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Dick Kniss

real name Richard Lawrence Kniss

Dick Kniss is credited on 992 releases across 115 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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992

Credits

115

Albums

7

Decades active

422

In collections

Biography

Folk and jazz bassist born 04/24/1937 in Portland, OR. Died 01/25/2012 in Kingston, NY of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Co-wrote "Sunshine On My Shoulders". Worked with John Denver, Peter, Paul & Mary, Herbie Hancock, and Woody Herman.

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Credited work

992 releases · 115 albums · active 1963–2025

  • Performance · 1,957
  • Other credits · 95

Studios: RCA Studios, New York · Bell Sound Studios · RCA Studios, Hollywood · Soundstage, Toronto

Discography

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