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Wilton Felder

Houston, United States • 1940-08-31 – 2015-09-27

Wilton Felder is credited on 3,602 releases across 569 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,602

Pressings credited

569

Albums

7

Decades active

1,102

In collections

Biography

Wilton Lewis Felder (August 31, 1940 – September 27, 2015) was an American saxophone and bass player, and is best known as a founding member of the Jazz Crusaders, later known as the Crusaders. Felder played bass on the Jackson 5's hits "I Want You Back" (1969) and "ABC" (1970) and on Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" (1973).

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Credited work

3,602 releases · 569 albums · active 1961–2026

  • Performance · 4,279
  • Production · 780
  • Other credits · 92
  • Engineering · 6

Studios: Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles · ABC Recording Studios · Devonshire Studios · Hollywood Sound Recorders

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