Horst Koch (musician)
Horst Koch (born June 24, 1943 in Dublin , † September 10, 2009 in Berlin ) was a German songwriter .
Horst Koch, who had an Irish father, grew up with his German mother in Saxony. In the mid-1960s he discovered flamenco in Spain and started playing guitar himself. He later moved to Worpswede , where he painted and appeared as a songwriter, accompanying himself with guitar , harmonica and air pump . Koch had lived in Berlin since the early 1970s and played his mostly very bizarre songs with great success in folk pubs such as Go-In, Steve Club and Folkpub. Along with Ulrich Roski , Insterburg & Co. , Schobert & Black , Dieter FH Kosanke and others, he was counted among the "stupid bards". His first LP, Das Blutbad , was released in 1972 , which was followed by three more. Later he withdrew from the scene and only played occasionally in a smaller group.
Horst Koch was also an enthusiastic boules player and has played in various Berlin championships. He was often seen on the central promenade of Charlottenburger Schloßstraße , where the boules fans from the surrounding area usually play.
On September 10, 2009, according to eyewitnesses, Horst Koch suffered a heart attack in his local pub on Klausenerplatz in Berlin-Charlottenburg , from which he died despite being on an emergency medical basis.
Discography
LPs and CDs
- 1972 The blood bath - and other funny songs - LP - WEA Musik GmbH
- 1973 Power wind & other nonsense - LP - WEA Musik GmbH
- 1977 songs, sayings, limericks, stupidities and a real mess - live! - LP - Hansa "the other song"
- 1982 clean piggybacking - LP - POOL - Teldec, "Telefunken-Decca" Schallplatten GmbH
- 1992 Live - What Else? - CD - Boulevard
Singles
- 1973 Lachen / Flamenco I - WEA Musik GmbH
- 1974 Love is so wonderful / The morning after - WEA Musik GmbH
- 1975 Yes, I'm fat (The drinking song) / The handbag - Hansa "the other song"
- 1976 Sauerei (Butterfly) / Exoten - Hansa "the other song"
- 1977 Amanda! / Room 5 in the district court - Hansa "the other song"
- 1982 King Football / Rocklachen - POOL - Teldec, "Telefunken-Decca" Schallplatten GmbH
Individual evidence
- ↑ Booklet for For Who We Sing - Songwriters, Vol.4 3-CD - Bear Family Records
- ↑ Back of the album Macht Wind & other nonsense
- ↑ http://mischalke04.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/horst-koch-lachen-1973/
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Koch, Horst |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German singer and songwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1943 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin |
DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 2009 |
Place of death | Berlin |