photos by Gary Jaffe, Creative Visions Miami

 It was Bernie Worrell's work as a founding member and Musical Director of the massively influential supergroup Parliament-Funkadelic that sealed the induction of this genius of a musician into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Yet it's intriguing to consider that Worrell's numerous other stellar collaborations - most notably as a member of Talking Heads - could, in fact, place him in the hallowed Hall several times over.

   With Parliament-Funkadelic, Worrell co-wrote, co-produced, recorded and performed most of the group's compositions - classics Flashlight, Atomic Dog, Knee Deep, Cosmic Slop and Red Hot Mama, to name just a few - on its 50-plus albums and globe-spanning tours. These songs - and many more with Worrell's consummate musical licks - continue to remain popular.

   In April, 2002, Worrell was reunited with Talking Heads in New York when the band received their own Hall of Fame induction. With Worrell back in place behind a bank of keyboards on the stage of Radio City Music Hall, the Heads performed show-stopping renditions of their classic songs Burning Down The House (Worrell's synthesizer work gave this remarkable Top 20 hit its definitive eerie quality) and Life During Wartime.