Bernard Purdie Vinyl Records

Bernard Purdie is a legendary session drummer and one of the most recorded drummers in history. He has been featured on hundreds of albums and is considered one of the fathers of funk. He is known for his signature “Purdie Shuffle,” a drumming technique he developed that is widely used in funk and soul music.

Purdie's career began in the early 1960s when he started playing with soul and R&B artists like King Curtis, Aretha Franklin, and Wilson Pickett. He went on to work with some of the most influential artists of all time, including Steely Dan, James Brown, and Miles Davis.

Some of Purdie's standout albums include Soul Drums (1967), Soul Is...Pretty Purdie (1972), and Lialeh (1973). His standout songs include “Rock Steady” by Aretha Franklin, “I Got The Feelin’” by James Brown, and “Do It Again” by Steely Dan.

An interesting fact about Purdie is that he was once arrested for playing his drums too loud. He was forced to stop playing and the police took his drum kit away.