Biography
Paul John Buckmaster (13 June 1946 – 7 November 2017) was a British cellist, arranger, conductor and composer, with a career spanning five decades. He is best known for his orchestral collaborations with David Bowie, Shawn Phillips, Elton John, Harry Nilsson, The Rolling Stones, Carly Simon, Leonard Cohen, Miles Davis, and the Grateful Dead in the 1970s, followed by his contributions to the recordings of many other artists, including Stevie Nicks, Lionel Richie, Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Rogers, Guns N' Roses, Lloyd Cole, Taylor Swift, Something Corporate, Train, Ben Folds, and Heart.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Sticky Fingers
1971
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
1973
Exile On Main St.
1972
Low
1977
Greatest Hits
ChangesOneBowie
1976
Madman Across The Water
1971
Nilsson Schmilsson
1971
Tumbleweed Connection
1970
David Bowie
1969
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player
1973
Songs Of Love And Hate
1971
Elton John
1970
No Secrets
1972
Terrapin Station
1977
Diamonds
2017
The Wild Heart
1983
Recovering The Satellites
1996
Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II
1977
The Best Of Carly Simon
1975
Son Of Schmilsson
1972
On The Corner
1972
Changesbowie
1990
Chinese Democracy
2008
Credited work
6,464 releases · 456 albums · active 1969–2026
- Performance · 14,221
- Other credits · 1,311
- Production · 199
- Engineering · 23
Studios: Trident Studios · Air Studios · Olympic Studios · Capitol Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Elton John
- Various
- David Bowie
- Nilsson
- Shawn Phillips (2)
- Riccardo Cocciante
- Harry Nilsson
- Angelo Branduardi