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{{Short description|German musician and artist (b. 1938)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Klaus Voormann
| background        = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| image             = Art Exhibition Klaus Voormann „It Started In Hamburg” Vernissage Oct 30, 2018 (43845854980).jpg
| caption           = Voormann in 2018
| birth_name        = Klaus Otto Wilhelm Voormann
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1938|04|29|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Berlin]], [[Nazi Germany|German Reich]]
| origin            = [[Hamburg]], [[West Germany]]
| genre             = {{Flatlist|
*[[Rock and roll]]
*[[rhythm and blues]]
*[[psychedelic rock]]
*[[progressive rock]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Musician|record producer|[[graphic artist]]}}
| instrument        = {{hlist|Bass guitar}}
| years_active      = 1960–present
| label             = {{hlist|[[Apple Records|Apple]]|[[EMI]]|[[Fontana Records|Fontana]]|[[Zapple Records|Zapple]]|[[Epic Records|Epic]]|[[Sony Records|Sony]]|[[RCA Victor]]}}
| past_member_of    = {{hlist|Paddy, Klaus & Gibson|[[Manfred Mann]]|[[John Lennon]] and The [[Plastic Ono Band]]}}
| website           = {{URL|voormann.com}}
}}
'''Klaus Otto Wilhelm Voormann''' (born 29 April 1938) is a German [[graphic artist|artist]], musician, and record producer.

Voormann was the bassist for [[Manfred Mann]] from 1966 to 1969, and performed as a [[session musician]] on a host of recordings, including "[[You're So Vain]]" by [[Carly Simon]], [[Lou Reed]]'s ''[[Transformer (Lou Reed album)|Transformer]]'' album, and on many recordings of the former members of [[the Beatles]]. As a producer, Voormann worked with the band [[Trio (band)|Trio]] on their worldwide hit "[[Da Da Da]]".

Voormann's association with the Beatles dates back to [[The Beatles in Hamburg|their time in Hamburg]] in the early 1960s. He lived in the band's London flat with [[George Harrison]] and [[Ringo Starr]] after [[John Lennon]] and [[Paul McCartney]] moved out to live with their respective partners. He designed the cover of their 1966 album ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]'',{{sfn|Shea|2002|p=59}} for which he won a [[Grammy Award]]. He also designed the graphics for the sheet music of songs from ''Revolver''. Following the band's split, rumors circulated of the formation of a group named the Ladders, consisting of Lennon, Harrison, Starr and Voormann. This failed to materialise; however, all four would-be Ladders (plus  [[Billy Preston]]) performed on the Starr track "[[I'm the Greatest]]", and Voormann did play on solo albums by Lennon, Harrison and Starr, as well as briefly being a member of the [[Plastic Ono Band]].{{sfn|Shea|2002|p=59}} In the 1990s, he designed the artwork for ''[[The Beatles Anthology]]'' albums.

In 2009, Voormann released his debut solo album ''[[A Sideman's Journey]]'', which featured surviving Beatles McCartney and Starr, performing as "Voormann and Friends".

Voormann has designed artwork for many bands, including the Beatles, [[The Dirty Knobs]], [[Harry Nilsson]], the [[Bee Gees]], [[Wet Wet Wet]] and [[Turbonegro]].

==Early life==

Klaus Otto Wilhelm Voormann<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.soundandvision.com/content/remixing-revolver-page-6 | title=Recording and Remixing Revolver Page 6 | date=28 October 2022 }}</ref> was born in [[Berlin]], Germany, and raised in the suburbs of north Berlin. His father was a physician and Klaus was one of six brothers. In an interview for ''Talking Germany'', broadcast in July 2010, Voormann discussed his dyslexia.<ref name="DWelleInterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5756160,00.html |title=Klaus Voormann, Graphic Designer and Musician|first=Peter |last=Craven |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |date=11 July 2010|access-date=22 May 2011}}</ref>

