Rudolf Zink
Rudolf "Rudi" Zink (* 1910 ; † 1983 ) was a German composer .
The then still unknown Lale Andersen became known with Zink in 1936 in the cabaret “ Simpl ”; henceforth he set numerous songs to music for her, so u. a. An early version of the famous song Lili Marleen by Hans Leip , also The Shepherd dressed up for a dance on Goethe's words, also Let me go , love song at the harbor , A ship is going ... , One more time to Bombay (Hans Leip) , Der Feldmohn (also by Hans Leip), Because you know (also Hans Leip), Große Fahrt (also Hans Leip), as well as later, when he - after military service, survival and self-doubt - had long given up composing, the "Hippie Song ".
He was in correspondence with Lale Andersen and Hans Leip all his life . His melodies are considered chansonic , lyrical and not very suitable for the masses .
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| SURNAME | Zink, Rudolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zink, Rudi (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1910 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1983 |