Gunter Gabriel
Gunter Gabriel (born Günter Caspelherr; 11 June 1942 – 22 June 2017) was a German singer, musician and composer.
Gabriel became famous in Germany as a singer of Schlager songs.[1] Gabriel lived in Harburg, Hamburg.[2] He was a friend of Johnny Cash and introduced American Country music to German audiences, even covering some of Cash's songs in German.[3]
Gabriel was married four times and had four children. He fell down a flight of stairs a couple of days before his death and died of complications that occurred after multiple surgeries to fix his broken neck.[4]
Books
- 2009: Gunter Gabriel, Oliver Flesch: Wer einmal tief im Keller saß. Erinnerungen eines Rebellen. Edel, Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-941378-17-9.
References
- ^ Tagesspiegel:Mein gößter Feind bin ich; accessed 22 June 2017.(in German)
- ^ interview with Gunter Gabriel, swr.de, 10 November 2009.(in German)
- ^ https://www.ndr.de/unterhaltung/events/Vom-Millionaer-zum-Tellerwaescher-Gunter-Gabriel,guntergabriel165.htmlhttps://www.ndr.de/unterhaltung/events/Vom-Millionaer-zum-Tellerwaescher-Gunter-Gabriel,guntergabriel165.html [dead link]
- ^ "Country-Sänger Gunter Gabriel ist tot". Der Spiegel (in German). Der Spiegel (online). 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
Hits wie "Hey Boss, ich brauch mehr Geld" machten ihn berühmt: Country-Sänger Gunter Gabriel ist laut Medienberichten im Alter von 75 Jahren gestorben.
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