The Voormann family were interested in art, classical music and books, with a feeling for history and tradition. His parents decided that instead of studying music, it would be best for Klaus to study [[commercial art]] in Berlin at the Meisterschule für Grafik und Buchgewerbe. He later moved to [[Hamburg]] to study at the Meisterschule für Gestaltung. However, before finishing his education in the [[graphic arts]], Voormann started work as a commercial artist [[graphic designer]] and illustrator, spending eight months in [[Düsseldorf]] working for magazines.<ref name="VormannBiogVormann">{{cite web|url=http://www.voormann.com/biography |title=Biography |publisher=Vormann |access-date=22 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717231704/http://www.voormann.com/biography |archive-date=17 July 2011 }}</ref>

It was in Hamburg that Voormann first met [[Astrid Kirchherr]]. One day, after an argument with her and [[Jürgen Vollmer]], Voormann wandered down the [[Reeperbahn]], in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, and heard music coming from the [[Kaiserkeller|Kaiserkeller club]]. He walked in on a performance by [[Rory Storm and the Hurricanes]]. The next group to play was the Beatles. Voormann was left "speechless" by the performances. He had never heard [[rock 'n' roll]] before, having previously only listened to [[traditional jazz]], [[Nat King Cole]], and [[The Platters]].{{sfn|Spitz|2005|p=222}} Voormann invited Kirchherr and Vollmer to watch the performances the next day. After joining Voormann at a performance, the trio decided upon spending as much time as possible close to the group and immersing themselves in the music.{{sfn|Spitz|2005|p=223}}

The St. Pauli district was a dangerous section of town, with illicit behavior commonplace. It was an area where prostitutes worked, and anyone who looked different from the usual clientele was at risk of violence. As a trio, Voormann, Kirchherr and Vollmer stood out in the Kaiserkeller, dressed in suede coats, wool sweaters, jeans and round-toed shoes, when most of the customers had greased-back [[Teddy boy]] hairstyles and wore black leather jackets and pointed boots.{{sfn|Spitz|2005|p=221}} During a break, Voormann tried to talk (in faltering English) to Lennon, and pressed a crumpled [[record sleeve]] he had designed into Lennon's hands. Lennon took little interest, suggesting that he talk to [[Stu Sutcliffe]], who Lennon said was "the artist 'round here".{{sfn|Spitz|2005|p=221}}

Sutcliffe was fascinated by the trio, who he thought looked like "real [[Bohemianism|bohemians]]". He later wrote that he could hardly take his eyes off them, and had wanted to talk to them during the next break, but they had already left the club.{{sfn|Spitz|2005|p=221}} Sutcliffe managed to meet them eventually, and learned that all three had attended the Meisterschule für Mode, which was the Hamburg equivalent of the Liverpool art college that both Sutcliffe and Lennon had attended. Lennon dubbed the trio the [[Exi (subculture)|Exies]], as a joke about their affection for [[existentialism]].{{sfn|Spitz|2005|p=222}}

Voormann was in a relationship with Kirchherr at the time, and lived just around the corner from her parents' upper-class home in the Altona district of Hamburg. Kirchherr's bedroom, which was all in black, including the walls and furniture, was decorated especially for Voormann. After the visits to the Kaiserkeller, their relationship became purely [[platonic love|platonic]] as Astrid started dating Sutcliffe, who was fascinated by her. Nevertheless, she always remained a close friend of Voormann.{{sfn|Spitz|2005|p=224}}

==Move to London and affiliation with the Beatles==
In the early 1960s, Voormann decided to leave Germany and move to London. [[George Harrison]] invited him to live in the Green Street flat in London's [[Mayfair]], formerly shared by all four members of the Beatles: Lennon had moved out to live with his wife [[Cynthia Lennon]], and McCartney went to live in the attic of the home of the parents of his girlfriend [[Jane Asher]]. Voormann lived with Harrison and [[Ringo Starr]] for a time, before finding work as a commercial artist and renting an apartment of his own. He returned to Hamburg in 1963, where he founded a band called 'Paddy, Klaus & Gibson' with Paddy Chambers on guitar and vocals, Voormann on bass and vocals and Gibson Kemp on drums.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iheartklaus.com/pkg.html |title=Paddy, Klaus & Gibson |website=iheartklaus.com |access-date=22 May 2011}}</ref>

