The Rattles are a German

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band formed in

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in 1960, best known for their 1970

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hit single "The Witch".

Career

The Rattles performed in

, and played at the same venues as

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on several occasions in 1962. In 1964, the group recorded "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah", which charted in the UK. In 1968, they recorded their first version of "The Witch", with vocals by Henner Hoier. The band's records sold well in Germany throughout the 1960s. They were featured in the 1966 German film 'Hurra! Die Rattles Kommen!' ('Hurray! The Rattles Are Coming!'). Their second version of "The Witch" in 1970, this time with vocals by Edna Bejarano, was their only international hit. It reached the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, the top 20 in

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, and the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the

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It eventually sold over one million copies.

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released a

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cover of "The Witch" in the 1990s. The Norwegian psychedelic hard rock band,

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, covered the song during 1999 and 2000. A recording of this song can be found on their bootleg ''Live Union Scene'' from 14 April 1999.

Members

;Current members *Herbert Hildebrandt – bass *Manfred Kraski – vocals, guitar *Eggert Johannsen – guitar *Reinhard "Dicky" Tarrach – drums ;Former members * Achim Reichel (vocals, guitar, 1960–66, 1988–91) *Bernd Schulz (keyboards, 1967–68) *Dieter Sadlowsky (drums, 1960–63) * Edna Bejarano (vocals, 1970–73) *Eggert Johannsen artin Storm(vocals, rhythm guitar, 1994–present) * Franz "Piggy" Jarnach (keyboards, vocals, 1991–95) *

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(vocals, 1966–67) *Frank Mille (guitar, vocals, 1970–77) *Frank Seidel (keyboards, 1996–present) *Georg "George" Meier (guitar, vocals, 1969–70, 1974–77) *George Miller (drums, 1975–77) *Hans Joachim "Hajo" Kreutzfeld (guitar, 1961–65) *Henner Hoier (keyboards, vocals, 1968–70, 1988–93) *Herbert Bornholdt (drums, 1973) *Herbert Hildebrandt (bass, vocals, 1960–68, 1988–present) *Hermann "Rugy" Rugenstein (guitar, vocals, 1965–68) *Jochen "Lu Lafayette" Peters (keyboards, 1973–77) *Kurt "Zappo" Lüngen (bass, 1968–73, 1974) *Linda Fields (vocals, 1974–77) *Manne Kraski (guitar, vocals, 1991–present) *Peter "Peet" Becker (drums, 1968–70) *Rainer Degner (guitar, vocals, 1967–69) *Reinhard "Dicky" Tarrach (drums, 1963–67, 1988–present) *Volker Reinhold (guitar, vocals, 1960–61) *Wolfgang "Al" Brock (drums, 1974) File:Herbert Hildebrandt – Holsten Brauereifest 2015 00.jpg, Herbert Hildebrandt File:Manfred Kraski – Holsten Brauereifest 2015 04.jpg, Manfred Kraski File:Eggert Johannsen – Holsten Brauereifest 2015 05.jpg, Eggert Johannsen File:Reinhard Tarrach – Holsten Brauereifest 2015 03.jpg, Reinhard "Dicky" Tarrach (This was the basic mid 1960s line-up. By the time of "The Witch", they had all left and successively been replaced by other musicians, with Edna Bejarano now being the lead singer.)

Discography

Singles

Albums

* ''Twist im Star-Club'' (1963) * ''Twist-Time im Star-Club Hamburg'' (1964) * ''Live im Star-Club Hamburg'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1964) * ''Rattles'' (1965) * ''Star Club Show 1'' (1966) * ''Liverpool Beat'' (1966) * ''Hurra, die Rattles kommen'' (Soundtrack to the film of the same name) (1966) * ''Remember Finale Ligure'' (1967) * ''The Witch'' (1971) * ''Tonight Starring Edna'' (1972) * ''Gin Mill'' (1974) * ''Attention'' (1975) * ''Hot Wheels'' (1988) * ''Painted Warrior'' (1990) * ''New Wonderland'' (1993) * ''Live'' (1997) * ''Say Yeah!'' (2007)

Compilation albums

* ''Die deutschen Singles A&B'' (1963–1965), Vol. 1 (2000) * ''Die deutschen Singles A&B'' (1965–1969), Vol. 2 (2000) * ''Come On And Sing – Best'' (2004) * ''Goldene für die Rattles'' (1970) * ''Greatest Hits'' (1997)

References

External links

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