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Julius Wechter

real name Julius L. Wechter

United States · 1935-05-10 – 1999-02-01

Julius Wechter is credited on 2,624 releases across 374 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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Julius Wechter was an American musician and composer who played the marimba, vibraphone and other various percussion instruments.
Born: May 10, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois.
Died: February 01, 1999 in Los Angeles, California.
Husband to songwriter Cissy Wechter, who wrote lyrics to some of his songs.
Wechter played vibes and percussion for the Martin Denny group in the 1950s. In the early 1960s, he moved on to movie soundtracks and television, as well as session work. He began his long and successful association with Herb Alpert and his Tijuana Brass when he played percussion on the Tijuana Brass's first hit, "The Lonely Bull", in 1962. He composed the #1 hit song "Spanish Flea" for Herb Alpert. Encouraged by Alpert, he formed the Baja Marimba Band in 1964.

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