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Stephen Kupka
real name Stephen MacKenzie Kupka
Stephen Kupka is credited on 1,062 releases across 256 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,062
Credits
256
Albums
7
Decades active
576
In collections
Biography
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Los Angeles, CA-born (March 25, 1946) and -based, Berkeley, CA-raised; baritone saxophonist, oboist, English horn player, vocalist, songwriter, composer, lyricist, arranger, record producer and former roadie; also known as Doc and The Funky Doctor; founder and president; co-owner of (documented in the 1970s).
Founding member of Tower Of Power with Emilio Castillo.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,062 releases · 256 albums · active 1968–2026
- Performance · 2,807
- Other credits · 34
- Production · 12
Studios: Record Plant, Sausalito · Sunset Sound · Warner Bros. Recording Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Fore!
1986

Caribou
1974

Waiting For Columbus
1978

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978

Feats Don't Fail Me Now
1974

Tower Of Power
1973

Time Loves A Hero
1977

Greatest Hits / Live
1980

An Insatiable High
1977

Bebe Le Strange
1980

Back To Oakland
1974

Luck Of The Draw
1991

Hoist
1994

Urban Renewal
1974

Past To Present 1977-1990
1990

Small World
1988

Right On Time
1977

Bump City
1972

The Simpsons Sing The Blues
1990

East Bay Grease
1970

Live And In Living Color
1976

Nine Lives
1986

Stunts, Blunts, & Hip Hop
1992

Spellbound
1991
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