David Axelrod
David Axelrod was an American composer, record producer, musician and bandleader (1931–2017). He was born in Los Angeles and died in Burbank.
David Axelrod

Dorpat, Paul · File URL IIIF manifest Catalog record · Public domain
- Born
- 1931 · Los Angeles.
- Died
- 2017 · Burbank.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- composer · record producer · musician · bandleader
- Fields
- jazz
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David Axelrod was an American composer, record producer, musician and bandleader (1931–2017). He was born in Los Angeles and died in Burbank.
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David Axelrod is recorded with the occupation recording artist. Recorded with the occupation record producer. Recorded with the occupation jazz musician. Classed in the genre jazz. Recorded as composer, record producer, musician and bandleader. Within the Encyclopedia. Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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1931
David Axelrod was born on 17 April 1931.
2015
The Axe Files with David Axelrod (2015) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
2017
David Axelrod died on 5 February 2017.
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Los Angeles.
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Burbank.
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- MusicBrainz artist record for David Axelrod
Scholarly · MetaBrainz Foundation
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 16207786-5, Symposium Dr. David Axelrod and the Health of the Public (1991).
Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1251914: David Axelrod
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MusicBrainz artist record for David AxelrodMetaBrainz Foundation
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 16207786-5, Symposium Dr. David Axelrod and the Health of the Public (1991).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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