Editing Al Kooper (section)

{{Short description|American songwriter, record producer and musician (born 1944)}}
{{Distinguish|Al Cooper|Alice Cooper}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name              = Al Kooper
| image             = Al Kooper 22A.jpg
| caption           = Kooper in 2009
| birth_name        = Alan Peter Kuperschmidt
| alias             = Roosevelt Gook
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1944|02|05}}
| birth_place       = New York City, U.S.<!-- Do not link, per (MOS:OVERLINK)-->
| instrument        = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboards|guitar|bass|percussion|[[mandolin]]}}
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Blues]]|[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[Rock music|rock]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|producer}}
| years_active      = 1958–2021
| label             = {{hlist|[[ABC Records|ABC]]|Columbia|United Artists}}
| past_member_of    = {{ubl|[[The Blues Project]]|[[Blood, Sweat & Tears]]|[[The Royal Teens]]}}
| website           = {{URL|alkooper.com}}
}}

'''Al Kooper''' (born '''Alan Peter Kuperschmidt'''; February 5, 1944) is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Throughout much of the 1960s and 1970s he was a prolific studio musician, including playing organ on the [[Bob Dylan]] song "[[Like a Rolling Stone]]", French horn and piano on [[the Rolling Stones]] song "[[You Can't Always Get What You Want]]", and lead guitar on [[Rita Coolidge]]'s "[[The Lady's Not for Sale]]". He also formed and named [[Blood, Sweat & Tears]], though he did not stay with the group long enough to share in its subsequent popularity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gary James' Interview With Al Kooper |url=http://www.classicbands.com/AlKooperInterview.html |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=www.classicbands.com}}</ref> Kooper produced a number of one-off collaboration albums, such as the ''[[Super Session]]'' album that saw him work separately with guitarists [[Mike Bloomfield]] and [[Stephen Stills]].

In the 1970s Kooper was a successful manager and producer, recording [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]'s first three albums. He has had a successful solo career, writing music for film soundtracks, and has lectured in musical composition. Kooper was selected for induction to the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2023.