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Eric Von Schmidt

Westport, United States · 1931-05-28 – 2007-02-02

Eric Von Schmidt is credited on 703 releases across 131 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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703

Credits

131

Albums

8

Decades active

209

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Singer-Songwriter, Guitarist, Painter & Illustrator. He was associated with the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s and a key part of the Cambridge folk music scene. As a singer and guitarist, he was considered to be the leading Cambridge specialist in country blues at the time. He won a Grammy Award for his work on the compilation album "Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 1-3" in 1997.
Born 28 May 1931 Westport, CT USA
Died 2 February 2007 Westport, CT USA
Son of illustrator Harold Von Schmidt. Recorded collaborations with Rolf Cahn, Richard Farina and as Eric Von Schmidt And The Cruel Family. Father.

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Credited work

703 releases · 131 albums · active 1953–2025

  • Performance · 547
  • Other credits · 369
  • Production · 3
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Bearsville Studios · Soundshop Recording Studios · Newport Folk Festival · Columbia Recording Studios

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