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Cornell Dupree

real name Cornell Luther Dupree

Fort Worth, United States · 1942-12-19 – 2011-05-08

Cornell Dupree is credited on 2,067 releases across 366 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,067

Credits

366

Albums

7

Decades active

511

In collections

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American R&B, soul and jazz guitarist. Born on December 19, 1942 in Fort Worth, Texas. Died on May 8, 2011 in Fort Worth, Texas (USA). His career started as a studio session guitarist for Atlantic Records, with Dupree reputedly recording over 2500 sessions in his lifetime. One of his best known guitar riffs can be heard on the intro of Aretha Franklin’s version of Respect.

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2,067 releases · 366 albums · active 1961–2025

  • Performance · 2,634
  • Other credits · 70
  • Production · 6

Studios: Atlantic Studios · Criteria Recording Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · A&R Studios

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