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Ray Pohlman

real name Merlyn Ray Pohlman

Baker Township, United States

Ray Pohlman is credited on 997 releases across 227 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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227

Albums

7

Decades active

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Merlyn Ray Pohlman (July 22, 1930 – November 1, 1990) was an American session musician and arranger who played both upright bass and bass guitar, and also did sessions as a guitarist. He is credited with being the first electric bass player in Los Angeles studios in the 1950s.
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997 releases · 227 albums · active 1960–2025

  • Performance · 1,178
  • Other credits · 125
  • Production · 53

Studios: Gold Star Studios · Enactron Truck · Track Recorders · Devonshire Studios

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