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- Studien zum Karlmeinet
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Active from
- 1946-12-24
bluesjazz fusionjazz rockprogressive rockrock
Discography
- Talent for Sale1968
- Profile1972
- Tabernakel1973
- Eli1976
- Jan Akkerman1977
- Aranjuez1978
- Sunshower1978
- 31979
- Transparental1980
- Oil in the Family1981
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Progressive rockguitarjazzguitar virtuosorock
Jan Akkerman (born Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 24 December 1946) is a Dutch guitar virtuoso. In 1973 Akkerman was voted 'Best Guitarist in the World' by the readers of the British music magazine, Melody Maker. Akkerman is best known for his work with Amsterdam-based symphonic rock band Focus, with organ/flute player, Thijs van Leer, as its frontman. Akkerman was born in the heart of Amsterdam, the son of a scrap iron trader. At age five he took guitar lessons and at the age of fourteen his firs
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Amsterdam
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano accordion
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
- Official website
- www.janakkerman.nl
- Image
- Jan Akkerman - TopPop 1974 07.png
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- Jan Akkerman
- date of birth
- 1946-12-24
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
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