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Helmut Zacharias
Helmut Zacharias is credited on 706 releases across 211 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
706
Credits
211
Albums
8
Decades active
17
In collections
Biography
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German jazz violinist and composer
Born 20 January 1920 in Berlin, Germany
Died 28 February 2002 in Brissago, Switzerland
Helmut first played violin at the age of two and played in public four years later. He was known for the pseudonym Charly Thomas.
After working at the Conservatory, he turned to Pop music as well, occasionally, Jazz.
Father of Stephan Zacharias
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
706 releases · 211 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 1,026
- Other credits · 136
- Production · 6
Studios: Union Studios, Munich · Pye Studios · Lansdowne Studios · Trixi Tonstudios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Helmut Zacharias And His Orchestra
- "Helmut Zacharias Mit Seinen ""Verzauberten Geigen"""
- Helmut Zacharias Und Seine Verzauberten Geigen
- Zacharias And His Magic Violins
- Roy Black
- Ferry Taby Mit Seinen Konzert-Solisten
- Lale Andersen
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