Rudolf Schenker

It starts with a whistled tune still instantly recognizable 20 years on. Then comes a high voice: "I follow the Moskva, down to Gorky Park..." The song, of course, is "Wind of Change", the anthem which more than any other hit would come to be associated, cigarette lighters aloft, with the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago this November 9. And while The Scorpions had an inkling that change was in the air when they penned it, nothing prepared the German heavy metal band for the historic events that followed, nor for how much of a hit their ballad would become. "Wind ... Read Full Story

SCORPIONS Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and their singles "No One Like You", "Still Loving You", and "Wind of Change". The band has sold over 75 million albums worldwide and were ranked #46 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock program. History Formation and early history (1965-1973) Rudolf Schenker, the band's rhythm guitarist launched the band in 1965. At first, the band had beat influences and Schenker himself did the vocals. Things began to come together in 1969 when Schenker's younger brother Michael and vocalist Klaus ... Read Full Story

Uli Jon Roth, the German guitarist, was born on the 18th of December 1954. He has made a huge contribution to the field of neo-classical metal music. Roth, had formed a band entitled Dawn Road towards the beginning of the 1970s, along with some other members. In 1973 the Scorpions separated owing to Michael Schenker who had left it to join the UFO. The other existing members of Scorpions, Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker combined with the members of Dawn Road to form a very strong group. The name of this group was changed to Scorpions since is had become quite popular during those ... Read Full Story

Rudolf Schenker Bio Sketch:   Name Rudolf Schenker Date Of Birth August 31, 1948 Place Of Birth Hannover, Germany Height 5′ 11" Weight Be the first to add this Nationality German Celebrity Status German guitarist Update this Bio Share and Enjoy: Read Full Story

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