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Leland Sklar

real name Leland Bruce Sklar

Milwaukee, United States

Leland Sklar is credited on 4,044 releases across 924 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,044

Credits

924

Albums

7

Decades active

1,161

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Bassist born May 28, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He started to play piano at the age of five and double bass at the age of 12. Later he changed to electric bass. He's one of the "A" bass players from Hollywood, where he's now living. Since 1970 he's constantly been doing session work with artists like Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Diana Ross, Hall & Oates, Jackson Browne, Phil Collins, Clint Black, Reba McEntire and George Strait to name a few.

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Credited work

4,044 releases · 924 albums · active 1967–2026

  • Performance · 7,767
  • Other credits · 89
  • Production · 8

Studios: A&M Studios · The Town House · Sunset Sound · Sound Labs, Hollywood

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