In 1965, Voormann returned to London and was asked by Lennon to design the sleeve for the album ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]''. Voormann had a style of "scrapbook collage" art in mind. The cover went on to win the [[Grammy Award for Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts]]. In a major [[Tate Britain]] exhibition of the work of the late-Victorian artist [[Aubrey Beardsley]] (4 March – 25 May 2020) the ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]'' cover was displayed to show how interest in Beardsley's monochrome pen-and-ink style was revived in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/2-8-march-2020/aubrey-beardsley/ |title= Aubrey Beardsley: depicting decadence and the grotesque in 1890s Britain |publisher=Design Week|first=Molly|last=Long|date=4 March 2020|access-date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
Voormann later designed the cover art for Harrison's 1988 single "[[When We Was Fab]]", which included the image of Harrison from the cover of ''Revolver'' along with an updated drawing in the same style.

Around the same time, Voormann was hired to design the cover for ''[[Bee Gees 1st]]'', which featured all five group members standing above a colourful, psychedelic collage painted by Voormann. The following year, artwork by Voormann graced the front cover of the American edition of the Bee Gees' album ''[[Idea (album)|Idea]]''. In 1973, Voormann created the album sleeve and booklet artwork for Starr's album ''[[Ringo (album)|Ringo]]'', on which he also played bass.
[[File:Klaus Voormann ManfredMann (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|upright|Voormann with [[Manfred Mann]] in 1967.]]
In 1966, Voormann became a member of [[Manfred Mann]],<ref name="HeartKlausManfredMann">{{cite web |url=http://www.iheartklaus.com/mm.html |title=The Manfred Mann Band 1966–1969 |website=iheartklaus.com |access-date=22 May 2011}}</ref> having turned down offers by [[the Hollies]] and [[the Moody Blues]],<ref name="TheFactotums">{{cite web |url=http://www.manchesterbeat.com/groups/factotums/factotums.php |first=Philip |last=Hindley |title=The Factotums |publisher=manchesterbeat.com |date=20 February 2011 |access-date=22 May 2011 |archive-date=9 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709194114/http://www.manchesterbeat.com/groups/factotums/factotums.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="MorleyGuardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/sep/04/the-beatles-klaus-voorman |title=Klaus Voorman|first=Paul |last=Morley|work=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 September 2009 |access-date=22 May 2011}}</ref> although Voormann did substitute for [[Eric Haydock]] on a couple of television performances by the Hollies. Voormann mentions his negotiations with the group in his autobiography, ''Warum spielst Du ''Imagine'' nicht auf dem weißen Klavier, John?'' (''Why Don't You Play "Imagine" on the White Piano, John?''). Voormann played bass and [[flute]]s for Manfred Mann from 1966 to 1969, appearing on all their UK hits from "[[Just Like a Woman (song)|Just Like a Woman]]" (July 1966) to their final single "Ragamuffin Man" (April 1969) and including the 1968 international hit "[[Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)|The Mighty Quinn]]".<ref name="HeartKlausManfredMann"/>

After that, Voormann became a [[session musician]], playing on solo projects by [[Lou Reed]], [[Carly Simon]], [[James Taylor]] and [[Harry Nilsson]], among others. He was a member of [[Yoko Ono]] and Lennon's [[Plastic Ono Band]], with Ono, [[Alan White (Yes drummer)|Alan White]] and [[Eric Clapton]], playing on their album ''[[Live Peace in Toronto 1969]]'', recorded in [[Toronto]] on 13 September that year, prior to the break-up of the Beatles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iheartklaus.com/pob.html |title=Plastic Ono Band |website=iheartklaus.com |access-date=22 May 2011}}</ref>

