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Freddie Washington
real name Fred Douglas Washington Jr.
Freddie Washington is credited on 1,777 releases across 633 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1978–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,777
Credits
633
Albums
6
Decades active
499
In collections
Biography
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American bassist - songwriter
Grew up in Oakland, California.
He was studying bass by his early teens, becoming so proficient so young that he landed a gig with jazz legend Herbie Hancock at age 19 that lasted for several years.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,777 releases · 633 albums · active 1978–2025
- Performance · 2,520
- Other credits · 184
- Production · 26
Studios: Lion Share Recording Studios · Larrabee Sound Studios · Studio 55, Los Angeles · Unique Recording
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Whitney Houston
1985

The Infamous
1995

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
1990

Rapture
1986

Older
1996

Mr. Hands
1980

...Hits
1998

One In A Million
1996

Straight From The Heart
1982

The Future
1992

Outside Inside
1983

Ladies & Gentlemen (The Best Of George Michael)
1998

Nightshift
1985

Hits!
1980

Big Willie Style
1997

Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live!
2021

Back To Front
1992

Feets Don't Fail Me Now
1979

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits Of Kenny Loggins
1997

Morph The Cat
2006

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
1987

Donald Fagen's The Nightfly Live
2021

Stone Crazy
1997

How Will I Know
1985
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