King size thick
King Size Dick (born December 29, 1942 in Cologne ; bourgeois Heinz Ganss ) is a German rock singer who sings mostly Kölsch .
biography
King Size Dick, a truck driver by profession, began his music career in his hometown of Cologne in the 1960s in several smaller bands, the first band being Dick & The Shade. During his time as a soldier in Wales he was a guest singer with Brian Poole & The Tremeloes .
In the 1970s he performed with the Bläck Fööss , of which he was the driver. There he took over the vocal part in the hit song Linda Lou , which has since been inseparably linked with the name King Size Dick.
In the late 1970s he played in the formation Dick & Alex together with the guitarist and songwriter Alex Parche German rock songs like pigs in white vests .
stage name
In Rhenish the term "thick" is used as a nickname for a stout person. With this nickname he stepped on stage early. When asked about the name by a Welshman during his time in Wales, Ganss replied in English "" Well, Dick, great, to which his counterpart replied: "" Ah! King size! ". Ganss took this up and formed his stage name from it.
Awards
King Size Dick is the recipient of the Willi Ostermann Medal 2002; the highest official award in Cologne Carnival .
Discography (incomplete)
Albums
- Wä op zack it ... (1979)
- Esu ben ich (1981)
- Rusjesok (1983)
- Bes he hin un nit wigger (1987)
- Last Naach (1990)
- Christmas Zig (1991)
- Et Bess us "Kölle am Rhing" (1993)
- Cologne specialties (1995)
- Loss mer all noh'm Dom jonn (1996)
- Jeseechter vun mir (2003)
- Christmas (2009)
Singles
- Macho Girl (1990)
- Wapapapa u. a. (1991)
- Kölle my love (1995)
- Alleluia (1995)
- Föttchensföhler Manni (1997)
- Luur ens Mathilde (1997)
- Ming City on the Rhing (1998)
- Maria (2001)
- Cologne Evergreens (2007)
- C'est la vie leev Marie (2010)
Web links
- Local time from Cologne: How does it work ..? King Size Dick (Folding Chair (WDR), 2016)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Fröher wor dat all esu familiär ..." In: CityNEWS Verlag. Alexander and Eugen Weis GbR, December 4, 2011, accessed on December 14, 2016 (German).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thick, king size |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ganss, Heinz (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rock singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |