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William Ackerman

real name George William B. Ackerman

guitarist

Palo Alto, United States · b. 1949-11-16

William Ackerman is credited on 528 releases across 127 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1976–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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528

Credits

127

Albums

6

Decades active

117

In collections

Biography

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Grammy Award winning guitarist, composer and producer. Ackerman founded Windham Hill Records in 1976.
Born November 16, 1949 in Palo Alto, California, USA.
For the Nashville-based Country Drummer, please use Willie Ackerman.
Married to Anne Ackerman Robinson.

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Credited work

528 releases · 127 albums · active 1976–2023

  • Production · 658
  • Performance · 466
  • Other credits · 138
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Different Fur Studios · The Music Annex · Mantra Studios · Fantasy Studios

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