When talking about drummer Bernard “Pretty” Purdie’s impact on music, it’s tempting to merely list the sheer number of legendary artists he has performed with over the last 60 years including Aretha ...

Musicians have called Bernard Purdie one of the most recorded drummers in history and his style is described as “the funkiest soul beat in the business.” From Nina Simone to Steely Dan, Joe Cocker to ...

Bernard Purdie is called “The Most Recorded Drummer In History”, and his style is described by fellow musicians as “the funkiest soul beat in the business”. From Nina Simone to Steely Dan, Bob Marley ...

*Bernard “Pretty” Purdie is the only musician who can rightfully claim to have played for legendary artists that, in a short list, includes Nina Simone, Donny Hathaway, James Brown, Mongo Santamaria, ...

Bernard "Pretty" Purdie is on the shortlist of the hardest-working drummers in the history of recorded music. The list of artists he's worked with, on the other hand, is quite long: Duke Ellington, ...