Bernard Purdie
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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.
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![Purdie shuffle variants[20] Playⓘ.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Purdie_shuffle.png/500px-Purdie_shuffle.png)
![Purdie shuffle variant[21] Playⓘ.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Purdie_shuffle_B.png/500px-Purdie_shuffle_B.png)
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Country
United StatesCategory
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
living
Dates
Born 1939 · age 87
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