Klaus Voormann
Biography
Klaus Voormann is a German graphic artist, musician, and record producer who first connected with the Beatles in Hamburg in the early 1960s. Born in Berlin and raised in the city's northern suburbs, he studied commercial art before turning to music. He designed the cover of the Beatles' 1966 album Revolver, which earned him a Grammy Award, and later created artwork for the Beatles Anthology releases. As a bassist, he was a member of Manfred Mann from 1966 to 1969, playing on hits like The Mighty Quinn. He became a busy session musician, contributing to Lou Reed's Transformer, Carly Simon's You're So Vain, and solo albums by John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Voormann was briefly in the Plastic Ono Band and played at Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh shows and the Concert for George. He also produced Trio's hit Da Da Da and issued his debut solo album, A Sideman's Journey, in 2009.
88years old
Turns 89 on April 29in 170 days
- Born Berlin
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 46 years1972 to 2018
Every film, newest first
- 2018John & Yoko: Above Us Only SkyIMDb rating 7.5
- 2003Concert for GeorgeIMDb rating 8.6
- 2000Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine AlbumIMDb rating 7.6
- 1972The Concert for BangladeshIMDb rating 8.2
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Behind the award
In 1965, Voormann came back to London, where Lennon asked him to design the Revolver album sleeve. He had a "scrapbook collage" style in mind, and the cover later won the Grammy Award for Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts.
A role that slipped away
Voormann joined Manfred Mann in 1966. Before that, he had said no to offers from the Hollies and the Moody Blues, though he did fill in for Eric Haydock on a few Hollies television shows.
A role that slipped away
After the Beatles split, there were rumors of a group called the Ladders with Voormann on bass replacing Paul McCartney, but the plan never happened.
Beyond film
In August 1971 Voormann was on bass for Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh shows, where Starr also played. Harrison told the crowd that on bass was someone many had heard about but never actually seen.
Behind the camera
Voormann produced a live album and three studio albums for Trio, a German band, along with their worldwide hit single "Da Da Da".
Klaus Voormann movies on Netflix
Most often with
George Harrison appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
George Harrison's page
Ringo Starr's page
John Lennon's page
Eric Clapton's page
Yoko Ono's page
Billy Preston's page
Also two films together2 more actors
- Ravi ShankarConcert for George (2003) and The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)
- Phil SpectorJohn & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky (2018) and Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album (2000)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Two awards and honors from 1967 to 2018, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 1967 | Best Recording Package | Revolver | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2018 | Echo Pop Honorary Award | Honorary | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.