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American songwriter, record producer and musician

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Origin
United States
Active from
1944-02-05
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Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt February 5, 1944, Brooklyn, New York) is an American songwriter, producer and musician, probably best known for organizing the group Blood, Sweat & Tears, though he didn't stay with the group long enough to share its popularity. His first musical success was as a 14-year-old guitarist in the Royal Teens, best known for their novelty blues riff, "Short Shorts". In 1960, he joined the song-writing team of Bob Brass and Irwin Levine, who wrote the hit, "This

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www.alkooper.com
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pseudonym
Roosevelt Gook
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Al Kooper
date of birth
1944-02-05
birth name
Alan Peter Kuperschmidt
start of work period
1958-00-00
end of work period
2021-00-00
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