After the Beatles disbanded, there were rumours of them reforming as the Ladders, with Voormann on bass as a replacement for [[Paul McCartney]], but the plan never materialised.{{sfn|Ingham|2003|p=310}} This line-up (Voormann, Lennon, Harrison and Starr) did perform on Starr's 1973 song "[[I'm the Greatest]]".{{sfn|Shea|2002|p=59}} Voormann served as the three former Beatles' bassist of choice through the mid-1970s, playing on Lennon's albums ''[[John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band]]'' (1970), ''[[Imagine (John Lennon album)|Imagine]]'' (1971), ''[[Some Time in New York City]]'' (1972), ''[[Walls and Bridges]]'' (1974) and ''[[Rock 'n' Roll (John Lennon album)|Rock 'n' Roll]]'' (1975); Harrison's ''[[All Things Must Pass]]'' (1970), ''[[Living in the Material World]]'' (1973), ''[[Dark Horse (George Harrison album)|Dark Horse]]'' (1974) and ''[[Extra Texture (Read All About It)]]'' (1975); and Starr's ''[[Ringo (album)|Ringo]]'' (1973), ''[[Goodnight Vienna]]'' (1974) and ''[[Ringo's Rotogravure]]'' (1976).{{sfn|Rodriguez|2010|pages=[https://archive.org/details/missodellmyhardd00odel/page/83 83–84]}} He played bass at Harrison's [[Concert for Bangladesh]] shows, at which Starr also appeared, in August 1971. That year, Lennon told an interviewer that although the Beatles had disbanded, "if you'd said that George, Ringo and John had an idea they might play a live show or two, then Klaus would be our man to play with us."{{sfn|Ingham|2003|p=310}}

==Studio work in Los Angeles==
In 1971, Voormann moved to Los Angeles. He played in Harrison's band at [[The Concert for Bangladesh]], held at New York's [[Madison Square Garden]] in August 1971. Harrison introduced him to the audience by saying, "There's somebody on bass who many people have heard about, but they've never actually seen him – Klaus Voormann."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iheartklaus.com/george.html |title=George Harrison |website=iheartklaus.com |access-date=22 May 2011}}</ref>

==Return to Germany==
In 1979, Voormann moved back to Germany; he had a cameo as Von Schnitzel the Conductor in the 1980 film adaptation of ''[[Popeye (1980 film)|Popeye]]''. He went on to produce three studio albums and a live album by the German band [[Trio (band)|Trio]], as well as their worldwide hit single "[[Da Da Da]]". After Trio broke up in 1986, Voormann produced the first solo album by their singer [[Stephan Remmler]] and played bass on some songs of the album. The following year, he produced a single by former Trio drummer [[Peter Behrens (musician)|Peter Behrens]].

==Semi-retirement==
Voormann retired from the music business in 1989, deciding to spend more time with his family. He lives at [[Lake Starnberg]],<ref name="FreundderBeatles">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzz.ch/~/der_aelteste_freund_der_beatles_1.7788116.html |title=Der älteste Freund der Beatles |language=de |first=Manfred |last=Papst |publisher=Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG |date=3 October 2010 |access-date=22 May 2011}}</ref> near [[Munich, Germany|Munich]] with his second wife Christina and their two children, born in 1989 and 1991. From time to time, he appears on television programmes. In 1995, Voormann was asked by [[Apple Records]] to design the covers for ''[[The Beatles Anthology]]'' albums. He painted the covers along with his friend, fellow artist Alfons Kiefer. In the 1994 movie ''[[Backbeat (film)|Backbeat]]'', about the Hamburg days of the Beatles, Voormann was portrayed by German actor [[Kai Wiesinger]]. In 2000, Voormann also designed the cover for ''Me Rio'', the debut album of [[Enja Records]] recording artist Azhar Kamal, which was influenced by his design for ''Revolver''.

On 29 November 2002 Voormann played bass on the song "[[All Things Must Pass (song)|All Things Must Pass]]" at the [[Concert for George]], held at London's [[Royal Albert Hall]]. In an interview with author Simon Leng, he described Harrison as not only a "really great guitarist" but "the best friend I ever had".{{sfn|Leng|2006|page=317}}

In April 2003 Voormann designed the cover of ''[[Scandinavian Leather]]'' for the Norwegian band [[Turbonegro]]. In October that same year, he published his autobiography, ''Warum spielst du Imagine nicht auf dem weißen Klavier, John? Erinnerungen an die Beatles und viele andere Freunde'' (''Why Don't You Play "Imagine" on the White Piano, John?: Memories of the Beatles and Many Other Friends''); the book gives special focus to the 1960s and 1970s, and covers Voormann's close friendship with the Beatles and other musicians and artists, as well as his private life. A [[BBC]] documentary, ''Stuart Sutcliffe: The Lost Beatle'', broadcast in 2005, features interviews with Voormann and shows drawings he made of the Beatles in Hamburg. That year also saw the publication of his book ''Four Track Stories'', which contains his experiences with the Beatles during the Hamburg days, stories narrated both in English and German, and pictures made by him. In 2007 he designed the sleeve for the album ''[[Timeless (Wet Wet Wet album)|Timeless]]'' by [[Wet Wet Wet]].

