Klaus Voormann

German musician and artist

Klaus Voormann worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.

The record lists Klaus Voormann as German musician and artist.

Klaus Voormann was born at Berlin in 1938. His recorded nationality is Germany.

Broadcast radio, the LP and the touring circuit made this the first era in which a musician could reach a mass audience without ever meeting it.

He worked as bassist, painter and actor.

The instruments recorded are bass guitar and guitar.

His work is classed as rock and roll.

A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.

The honours record reads: Grammy Award for Best Recording Package (1967).

That the work came out of Germany shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.

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