Gunter Gabriel (born Günter Caspelherr; 11 June 1942 – 22 June 2017) was a German singer, musician and composer.
Gabriel became famous in Germany as singer of
Schlager songs. Gabriel lived in
Harburg, Hamburg
Harburg is a borough of the city of Hamburg, Germany. It is also the name of Harburg quarter in the borough, which used to be the capital of the Harburg district in Lower Saxony. The borough of Harburg lies on the southern banks of the river Elb ...
. He was a friend of
Johnny Cash and introduced American
Country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
to German audiences, even covering some of Cash's songs in German.
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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.
Books
* 2009: Gunter Gabriel, Oliver Flesch: ''Wer einmal tief im Keller saß. Erinnerungen eines Rebellen.'' Edel, Hamburg 2009, .
References
External links
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1942 births
2017 deaths
German male singers
German composers
Schlager musicians
Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! participants
Accidental deaths from falls
People from Harburg, Hamburg
Musicians from Hamburg