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Al Kooper

Born: 
02/05/1944
City: 
Brooklyn
Region: 
New York
Country: 
USA
Years Active: 
1960-present
Style: 
Blues
Rock
Instruments: 
Bass
Guitar
Keyboards
Mandolin
Vocals
Notable Equipment: 
Hammond B-3 Organ
Played With: 
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Bob Dylan
Recorded With: 
The Rolling Stones
The Who

Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt) is an American songwriter, record producer and musician. He is known for organizing Blood, Sweat & Tears, providing studio support for Bob Dylan when he went electric in 1965 and bringing together guitarists Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills to record the Super Session album. He has had a successful solo career since then, written music for film soundtracks and has also lectured in musical composition.

Discography

Highway 61 Revisited
Released: 1965
Blonde on Blonde
Released: 1966
The Who Sell Out
Released: 1967
Let It Bleed
Released: 1969
Who's Next
Released: 1971
(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
Released: 1973
Second Helping
Released: 1974
The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991
Released: 1991

Concerts

Event Date Venue City Region Country
Monterey International Pop Festival 06/17/1967 Monterey County Fairgrounds Monterey California USA
Al Kooper 05/17/1969 Island Garden Arena West Hempstead New York USA
Garden State Rock Festival 06/06/1969 South Mountain Arena West Orange New Jersey USA
Laurel Pop Festival 07/11/1969 Laurel Race Course Laurel Maryland USA
Spectrum Pop Festival 07/12/1969 The Spectrum Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
The Schaefer Music Festival 08/15/1969 Wollman Rink NYC New York USA
The Al Kooper Show 01/02/1970 Town Hall NYC New York USA
Al Kooper 05/01/1970 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Illinois USA
Al Kooper 05/13/1970 Bitter End NYC New York USA
Al Kooper 01/16/1971 Berkeley Community Theatre Berkeley California USA
Al Kooper 05/28/1971 Town Hall NYC New York USA
Al Kooper 08/11/1971 Gaslight at the au Go Go Greenwich Village New York USA
Al Kooper 08/12/1971 Gaslight at the au Go Go Greenwich Village New York USA
Al Kooper 08/13/1971 Gaslight at the au Go Go Greenwich Village New York USA
Al Kooper 08/14/1971 Gaslight at the au Go Go Greenwich Village New York USA
Al Kooper 08/15/1971 Gaslight at the au Go Go Greenwich Village New York USA
Al Kooper 08/16/1971 Gaslight at the au Go Go Greenwich Village New York USA
Save the Bird Benefit 07/23/1973 Great Southeast Music Hall Atlanta Georgia USA
Al Kooper 06/15/1976 Tomorrow Youngstown Ohio USA
Al Kooper 01/05/1977 The Roxy Theatre West Hollywood California USA
Al Kooper 01/14/1977 Old Waldorf San Francisco California USA
Al Kooper 11/24/1977 The Troubadour West Hollywood California USA
Al Kooper 11/25/1977 The Troubadour West Hollywood California USA
Al Kooper 11/26/1977 The Troubadour West Hollywood California USA
Blues Project '79 09/13/1979 The Starwood Hollywood California USA

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