Hans-Jörg Ratzenböck
Hans-Jörg "Fatsy" Ratzenböck (born July 19, 1943 in Linz ; † February 24, 2016 there ) was an Austrian entertainer . Since 1991 he has headed a cowboy museum in Pichling near Linz .
biography
Ratzenböck began his activities as an emcee , disc jockey and rock 'n' roll musician in the late fifties and founded the music band ABC Rockers in 1959 when they won a singing competition . In 1976 Ratzenböck started western riding and in 1981 he organized the first Austrian Country and Western Festival. He has been invited several times by Radio Upper Austria to tell anecdotes from the history of rock 'n' roll and his enthusiasm for US culture also manifested itself through his presidency at the Harley-Davidson Club in Linz .
He chose his nickname Fatsy after the musician Fats Domino , with whom he had been friends since 1972. In 2006 Ratzenböck stood in front of the camera for the music video for the song "Autopilot" by FlugM4 (a project of the radio station FM4 ) (directed by Oliver Stangl and Christian Tod ). In the same year, the two directors also shot the documentary film "Fatsy" about the life of Ratzenböck, which premiered at the Crossing Europe Festival 2007 and was recognized by the jury as an "extraordinary documentary work". Ratzenböck was married and had a son.
Foundation of the Cowboy Museum
In 1991 Ratzenböck founded the "Cowboy Museum Fatsy" in Pichling near Linz , where he has since acted as curator and museum guide.
In addition to the life and pioneering days of the cowboys , the museum also depicts the suffering of the Native Americans and African Americans in opening up the West.
It is the only such museum in Europe and received the Heads up Award at the 2009 and 2010 annual Westerners International conference.
The collection contains more than 5,000 exhibits from the First Country and Western Club Austria sponsoring association, ranging from dental instruments from the Wild West to Indian feather headdress. The premises include a cowboy school, a sheriff's office and a playroom. A Chuck wagon is also on display.
The program for visitors includes horseshoe and lasso throwing and a ride in a covered wagon. The museum is open from the beginning of May to the end of July.
literature
- Fatsy Cowboy Museum. In: Upper Austria. Museum guide. A guide to the museums and collections in Upper Austria. Editor: Gerhard Gaigg from the Institute for Folk Culture, Association of Upper Austrian Museums, 2nd edition Linz 2002, ISBN 3-9501618-0-5 , p. 74.
Web links
- Hans-Jörg Ratzenböck in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The film "Fatsy" at Crossing Europe
- Documentary about Fatsy
- Fatsy Cowboy Museum website
Individual evidence
- ↑ LinzAG Bereavement
- ↑ Cowboy Museum Fatsy Website of the City of Linz
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ratzenböck, Hans-Jörg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ratzenböck, Fatsy (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian musician and museum director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linz |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 2016 |
| Place of death | Linz |