Jeronimo

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Jeronimo is a German hard rock band from the early 1970s .

history

The group was founded in 1969 by Rainer Marz, Gunnar Schäfer and Ringo Funk. With their first two singles Jeronimo achieved success across Europe: the cover versions Heya (1969, JJ Light ) and Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (1970, Steam ). In 1970, the LP Spirit Orgaszmus of Jeronimo and Creedence Clearwater Revival , pressed in pink vinyl , was released, each containing a page with titles by Jeronimo and a page with Creedence Clearwater Revival . Due to the idiosyncratic cover design (a penis ejaculates the musicians), the album became a prototype for later releases in the progressive genre.

In 1970 Jeronimo played at the first Burg-Herzberg Festival and at the legendary "Progressive Pop Festival Cologne". An appearance in Lausanne as part of a UNICEF project was broadcast worldwide on television in 1971. The band, whose members have since changed, broke up in 1972 after the release of three of their own albums.

After the group split up, drummer Ringo Funk moved to Atlantis . Rainer Marz has become an extremely popular studio musician in the environment of the successful Frankfurt producer Peter Hauke ​​(Nektar, Peter Maffay, Supermax). Marz also became a permanent member of the live band Supermax .

In 1982 the founding members recorded their greatest success Heya again in new versions that were released as a single (CBS).

In 2001 the three musicians of the band got together again and since then there have been concerts together again. a. on May 16, 2004 in the Waldstadion Frankfurt.

Rainer Marz died on April 11, 2016. The obituary can be found in the Wetterauer Zeitung from April 16, 2016.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Spirit Orgasm (with Creedence Clearwater Revival)
  DE 6th 04/15/1970 (6 weeks)
Singles
Heya
  DE 13 December 15, 1969 (12 weeks)
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
  DE 38 02/15/1970 (6 weeks)

Albums

  • 1970: Spirit Orgaszmus of Jeronimo and Creedence Clearwater Revival (LP)
  • 1970: Cosmic Blues (LP)
  • 1971: Jeronimo (LP)
  • 1972: Time Ride (LP)
  • 2003: Best of Jeronimo (CD)
  • 2007: Timevision (DVD)

swell

  1. ↑ Charts DE

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