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Zachary Sanders
real name Zachary Scott Sanders
Zachary Sanders is credited on 113 albums across 651 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1975–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
113
Albums
651
Pressings
6
Decades active
654
In collections
Biography
Zachary Sanders had a busy career as a New York-based studio singer from 1975 to 1985. During this period, he sang on albums by Grover Washington, Jr., Peaches & Herb, Burt Bacharach, George Benson, Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Blondie, Roberta Flack, The Neville Brothers, Billy Joel, Brothers Johnson, Patti Austin, Bob James, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Crawford, Quincy Jones, Jackie McLean, and others, mostly as a backup vocalist. He was featured on records by the groups Change, Cousin Ice and Bionic Boogie.
Just before this period, he sang two songs for the "Schoolhouse Rock!" animation series: "Verb: That's What's Happening" and "Electricity, Electricity" (1973).
Sanders can be seen in the concert film singing "Just the Two of Us" as a member of Grover Washington Jr.'s band. The concert was filmed on June 27, 1981 at The Schubert Theatre in Philadelphia, when Sanders was 35. Sanders died at 46 in 1992.
Born: January 12, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois
Died; January 1992
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
113 albums · 651 pressings · active 1975–2026
- Performance · 862
- Other credits · 13
Studios: A&R Studios · Rosebud Recording Studio · Mediasound · Automated Sound Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

52nd Street
1978

Gaucho
1980

The Nightfly
1982

Heavy Metal (Music From The Motion Picture)
1981

In Your Eyes
1983

Gold
1982

Two
1975

Sounds...And Stuff Like That!!
1978

A Decade Of Steely Dan
1985

Turn This Mutha Out
1977

The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1978

The Hunter
1982

Blam!!
1978

Fiyo On The Bayou
1981

Blue Lights In The Basement
1977

Showbiz Kids (The Steely Dan Story 1972-1980)
2000

Boogie To The Top
1978

Windjammer
1976

Civilized Man
1984

Ginseng Woman
1977

Citizen Steely Dan 1972-1980
1993

Hands Down
1982

Come Morning
1981

Red Hot
1979
Frequent collaborators
- Steely Dan
- Idris Muhammad
- Bob James
- Roberta Flack
- Donald Fagen
- Ralph MacDonald
- Various
- José Mangual
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