==Comeback==
[[File:Art Exhibition Klaus Voormann „It Started In Hamburg” Vernissage Oct 30, 2018 (44939241194).jpg|thumb|upright|Voormann in 2018]]
On 7 July 2009, Voormann released his first solo album, ''[[A Sideman's Journey]]''. It was credited to 'Voormann & Friends' and featured McCartney, Starr, [[Yusuf Islam]] (formerly known as [[Cat Stevens]]), [[Don Preston (guitarist)|Don Preston]], [[Dr. John]], [[The Manfreds]], [[Jim Keltner]], [[Van Dyke Parks]], [[Joe Walsh]] and many others. The album has been available in a limited number of audio CDs, [[vinyl records|vinyl]] [[LP album|LPs]], and deluxe box sets with original (and signed) graphics by Voormann; and included new versions of old songs such as "[[My Sweet Lord]]", "All Things Must Pass", "[[Blue Suede Shoes]]", "[[You're Sixteen]]" and [[Bob Dylan]]'s "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)". A bonus DVD of ''Making of a Sideman's Journey'' was released with the album.

On 30 June 2010, [[Franco-German]] television network [[Arte|ARTE]] released a 90-minute documentary entitled ''All You Need is Klaus'', which featured footage from the 'Voormann & Friends' sessions, as well as interview footage with Voormann and some of the artists he had collaborated with in his storied career.

==Art==

In 2014, Voormann designed the cover to the album ''[[Music Life]]'' by Japanese rock band [[Glay]]; the image depicting the face of each member of the band is strongly reminiscent of the cover to The Beatles' ''Revolver''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/128660 |title=Der älteste Freund der Beatles |language=ja |publisher=natalie.mu |date=15 October 2014 |access-date=20 October 2014}}</ref>

In 2016, Voormann created a [[graphic novel]] based on his experiences recording ''Revolver'', calling it ''Revolver 50. Birth of an Icon''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/voormann_klaus.htm|title=Klaus Voormann|website=Lambiek.net|access-date=3 March 2019}}</ref> In 2017, he designed the artwork featured in the deluxe box set edition of ''[[As You Were (Liam Gallagher album)|As You Were]]'', the debut solo album from [[Liam Gallagher]]. He also made a surreal pencil drawing of ''[[Mad (magazine)|Mad]]'' magazine mascot [[Alfred E. Neuman]] for the publication's December 2017 issue.

Voormann designed the cover art and booklet sketch of the album ''¡Spangled!'', by Gaby Moreno and Van Dyke Parks, released in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nonesuch Records ¡Spangled!|url=https://www.nonesuch.com/|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Nonesuch Records Official Website|language=en}}</ref>

In 2020, Voormann did the cover art for ''Wreckless Abandon'', an album by [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]]'s band The Dirty Knobs.

== Discography ==
=== Singles ===
'''With [[Manfred Mann]]'''
* "Just Like a Woman"/"I Wanna Be Rich" ([[Fontana Records|Fontana]]/[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]/[[Philips Records|Philips]]) (1966)
* "When Will I Be Loved"/"Do You Have to Do That" ([[Capital Records|Capital]]/[[United Artist]]) (1966)
* "Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr. James"/"Morning After the Party" (Fontana) (1966) UK 
* "Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr. James"/"Each and Every Day" (Mercury/Philips) (1966) US/Australia
* "You're My Girl"/"Box Office Draw" (Fontana) (1967)
* "Ha! Ha! Said the Clown"/"Feeling So Good" (Fontana) (1967)
* "Sweet Pea"/"One Way" (Fontana) (1967)
* "So Long, Dad"/"Funniest Gig" (Fontana) (1967)
* "Mighty Quinn"/"By Request-Edith Garvey" (Fontana/Mercury) (1968)
* "(Theme From) Up the Junction"/"Sleepy Hollow" (Fontana/Mercury) (1968)
* "My Name is Jack"/"There is a Man" (Fontana/Mercury) (1968)
* "Fox on the Run"/"Too Many People" (Fontana/Mercury) (1968)
* "Ragamuffin Man"/"A 'B' Side" (Fontana/Mercury) (1969)

