Horst Koch (musician)

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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

  1. ↑ Booklet for For Who We Sing - Songwriters, Vol.4 3-CD - Bear Family Records
  2. ↑ Back of the album Macht Wind & other nonsense
  3. ↑ http://mischalke04.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/horst-koch-lachen-1973/
personal data
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