Bahadır Akkuzu
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| birth_name = Mehmet Bahadır Akkuzu
| birth_date = {{birth date|1955|2|3}}
| birth_place = Istanbul, Turkey
| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|8|6|1955|2|3}}
| death_place = Istanbul, Turkey
| occupation = Singer, musician, vocalist
| yearsactive = 1970–2009
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Bahadır Akkuzu (February 3, 1955 – August 6, 2009) was a Turkish singer and musician who was a self-taught guitarist and vocalist.
Biography
Akkuzu began playing shows at the age of 15 and at the age of 17 joined a rock and roll group called "4 Adam". This was followed by a stint in "The Signal" and then a long career as a member of the Turkish/Anatolian psychedelic-progressive rock band Kurtalan Ekspres, which he joined in 1978. He was a contemporary of and worked with the famous Turkish musicians Cem Karaca, Erkin Koray, and Edip Akbayram. His band-mate and friend Barış Manço died in 1999 at the age 56. Akkuzu took over singing duties for the band after his friend died.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p309372/biography|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic]
He was generally considered an experimental rock musician who cited many western influences, among which were classic rock bands such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Bad Company, Humble Pie, Genesis, Ten Years After, and Rush.
Death
Akkuzu died of a heart attack on August 6, 2009, and was interred at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.
Discography
With Kurtalan Ekspres
- Hal Hal / Eğri Eğri Doğru Doğru Eğri Büğrü Ama Yine De Doğru (1981) (Türküola 239)
- 3552 (2003 Sony Müsik)
- Fourteen Numara (1986 Film score)
References
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External links
- [https://www.myspace.com/kurtalanekspres Kurtalan Ekspres MySpace Page]
- [http://blog.milliyet.com.tr/Blog.aspx?BlogNo=39318|title=Turkish blog interview] {{in lang|tr}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708044243/http://johntheconqueroo.blogspot.com/2009/01/baris-mano-kurtalan-ekspres-hal-hal.html Hit song "Hal Hal" video]
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Category:Musicians from Istanbul
Category:Turkish male singer-songwriters
Category:20th-century Turkish male singers
Category:Progressive rock guitarists
Category:Turkish male guitarists
Category:Singers from Istanbul