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Aaron Dessner
Also Known As: Aaron Brooking Dessner, The National, Big Red Machine
Birth Date
April 23, 1976
(50 years old)
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Biography
Aaron Brooking Dessner is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of the indie rock band The National, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums; a co-founder of the indie rock duo Big Red Machine, teaming with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon; and a collaborator on Taylor Swift's studio albums Folklore and Evermore, both of which contended for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2021 and 2022, respectively, with the former winning the accolade.
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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2015 • 2 episodes
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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2014 • 1 episode
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Saturday Night Live
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1975 • 1 episode
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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2003 • 1 episode
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Live from the Artists Den
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2009 • 1 episode
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Movie
FireAid Benefit Concert
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2025
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Buke & Gase
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2023
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Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
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2020
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The Grammys
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1959 • 1 episode
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Death is Elsewhere
2019
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Switched On Pop
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2026 • 1 episode
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The National - Live at Bearsville Theater
2023
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The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival
2024
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The National: I Am Easy to Find, Live from New York's Beacon Theatre
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2019
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The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019
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2019
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The National - Live at El Castell Embruixat
2005
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Really Good Rejects
2022
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The National - Live at Sydney Opera House
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2014
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The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019
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2019
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The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson
2017