Rainer Baumann (musician)
Rainer Baumann (born July 29, 1949 in Villingen-Schwenningen ; † November 14, 2007 in Hamburg ) was a German guitarist , composer and lyricist .
General
Since the 1960s Baumann worked in various bands . In 1971 he became a member of Frumpy and was known nationally and internationally. In 1970 the daily newspaper Die Welt compared the then 21-year-old with Eric Clapton . In 1972 Baumann was voted best guitarist of the year in the music magazine "Musik Express"; numerous other polls confirmed this choice.
From 1973 he studied music at the Hamburg Conservatory , from 1974 he taught for several years at the University of Music in Hamburg. He wrote numerous guitar textbooks and was a sought-after private teacher.
After Frumpy broke up, he founded the Rainer Baumann Band , with which he toured until his stage farewell in the late 1990s. In 1995 he celebrated his 25th anniversary on stage, with Inga Rumpf and Jack Bruce , among others . In addition, he was u. a. heard in productions by champion Jack Dupree , Achim Reichel , Jutta Weinhold and Randy Pie . In 1982 Rainer Baumann recorded an homage LP with Jimmy Reed classics, which he interpreted in his own style. On December 7, 2007 it was announced that Rainer Baumann had died in mid-November.
LPs by the Rainer Baumann Band
- 1980: Meet me in the bottom (Teldec-Line 6.24 573)
- 1981: Hang on loose (Teldec-Line 6.25 112)
- 1982: Adoring Jimmy Reed (Teldec-Line 6.25 171)
- 1983: Same thing (Teldec-Line 6.25 441)
- 1984: Fooling around (Teldec-Line 6.25 654)
- 1993: Realice the good times (AWS Records 119306)
- 1997: Icecold Daydream (conTourMusic)
Music literature
- Rock and harmony . Zimmermann, Frankfurt 1988, ISBN 3-921729-27-0
- RockGuitarScales . AMA, Brühl (Cologne) 1990, ISBN 3-927190-02-0
- The language of rock and blues guitar . Rhinohorn Publications, Hamburg 2001, ISBN 3-8311-1970-8 (Volume 1) and ISBN 3-8311-2145-1 (Volume 2)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frumpy guitarist Rainer Baumann has passed away , MusikWoche December 7, 2007, accessed on July 29, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baumann, Rainer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German guitarist, composer and lyricist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 2007 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |