Earth ) and future P-Funk mainstay Bernie Worrell.
The lineup for the Get Close tour was then expanded to include former P-Funk and Talking Heads keyboardist Bernie Worrell.
Lynn Mabry resurfaced in 1984 as a backing vocalist with Talking Heads, appearing in the concert film Stop Making Sense along with P-Funk colleague Bernie Worrell.
" Bernie Worrell, formerly of P-Funk, played some keyboards on the albums title track " Beautiful World ".

Worrell and studio
He has played banjo since 1994, performing the instrument in concert with Phish and Phil Lesh ( albeit an electric banjo ) and in the studio on the 2007 Bernie Worrell album Improvisczario.

Worrell and albums
After the original Parliament-Funkadelic stopped touring in the early 1980s, Worrell released several solo albums.
Harvey has guested on a number of other artists ' albums, including September 67's Lucky Shoe, two albums by Shannon Worrell ( formerly of September 67 ), and Magnet's Shark Bait.

Worrell and appears
Worrell appears in the 2004 documentary film Moog with synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog and several other Moog synthesizer musicians.

Worrell and live
* Bernie Worrell collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive ( currently empty )
* Bernie Worrell and the WOO Warriors collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
Beginning with the album Bells, a live concert at New York Town Hall with Donald Ayler, Charles Tyler, Lewis Worrell and Sunny Murray, Ayler turned to performances that were chains of marching band-or mariachi-style themes alternating with overblowing and multiphonic freely improvised group solos, a wild and unique sound that took jazz back to its pre-Louis Armstrong roots of collective improvisation.
He has played live or on record with The Roots, Eye & I, Mick Jagger, Ambitious Lovers, Rollins Band, Spearhead, Public Enemy, Mariah Carey, Tracy Chapman, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Don Byron, Defunkt, Santana, Bernie Worrell, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, B. B.
* Lloyd Worrell: Ernest's bitter great uncle who is known as the meanest man to ever live.

Worrell and with
Paul's latest project is Baby Elephant, a collaboration with Parliament and Talking Heads keyboardist Bernie Worrell, and longtime Paul associate Don Newkirk.
Along with the West Indian captain Frank Worrell, Benaud's bold leadership enlivened interest in Test cricket among a public who had increasingly regarded it as boring.
In the NLCS, they went on to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals four games to one, with wins by Reuter, Schmidt and two by Worrell in relief.
Australia regained the Frank Worrell Trophy with an innings victory in the Fourth Test at Jamaica, with Taylor taking the winning catch from the bowling of Shane Warne.
Musicians such as Bernie Worrell, Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker all at one time played with Parliament and / or Funkadelic.
According to Clinton ( who shares credit for the song with Bernie Worrell and Bootsy Collins ), he was frustrated that radio stations refused to play his songs and invented his own station ( called W-E-F-U-N-K ) and a DJ to man it.
Bernie Worrell was officially credited starting with Funkadelic's second album, 1970s Free Your Mind ... and Your Ass Will Follow, thus beginning a long working relationship between Worrell and Clinton.
The switch to Funkadelic was complete with the addition of Tawl Ross and Bernie Worrell ( rhythm guitar and keyboards, respectively ).
George Bernard " Bernie " Worrell, Jr. ( born April 19, 1944 ) is an American keyboardist and composer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads.
As a college student around 1970, Worrell played with a group called Chubby & The Turnpikes ( later to be known as Tavares ).
While funk musicians traditionally utilized electric keyboards, such as the Hammond organ and Fender Rhodes electric piano, Bernie Worrell created Parliament ’ s distinctive riffs with a Minimoog synthesizer.
Since the late 1980s, Worrell has recorded extensively with Bill Laswell, including Sly and Robbie's Laswell-produced Rhythm Killers.
Worrell has since joined the rock group Black Jack Johnson, with Mos Def, Will Calhoun, Doug Wimbish and Dr. Know.
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.
Since 2011, Worrell has been performing with his group, the Bernie Worrell Orchestra.
As of 2012, Worrell is touring with Steve Kimock, Wally Ingram and Andy Hess.
* Bernie Worrell ( born 1944 ), keyboardist and composer known primarily for his keyboard and production work with Parliament and Funkadelic.
He also collaborated with Brain, Buckethead and Bernie Worrell in the group Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains.

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