Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
Top Songs
| 1 | Funky Donkey '93 | ||
| 2 | Black Purd's Theme | ||
| 3 | Rollin' on Purdie Street | ||
| 4 | Bernard's Back Beat | ||
| 5 | God Made B Funky |
Albums
Apr 2020 • 9 songs
May 2018 • 9 songs
Apr 2018 • 1 song
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Biography
An all-time great soul, R&B, funk, and pop drummer, Bernard Purdie's impeccable time and mastery of backbeats and grooves (especially his trademark "Purdie Shuffle") are widely celebrated. He moved to New York from Maryland in 1960, and recorded with James Brown, King Curtis, and many others. He was CTI's house drummer in the late '60s and early '70s, and worked with Grover Washington, Jr. and George Benson, among several others. Purdie toured with Curtis and Aretha Franklin in 1970 and was Franklin's music director until 1975. During his studio days in the early '70s, Purdie ...