Franz "Franzl" Lang (28 December 1930 – 6 December 2015), known as the ''Yodel King'' (german: Jodlerkönig), was an alpine yodeller from

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, Germany. Lang's

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; he typically sang in the Bavarian dialect of the rural Alpine regions.

Career

Raised in Munich, Lang trained as a toolmaker. He started playing his trademark accordion at the age of nine. His greatest hit was his 1968 recording of Karl Ganzer's composition "Das

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television, especially on the ZDF program ''Lustige Musikanten''. Lang has sold more than 10 million recordings; he has earned 20 gold records and one platinum record within the German recording industry. On his 70th birthday, he performed for the final time.

Personal life & death

He was married to his wife Johanna since 1954; he had one son (Franz Herbert Lang, 1966–1995) and one daughter (Christl). He died at a Munich nursing home on 6 December 2015 from

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. On January 11, 2016, he was buried in

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, a forest cemetery, with multiple dedications from his family and friends.

Discography (Albums)

* 1970: Bergweihnacht (LP: Philips 63 883, Aufnahme: 1970) * 1977: Urlaub in den Bergen * 1979: Musik aus den Bergen * 1987: Schön ist’s auf der Welt * 1991: Mir geht’s guat * 1996: Freude am Leben * Alpen-Echo * Das original Kufsteiner Lied * Der Königsjodler * Die schönsten Volkslieder * Die schönsten Jodler der Welt * Echo der Berge * Freunde der Berge * Goldene Sonne, goldene Berge * Himmel, Harsch und Firn mit den Kaiserlich Böhmischen * Holladaratata * In Oberkrain * Jodlerkönig * Kameraden der Berge * Komm mit in die Berge * Lagerfeuer in den Bergen * Ski Heil * Stimmung beim Bier * Stimmung beim Jodlerwirt * Wir kommen von den Bergen * Zillertal, du bist mei Freud * Tirol Heimat der Berge * 10 Jahre Jubiläum beim Jodlerwirt * Im Wilden Westen * Grüß Gott in Bayern * Zünftig pfundig kreuzfidel * Das Bayernland * Der weißblaue Hammer

Filmography

* 1956: Salzburger Geschichten * 1961:

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* 1961:

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* 1961: Schlagerrevue 1962 * 1962:

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* 1962: Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lang, Franzl 1930 births 2015 deaths German accordionists German male guitarists Musicians from Munich Yodelers 20th-century German male singers 20th-century German male writers Deaths from multiple organ failure Burials at Munich Waldfriedhof