Not to be confused with Al Cooper or Alice Cooper.
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Al Kooper
Kooper in 2009
Background information
Birth name
Alan Peter Kuperschmidt
Also known as
Roosevelt Gook
Born
(1944-02-05) February 5, 1944 (age 80) New York City, U.S.
Genres
Blues
R&B
pop
rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
producer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
keyboards
guitar
bass
percussion
mandolin
Years active
1958–2021
Labels
ABC
Columbia
United Artists
Formerly of
The Blues Project
Blood, Sweat & Tears
The Royal Teens
Website
www.alkooper.com
Musical artist
Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt; February 5, 1944) is a retired American songwriter, record producer, and musician, known for joining and naming Blood, Sweat & Tears, although he did not stay with the group long enough to share its popularity.[1] Throughout much of the 1960s and 1970s he was a prolific studio musician, including playing organ on the Bob Dylan song "Like a Rolling Stone", French horn and piano on the Rolling Stones song "You Can't Always Get What You Want", and lead guitar on Rita Coolidge's "The Lady's Not for Sale". Kooper produced a number of one-off collaboration albums, such as the Super Session album that saw him work separately with guitarists Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills. In the 1970s Kooper was a successful manager and producer, recording Lynyrd Skynyrd's first three albums. He has had a successful solo career, writing music for film soundtracks, and has lectured in musical composition. Kooper was selected for induction for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.
^"Gary James' Interview With Al Kooper". www.classicbands.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
AlKooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt; February 5, 1944) is a retired American songwriter, record producer, and musician, known for joining and naming...
Susan Smith. Writing in 2001, keyboardist, songwriter and record producer AlKooper said Bloomfield's talent "was instantly obvious to his mentors. They knew...
Kooper is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: AlKooper (born 1944), American songwriter, record producer and musician Kees Kooper (1923–2014)...
The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and AlKooper is a double album recorded at the Fillmore West venue; the album is a successor to the studio album...
the 1960s and 1970s. His clients included rock band Badfinger, musician AlKooper, and singer Lou Christie. Throughout his career, Polley defrauded a number...
hired session musician AlKooper, who had worked with him on Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," to provide piano and organ. Kooper, who had worked with...
Kooper Session is the second-in-line of the Super Session albums featuring singer-songwriter AlKooper. Joining Kooper in the guitar slot is 15-year-old...
Super Session is an album by singer and multi-instrumentalist AlKooper, with guitarists Mike Bloomfield on the first half and Stephen Stills on the second...
or Later)". At producer Bob Johnston's suggestion, Dylan, keyboardist AlKooper, and guitarist Robbie Robertson moved to the CBS studios in Nashville...
when it was tried in a rock music format, and rookie session musician AlKooper improvised the Hammond B2 organ riff for which the track is known. Columbia...
Mike Bloomfield, bassist Jerome Arnold and drummer Sam Lay, and with AlKooper playing organ on "Like a Rolling Stone". Some sections of the audience...
This is a list of the performers at the Monterey Pop Festival, held June 16 to June 18, 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California...
Present on this occasion was AlKooper, a young musician invited by Wilson to observe, but who wanted to play on the session. Kooper managed to sit in on the...
joined by vocalist Roger Daltrey and drummer Keith Moon, and organist AlKooper makes a guest appearance on two tracks. The album was produced by the...
American songwriter, record producer and musician AlKooper. The book is a revised version of Kooper's earlier 1977 book Backstage Passes: Rock 'n' Roll...
Rundgren, Roberta Flack, Peter Frampton, Quincy Jones, Jackson Browne, AlKooper, Waylon Jennings, Randy Newman, Kenny G, The Jacksons, Crosby, Stills...
also performing with Bloomfield and AlKooper on their album titled The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and AlKooper. The group signed with Fillmore Records...
United States. As a teenager, AlKooper went to a concert for jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson and this experience inspired Kooper to start a rock band with...
high school with a pickup group featuring Mike Bloomfield on guitar and AlKooper on organ. Dylan had appeared at Newport in 1963 and 1964, but in 1965...
"This Diamond Ring" is a 1965 song written by AlKooper, Bob Brass and Irwin Levine. The original demo was sung by Jimmy Radcliffe. It was first released...
as professional musicians such as multi-instrumentalist (and author) AlKooper, drummer Josh Kelly, guitarist Roger McGuinn and saxophonist Erasmo Paulo...
"Free as a Bird" (1995). Other musicians performing on the track include AlKooper and Ray Cooper. The song has appeared on the Harrison compilations Best...
governor." "The line 'We all did what we could do' is sort of ambiguous," AlKooper notes, "'We tried to get Wallace out of there' is how I always thought...
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