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Charlie Fowlkes

real name Charles Baker Fowlkes

Brooklyn, United States

Charlie Fowlkes is credited on 1,893 releases across 344 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,893

Credits

344

Albums

8

Decades active

161

In collections

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Baritone saxophone player, who played for more than 25 years with Count Basie.He was born Feb 16, 1916 in New York and died Feb 9, 1980 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Not to be confused with singer and bassist Charles Baker Fowlkes.

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1,893 releases · 344 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 2,093
  • Other credits · 165

Studios: Birdland · Newport Jazz Festival · Group IV Recording Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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