Bernard Purdie

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AKA Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (born June 11, 1939) is an American drummer and session musician from Elkton, Maryland who has worked with various well-known soul, rock, pop, and jazz musicians. He moved to New York in 1960 and started playing with Lonnie Youngblood before going on to work with King Curtis, and in 1970, Aretha Franklin, eventually becoming her musical director for five years. He has also toured with seminal bop trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and saxophonist Hank Crawford, and performed in concert with seminal bop drummer Max Roach. Purdie is considered an influenti… read more
AKA Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (born June 11, 1939) is an American drummer and session musician from Elkton, Maryland who has worked with various well-known soul, rock, pop, and jazz musicians. He moved to New York in 1960 and started playing with Lonnie Youngblood before going on to w… read more
AKA Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (born June 11, 1939) is an American drummer and session musician from Elkton, Maryland who has worked with various well-known soul, rock, pop, and jazz musicians. He moved to New York in 1960 and started playing with Lonnie Youngblood before going on to work with King Curtis, and in 1970, Aretha Franklin, eventually becoming … read more

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1 Play track Lialeh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Lialeh
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2 Play track Lialeh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Hap'nin'
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3 Play track Soul Is...Pretty Purdie Good Livin' (good Lovin')
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4 Play track Soul Is...Pretty Purdie Day Dreaming
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5 Play track Cold Sweat Montego Bay
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6 Play track Cold Sweat Wasteland
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7 Play track Cold Sweat Cold Sweat
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8 Play track Soul Drums (With Bonus Tracks) Soul Drums
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9 Play track Soul Drums (With Bonus Tracks) caravan
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10 Play track Soul Drums (With Bonus Tracks) Jimmy's Back
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  1. 1,857 listeners

    21 Aug 2007 · 12 tracks

    Purdie Good Cookin'
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  2. 1,438 listeners

    8 Sep 2008 · 7 tracks

    Lialeh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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  3. 164 listeners

    28 Sep 2014 · 7 tracks

    Soul Is...Pretty Purdie
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  4. 102 listeners

    5 Mar 2010 · 19 tracks

    Soul Drums (With Bonus Tracks)
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