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Paul Buckmaster

real name Paul John Buckmaster

London, United Kingdom · 1946-06-13 – 2017-11-07

Paul Buckmaster is credited on 3,701 releases across 458 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,701

Credits

458

Albums

7

Decades active

2,194

In collections

Biography

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Paul Buckmaster (born 13 June 1946, London, England, UK – died 7 November 2017, Los Angeles, California, USA) was a Grammy Award-winning English cellist, keyboardist, arranger, conductor and composer. As an orchestral arranger he worked with many artists, including Elton John, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie and Harry Nilsson.
Husband of Diana Lewis (1970-1973) and father of Banten van Leer (from a relationship with Roselie van Leer).

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Credited work

3,701 releases · 458 albums · active 1969–2026

  • Performance · 8,133
  • Other credits · 360
  • Production · 127
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: Trident Studios · Air Studios · Strawberry Studios, France · Olympic Studios

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