Richard Kersten

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Richard Edward Kersten (* 1949 in Newcastle , England) is a British-German musician.

Kersten moved to Frankfurt am Main with his parents at the age of eleven . He has dual nationality, grew up bilingual and completed a teaching degree in Frankfurt.

Since the mid-1970s he has been working as a guitarist, singer and songwriter in many formations (e.g. Beatles Revival Band , Galaxy / Waniyetula , Cave Men , Thanx and Papa Zoot Band ). He also had solo projects under the names Richard Kersten and REK (after his initials).

Together with Ronny Paul he runs "Help Music Productions" in Frankfurt.

Discography

  • with Galaxy
    • 1974: LP "Nature's Clear Well", Breeze Music
  • with Thanx
    • 1976: Singles: "Love me Baby, love me do" and "Suzee's Party Tonight", Jupiter Records
  • with Beatles Revival Band
    • 1977: LP "Beatles songs in German", Teldec
    • 1977: LP "LIVE", Teldec
    • 1978: LP "A Flight to the GDR", Metronome
  • as Richard Kersten
    • 1981: LP "Ensenada Amiga", Jupiter Records
  • as REK
    • 1983: LP "REK 1" (with "Computers haben Herzschmerz"), RCA
  • with Waniyetula
    • 2006: Iron City, Garden of Delight

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personal data
SURNAME Kersten, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kersten, Richard Edward (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British-German musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Newcastle