Lonzo (violinist)
Lonzo (born September 29, 1952 in Hamburg ; † November 13, 2001 there ; civil Lorenz Westphal ) was a German musician. His nickname was Der Teufelsgeiger von Eppendorf .
life and career
Lonzo was a member of the Hamburg music groups Pensionnerband and Leinemann . He also formed the group Okko, Lonzo, Berry, Chris & Django together with Okko Bekker , Berry Sarluis, Chris Hermann and Django Seelenmeyer , later with Wolfgang Timpe for Seelenmeyer Okko, Lonzo, Berry, Chris & Timpe .
In 1974, together with his long-time companion, the pianist Gottfried Böttger , he recorded the single Hamburg '75 , which referred to the then flourishing Hamburg scene . This included Udo Lindenberg , Otto Waalkes and Hans Scheibner .
His most commercially successful time for Lonzo was in 1980, when his singles Der Zaubergeiger (The Devil came to Eppendorf) - a German version of the song The Devil went down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels - and Die Dinosaurier were released. Lonzo was addicted to alcohol for a long time , but was able to overcome his addiction. In May 2001 he resumed his concert career. He died of a heart attack on November 13, 2001 in Hamburg at the age of 49 and was buried in the Volksdorf cemetery in Hamburg. A stele on which a violin, his real name and his pseudonym can be seen, reminds of the musician.
Lonzo had two daughters.
Discography
Singles
- 1974: Hamburger Deern (with the pensioners band )
- 1974: Hamburg '75 (as Gottfried & Lonzo)
- 1977: Breakfast in Bed (No Milk Today) (as Okko, Lonzo, Berry, Chris & Timpe)
- 1980: the dinosaurs
- 1980: The Magic Violinist (The Devil came to Eppendorf)
- 1981: Della and the dealer
- 1982: Leo lie down
- 1983: The Bremen Town Musicians
Albums
- 1975: ... someone always adds music (with Udo Lindenberg)
- 1975: Party rags for bars and saloons (with Gottfried Böttger)
- 1977: Let the youth take their course - Lonzo's new songs
- 1978: Come on, the time has come
- 1980: Fierce
- 1981: Closed today because of yesterday
- 2000: The thoughts are free (CD; re-release of the albums Let the youth run their course and come , the time has come )
- 2001: Hamburg ´75 and other selected songs. Concert on October 31, 2001 in Electrum, Hamburg
Musical participation
- 1979 Trutz Blanker Hohn - a friesical by Henning Venske and Hein Hoop . Long-playing record, published by the publisher plans
Web links
- Works by and about Lonzo in the catalog of the German National Library
- Lonzo Westphal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Lonzo's discography on Discographien.de
- Obituary ( memento from January 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) by Jürgen Koppelin
- Lonzo is dead. In: taz . November 16, 2001, accessed December 27, 2013 .
- (gph): Farewell to the devil's violinist . In: Hamburger Morgenpost . November 26, 2001, accessed December 27, 2013 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry Okko, Lonzo, Berry, Chris and Django at 45cat.com
- ↑ Lonzo: How I defeated alcohol addiction , Hamburger Abendblatt , June 23, 2001
- ^ Funeral service for Lonzo Westphal / Moving words of his daughter Larissa (14) Farewell to the Teufelsgeiger , Hamburger Morgenpost , November 26, 2001
- ^ Lorenz Westphal, original of the Hamburg scene (1952-2001): "Der Teufelsgeiger von Eppendorf" , Der Standard , November 15, 2001
- ↑ Hans Scheibner: I don't want to go to heaven! My life in stories. Ullstein, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-8437-1382-5 , p. 309 ( limited preview in Google book search).
- ↑ Factory: The Hamburg scene met at the benefit festival for the two children of the late devil violinist from Eppendorf. 13 hours of music for Lonzo's daughters , Hamburger Abendblatt , December 24, 2001
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lonzo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Westphal, Lorenz; Westphal, Lonzo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 2001 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |