Klaus Voormann

Klaus Voormann - born the April 29th 1938 with Berlin - is a Bassiste and German Illustrateur .

Biography

Made Voormann of the studies of graphic designer with Hamburg when it meets the Beatles in 1960 with the Kaiserkeller : Astrid Kirchherr and becomes to him their best friends then. It joined Beatles with London, where it assembles its first group Paddy, Klaus and Gibson . In 1965, it plays of the low in the group of Manfred Mann and carries out concert a career of Musicien and Graphiste: it is him which creates, in 1966, the small pocket of the album of Beatles Revolver , and in 1968, that of Idea , third album of the Bee Gees.

The friendship with Beatles was never contradicted so much so that it continues to play of low on the albums Solo S of John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. It belongs to the group Plastic Ono Band (of Lennon and Yōko Ono) - it takes part in particular in the concert filmed Toronto Peace Festival - and is credited on the albums Imagine , Ringo , All Things Must Pass , or on Concert for Bangladesh . Like Bass player of studio, he also works with Lou Reed, Carly Simon, Harry Nilsson and B.B. King.

In 1979, it turns over in Germany and becomes producer of discs.

In the middle of the Years 1990, it works on the small pocket of The Beatles: the Anthology , then in 1999 with Paul McCartney, for the album Run Devil Run .

Today, he lives in the area of Munich with his Christiana wife and his two children.

Discography

1973 : Living room in the Material World of George Harrison (EMI)
1975: Clang off the Yankee Reaper (Warner) of Van Dyke Parks with Jim Keltner, Jesse ED Davis…

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