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Howie Epstein

real name Howard Norman Epstein

Milwaukee, United States

Howie Epstein is credited on 92 albums across 649 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1980–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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92

Albums

649

Pressings

5

Decades active

1,009

In collections

Biography

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Howie Epstein (born July 21, 1955, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA – died February 23, 2003, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA) was an American musician best known as bassist with Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers. Epstein joined Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers in 1982, replacing Ron Blair who had enough of touring. Just prior to Howie Epstein's death, Ron Blair returned to his former role after a 20-year hiatus on March 18, 2002.
Engaged (but never married) to Carlene Carter from the mid- to late- 1990s.

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Credited work

92 albums · 649 pressings · active 1980–2025

  • Performance · 2,291
  • Other credits · 64
  • Production · 57
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Sound City Studios · Rumbo Recorders · M.C. Studios · Cherokee Studios

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