=== Albums ===
'''With [[Manfred Mann]]'''
* ''Pretty Flamingo'' (United Artist) (1966) US
* ''As Is'' (Fontana) (1966) UK
* ''Up The Junction'' (Fontana/Mercury) (1968) UK/US – movie soundtrack
* ''Mighty Garvey!'' (Fontana) (1968) UK
* ''The Mighty Quinn'' (Mercury) (1968) US

=== Collaborations ===
'''With [[Hoyt Axton]]'''
* ''Fearless'' (A&M Records, 1976)

'''With [[Badfinger]]'''
* ''[[Straight Up (Badfinger album)|Straight Up]]'' (Apple Records, 1971)

'''With [[Cate Brothers]]'''
* ''Cate Bros.'' (Asylum Records, 1975)

'''With [[Patti Dahlstrom]]'''
* ''Your Place or Mine'' (20th Century Records, 1975)

'''With [[Dion DiMucci]]'''
* ''[[Born to Be with You (album)|Born to Be with You]]'' (Phil Spector Records, 1975)

'''With [[Donovan]]'''
* ''[[Slow Down World]]'' (Epic Records, 1976)

'''With [[Peter Frampton]]'''
* ''[[Wind of Change (album)|Wind of Change]]'' (A&M Records, 1972)

'''With [[Art Garfunkel]]'''
* ''[[Breakaway (Art Garfunkel album)|Breakaway]]'' (Columbia Records, 1975)

'''With [[George Harrison]]'''
* ''[[All Things Must Pass]]'' (Apple Records, 1970)
* ''[[Living in the Material World]]'' (Apple Records, 1973)
* ''[[Dark Horse (George Harrison album)|Dark Horse]]'' (Apple Records, 1974)
* ''[[Extra Texture (Read All About It)]]'' (Apple Records, 1975)

'''With [[B.B. King]]'''
* ''[[B.B. King in London]]'' (ABC Records, 1971)

'''With [[Nicolette Larson]]'''
* ''[[Nicolette (album)|Nicolette]]'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1978)
* ''[[Radioland (album)|Radioland]]'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1981)

'''With [[John Lennon]]'''
* ''[[John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band]]'' (Apple Records, 1970)
* ''[[Imagine (John Lennon album)|Imagine]]'' (Apple Records, 1971)
* ''[[Walls and Bridges]]'' (Apple Records, 1974)
* ''[[Rock 'n' Roll (John Lennon album)|Rock 'n' Roll]]'' (Apple Records, 1975)

'''With [[Jackie Lomax]]'''
* ''[[Is This What You Want?]]'' (Apple Records, 1969)

'''With [[Geoff Muldaur]]'''
* ''Motion'' (Reprise Records, 1976)

'''With [[Maria Muldaur]]'''
* ''[[Maria Muldaur (album)|Maria Muldaur]]'' (Reprise Records, 1973)

'''With [[Randy Newman]]'''
* ''[[Little Criminals]]'' (Reprise Records, 1977)

'''With [[Harry Nilsson]]'''
* ''[[Nilsson Schmilsson]]'' (RCA Victor, 1971)
* ''[[Son of Schmilsson]]'' (RCA Records, 1972)
* ''[[Pussy Cats]]'' (RCA Victor, 1974)
* ''[[Duit on Mon Dei]]'' (RCA Victor, 1975)
* ''[[Sandman (album)|Sandman]]'' (RCA Victor, 1976)
* ''[[...That's the Way It Is]]'' (RCA Victor, 1976)
* ''[[Flash Harry (album)|Flash Harry]]'' (Mercury Records, 1980)

