Wolfgang Niedecken

Vocalist and songwriter Wolfgang Niedecken is most beneficial referred to as the creator and innovator of the favorite German rock and roll group BAP, and in his homeland, he’s a well-respected amount on the par with Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, executing passionate songs approximately both personal and global problems. Blessed in Cologne, Germany on March 30, 1951, Niedecken produced his first music group in 1966 while participating in boarding college, and used several regional combos before finding a level in art in the Cologne School of SYSTEMS in 1974. (Niedecken can be an achieved visual musician who also styles a lot of his very own album addresses.) Niedecken shaped BAP in 1976, as well as the music group slowly constructed a popularity among critics and enthusiasts until they have scored a discovery in 1981 using the strike one “Verdamp Lang Her,” a robust tune about strained family members interactions from BAP’s record Für Usszeschnigge! BAP grew into among Germany’s most effective bands, launching 19 albums between 1983 and 2011, and Niedecken, who mixed music with activism by assisting a number of politics and interpersonal causes (including anti-racism organizations and alleviation for Africa), released a low-key single profession in 1987 having a collection of topical ointment tunes, Schlagzeiten. Niedecken paid homage to 1 of his important influences along with his second single work, 1995’s Leopardefell, where he performed translated interpretations of 17 Bob Dylan tunes. Niedecken experienced matured into an elder statesman of German rock and roll, often invited to become listed on his friend Bruce Springsteen on-stage when the American celebrity toured in European countries, when his existence and career required a dramatic submit November 2011: Niedecken experienced a severe heart stroke, and BAP had been pressured to cancel all potential concert times. In 2013, Niedecken produced a dramatic go back to the music picture with a single recording, Zosamme Alt, that celebrated his wife and family members aswell as his personal survival. The recording was a industrial achievement, and Niedecken required a long take a look at his previous and present using the publication of the two-volume autobiography, Für’ne Instant (2012) and Zugabe (2013).