Bahadir Akkuzu (born 1955 in Istanbul - died August 6, 2009), was a Turkish musician who was a self-taught guitarist and vocalist.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 Kurtalan Ekspres Members[2] 4 References 5 External links

[edit] 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 1980. 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 of 56. Akkuzu took over singing duties for the band after his friend passed away.^[1]

He was generally considered an experimental rock musician who cited many western influencs, 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.

He died of a heart attack on August 6, 2009.

[edit] 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)

[edit] Kurtalan Ekspres Members^[2]

• Barış Manço
• Ahmet Güvenç... Bass guitar
• Eser Taşkıran... Keyboards
• Cihangir Akkuzu... Drums
• Bahadır Akkuzu... Gitar, vokal Guitar, vocals

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Kurtalan Ekspres MySpace Page
• [1]
• Turkish blog interview
• [2]
• Hit song "Hal Hal" video
• [3]

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