Fritz Graack

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Fritz Graack (around 1977)
Fritz Graack (2012)

Fritz "Freddy" Graack (born March 18, 1945 in Verden ) is a German drummer .

Live and act

Fritz Graack began early - as an autodidact - to learn to play the drums. After completing his training at Deutsche Post and serving as civil servant, he ended his civil servant career at the age of 22 and became a professional drummer. After Fritz Graack had his first appearance with the Hot Clarks in the legendary Hamburg Star Club in 1964, he increasingly used the opportunities to exchange ideas with other musicians, to perform and to improve his techniques. In the following years he toured mainly in Switzerland, Italy and France.

At the end of the 1960s, Fritz Graack moved back to Germany and joined the Tornados (one of the oldest rock bands in Schleswig-Holstein). Under the pseudonym Dorian Fleuris , Fritz Graack was also a member of the Candyfloss group in 1972, with which two successful singles were produced during that time. In 1973 Graack was a founding member of the Hamburg rock formation Lake . During this time, Lake was awarded with the album Paradise Iceland a gold record and in April 1977 the album Lake I the German Record Prize . In 1977 Fritz joined Mama Betty's Band and Hollywood (1977–1982).

In the 1970s Fritz Graack worked with musicians such as Jürgen Marcus , Dorte, Ireen Sheer , Hans Hartz , Ian Cussick , Martin Tiefensee, Anthony Ventura , Ian O'Brien-Docker , John Kincade and the Evans Sisters.

In 1980 he founded the blues and rock band After Midnight with Jürgen Behnke and Elmar Seeburger.

Between 1986 and 1991 Fritz drummer also worked for the Hans Dampf Band and from 1994 to 1999 for the Insiders. In 2003 he joined the Champagne Orchestra (2003-2008) and in 2004 Stainless. In addition to After Midnight, Fritz Graack has also been at Collegium Musicum e. V. actively committed.

Discography

  • 1972 - Delta Queen (Candyfloss) - Polydor 2041367
  • 1972 - I'm Lookin 'Over My Shoulder (Candyfloss) - Polydor 2041 360
  • 1973 - King Of The Rock'n Roll Party (Lake) - Polydor 2041 416
  • 1973 - She's Alright (Lake) - Polydor 2041 416
  • 1974 Come Down (Lake) Polydor 2041 468
  • 1974 - We're Gonna Rock (Lake) - Polydor 2041 468
  • 2010 - After Midnight (After Midnight)
  • 2013 - In My Mind (After Midnight)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ IN: FO, Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft mbH, Hamburg, No. 4/73
  2. ^ Fritz Graack biography (accessed April 21, 2014)
  3. ^ IN: FO, Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft mbH, Hamburg, No. 4/73
  4. ↑ last.fm (accessed April 29, 2011)
  5. ↑ Lake History (accessed April 29, 2011)
  6. ^ Invitation from Astra to the Hollywood premiere on October 27, 1977
  7. ↑ Itzehoer Woche, May 22, 1981
  8. ↑ musikertalk ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on April 29, 2011)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musikertalk.com
  9. ↑ Rock Agency (accessed April 21, 2014)
  10. ^ After Midnight - Band Members (accessed October 13, 2011)
  11. ↑ Stader Stadtspiegel 12/1986 p. 5
  12. ↑ Langenhorner Wochenblatt No. 6 of February 4, 1998
  13. ↑ Presseball97 - Midnight Newspaper
  14. ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt, April 20, 2007
  15. ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt of March 27, 2004
  16. ↑ Pinneberger Tageblatt of December 4, 2008

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personal data
SURNAME Graack, Fritz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Graack, Freddy; Dorian Fleuris (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German drummer
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Verden