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Karl May

real name Karl Friedrich May

Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany · 1842-02-25 – 1912-03-30

Karl May is credited on 655 releases across 146 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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655

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146

Albums

7

Decades active

3

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German writer, best known for books with the characters of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand.
He was born 25 February 1842 in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Kingdom of Saxony and died 30 March 1912 in Radebeul, Dresden, German Empire.

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655 releases · 146 albums · active 1960–2024

  • Performance · 357
  • Other credits · 316

Studios: Studio Europa · Rabbit-Studio · HAFO-Produktion · Radio România

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