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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.
655
Credits
146
Albums
7
Decades active
3
In collections
Biography
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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.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
655 releases · 146 albums · active 1960–2024
- Performance · 357
- Other credits · 316
Studios: Studio Europa · Rabbit-Studio · HAFO-Produktion · Radio România
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Diaspora (8)
- Rolf Kauka
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