# Bernard Purdie

> Bernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie is an American drummer, and an influential R&B, soul, funk and jazz musician. He is known for his precise time-keeping and his signature use of triplets against a half-time backbeat: the Purdie shuffle. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013.

*American R&B, soul and funk drummer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/bernard-purdie

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1939-06-11
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.9 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 12.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1210602/ (@nm1210602)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0v0wFiHWFaKEEAwlDtDiRT (@0v0wFiHWFaKEEAwlDtDiRT)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/44138)
- [Bernard Purdie](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Purdie)
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- [Bernard Purdie](https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Purdie)
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- [Bernard Purdie](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Purdie)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bc2f964f-1415-45b3-b4eb-637ec216a069)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q765416)
- [Bernard Purdie](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5880147)

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