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Lou Marini

real name Louis William Marini Jr.

Charleston, United States

Lou Marini is credited on 1,199 releases across 262 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,199

Credits

262

Albums

7

Decades active

661

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Lou Marini aka Blue Lou is an American saxophonist (primarily), but also flutist and clarinetist, arranger, composer and clinician... very active as a session musician.
Born 13 May 1945 in Charleston, South Carolina (USA). Owner of Hip Pickles Music publishing.
Member of Blood, Sweat And Tears in the early 1970s, member of The Saturday Night Live Band orchestra from 1975 to 1983, and an original member of The Blues Brothers Band. Musical director of the Brianza Blues Festival in Monza, Italy.

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1,199 releases · 262 albums · active 1966–2025

  • Performance · 2,195
  • Other credits · 232
  • Production · 2

Studios: Record Plant, N.Y.C. · A&R Studios · Universal Amphitheatre · Mediasound

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