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Al Kooper

real name Alan Peter Kuperschmidt

Brooklyn, United States · b. 1944-02-05

Al Kooper is credited on 4,980 releases across 763 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,980

Credits

763

Albums

7

Decades active

2,524

In collections

Biography

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American keyboardist, songwriter and producer born on 05.02.1944, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
Inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, in Nashville, in 2008.
Selected for a 2023 “Musical Excellence Award” by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Father of Sam Kooper.

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Credited work

4,980 releases · 763 albums · active 1960–2025

  • Performance · 11,849
  • Production · 1,781
  • Other credits · 871
  • Engineering · 418
  • Mastering · 2

Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville · Record Plant, N.Y.C. · Studio One, Doraville

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