'''With [[Yoko Ono]]'''
* ''[[Fly (Yoko Ono album)|Fly]]'' (Apple Records, 1971)

'''With [[Van Dyke Parks]]'''
* ''[[Clang of the Yankee Reaper]]'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1975)

'''With [[Billy Preston]]'''
* ''[[Encouraging Words]]'' (Apple Records, 1970)

'''With [[Lou Reed]]'''
* ''[[Transformer (Lou Reed album)|Transformer]]'' (RCA Records, 1972)

'''With [[Martha Reeves]]'''
* ''Martha Reeves'' (MCA Records, 1974)

'''With [[Stephan Remmler]]'''
* ''Stephan Remmler'' (Mercury Records, 1986)
* ''Lotto'' (Mercury Records, 1988)
* ''Vamos'' (Mercury Records, 1993)

'''With [[Leon Russell]]'''
* ''[[Leon Russell (album)|Leon Russell]]'' (A&M Records, 1970)

'''With [[Carly Simon]]'''
* ''[[No Secrets (Carly Simon album)|No Secrets]]'' (Elektra Records, 1972)
* ''[[Hotcakes (album)|Hotcakes]]'' (Elektra Records, 1974)
* ''[[Playing Possum]]'' (Elektra Records, 1975)
* ''[[Another Passenger]]'' (Elektra Records, 1976)

'''With [[Splinter (band)|Splinter]]'''
* ''[[The Place I Love]]'' (Dark Horse Records, 1974)

'''With [[Ringo Starr]]'''
* ''[[Ringo (album)|Ringo]]'' (Apple Records, 1973)
* ''[[Goodnight Vienna]]'' (Apple Records, 1974)
* ''[[Ringo's Rotogravure]]'' (Polydor Records, 1976)

'''With [[Loudon Wainwright III]]'''
* ''[[Unrequited (album)|Unrequited]]'' (Columbia Records, 1975)

'''With [[Howlin' Wolf]]'''
* ''[[The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions]]'' (Chess Records, 1971)

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
* {{cite book |last=Ingham |first=Chris |title=The Rough Guide to the Beatles |publisher=Rough Guides Ltd |year=2003 |isbn=978-1-84353-140-1}}
* {{cite book |last=Leng |first=Simon |title=While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The Music of George Harrison |publisher=Hal Leonard |location=Milwaukee, WI |year=2006 |isbn=978-1-4234-0609-9}}
* {{cite book |last=Lennon |first=Cynthia |title=John |publisher=Hodder & Stoughton |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-340-89512-2}}
* {{cite book |last=Miles |first=Barry |author-link=Barry Miles |title=[[Many Years From Now]] |publisher=Vintage-Random House |year=1997 |isbn=978-0-7493-8658-0}}
* {{cite book |last=Rodriguez |first=Robert |title=Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years, 1970–1980 |publisher=Backbeat Books |location=Milwaukee, WI |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-4165-9093-4 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/missodellmyhardd00odel}}
* {{cite book |last=Shea |first=Stuart |title=Rock and Roll's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Lame Lyrics, Egregious Egos and Other Oddities |publisher=Brassey's |year=2002 |isbn=978-1-57488-477-7}}
* {{cite book |last=Spitz |first=Bob |author-link=Bob Spitz |title=The Beatles – The Biography |url=https://archive.org/details/beatlesbiography00spit |url-access=registration |publisher=Little, Brown and Company |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-316-80352-6}}
* {{cite book |last=Voormann |first=Klaus |title=Warum spielst du Imagine nicht auf dem weißen Klavier, John ?|publisher=Heyne Verlag |year=2003 |isbn=978-3-453-87313-1}}

==External links==
* {{Official|http://www.voormann.com}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100830031708/http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2009/09/15/klaus-voormann-interview/ Klaus Voormann Interview]
* [http://www.genesis-publications.com/books/ham/ ''Hamburg Days''] book with unseen imagery by [[Astrid Kirchherr]] & Klaus Voormann & Foreword by [[George Harrison]]
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