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Joe Osborn

Mound, United States

Joe Osborn is credited on 4,352 releases across 627 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,352

Pressings credited

627

Albums

7

Decades active

1,359

In collections

Biography

Joe Osborn (August 28, 1937 – December 14, 2018) was an American bass guitar player known for his work as a session musician in Los Angeles with the Wrecking Crew, and in Nashville with the A-Team of studio musicians. He is one of the most recorded bassists of all time.

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Credited work

4,352 releases · 627 albums · active 1960–2025

  • Performance · 4,909
  • Other credits · 306
  • Production · 13
  • Engineering · 7
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Western Recorders · Record Plant, Los Angeles · Whisky A Go Go · Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles

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