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Chucho Merchan

real name Jesús Alfredo Merchán

Bogotá, Colombia

Chucho Merchan is credited on 797 releases across 138 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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797

Credits

138

Albums

6

Decades active

231

In collections

Biography

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Born in Bogotá, Colombia in 1952, Chucho Merchán began his career in the early 1970's as bassist and leader of Colombian band Malanga. He moved to England in 1974 where he met Pete Townshend, who offered him a position in his band. To date, he has played with such notable artists as The Pretenders, Eurythmics, Pink Floyd, George Harrison, Miguel Ríos, Luz Casal, and Bryan Adams, among many others.

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Credited work

797 releases · 138 albums · active 1970–2024

  • Performance · 1,393
  • Production · 61
  • Other credits · 42
  • Engineering · 14

Studios: Power Plant Studios · Gallery Studios · The Church, London · Metropolis Studios

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