[quote by=Mr._Kite link=Blah.pl?b=cc,m=1102137187,s=5 date=1102142634] This guy is just a tallentless hack who is trying to cash in on The Beatles fame and wreck the excellent reputation of Ringo Starr.
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Well, i'm not sure why he stated those things, but Bernard Purdie is not a talentless hack. As a matter of fact, he could drum circles around Ringo. I love the Beatles, but i'll give just due where its deserved.
Here's a small list of people Purdie has played with.
Dizzy Gillespie
Miles Davis
Roberta Flack
Paul Simon
Nina Simone
James Brown
Percy Sledge
Steely Dan
Marvin Gaye
Louis Armstrong
J.J. Jackson
Grover Washington
Gato Barbieri
Gladys Knight
Jackson Five
Isaac Hayes
King Curtis
Aretha Franklin
Herbie Mann
B.B. King
Willy Bridges
Charlie Brown
Neal Creque
Warren Daniels
Lloyd Davis
Ted Dunbar
Gordon Edwards
Tippy Larkin
Danny Moore
Billy Nichols
Houston Person
Norman Pride
Gerry Thomas
Harold Wheeler
Al Jackson
Tino Ganzales
Carrie Smith
Felix Pappalardi
Guru
Jimmy McGriff
Donny Hathaway
Joe Cocker
Pee Wee Ellis
Hummingbird
Essra Mohawk
Larry Corryell
Paul Butterfield
Hank Crawford
Scarlett Rivera
Cornell Dupree
Tim Moore
Free Beer
Geoff Muldaur
Lou Donaldson
Cat Stevens
Al Cooper
Tim Rose
.....and many more
Sorry,,,,,not a hack.