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November 1985

Bernard "Pretty" Purdie

Your lover did you wrong? It ain’t worth cryin’ over. Put on a Bernard Purdie record. Peelin’ fallin’ from the ceilin’? Don’t worry about it. Get into that Purdie groove. Another gray day? Go out and watch “Pretty”Purdieplaydrums. You’II feel alright. Known as the “Father Time” of modern drumming, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie has drummed up […] […]

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