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Chris Strachwitz

Chris Strachwitz is credited on 1,271 releases across 339 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1959–2019 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,271

Credits

339

Albums

7

Decades active

44

In collections

Biography

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Chris Strachwitz (born July 1, 1931 in Groß-Reichenau, Nieder-Schlesien, now Bogaczów, Poland - died May 5, 2023 in Marin County, CA) was a German-born American producer, folklorist, and the founder and president of Arhoolie Records. His family emigrated to California in 1947. In 1966, he founded the short-lived label. He donated his collection founding a joint project of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, his Arhoolie Foundation, and the UCLA Digital Library.

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Credited work

1,271 releases · 339 albums · active 1959–2019

  • Other credits · 1,200
  • Production · 945
  • Engineering · 386
  • Mastering · 40
  • Performance · 1

Studios: Sierra Sound Laboratories · Gold Star Recording Studio · Bay Records Recording Studios · Master Trak Studio

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