Tom Astor

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Tom Astor at the ADAC Truck Grand Prix 2013

Tom Astor (* February 27, 1943 as Will, Willi or Wilhelm Bräutigam in Schmallenberg in the Sauerland ) is a German singer , composer , lyricist and producer of the pop and country music scene.

Life

In 1963 Astor first appeared on the stage. First he sang German hits, in the late 1970s he devoted himself to German-language country music . In 1980 he released his first country album and in 1981 he performed at the Fan Fair in Nashville .

In 1984 the breakthrough came in Germany with the song Hallo, Gute Morgen Deutschland . The hit drew numerous appearances on almost all major television shows. Astor was the winner of the ZDF annual hit parade with his hit Junge Adler and several times the winner of the ARD program Deutsche Schlagerparade .

In 1997 he took part in the German Schlager Festival and achieved fourth place with his title Eisen im Feuer . In 2000, he was one of the first German singers to appear in the Grand Ole Opry . In May 2007, the album Duette was released , on which Astor sings with Johnny Cash , Kenny Rogers , Waylon Jennings , Billy Swan and Willie Nelson , among others . He is supported as musicians by Eddie Bayers (drums), Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano), Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar), Paul Franklin (pedal steel, Dobro) and Charlie McCoy . Astor was nominated in 2007 by the CMA as a "Global Artist".

For his double album Alles Klar - no problem! from 2008 he traveled to Nashville again to record with artists such as Dolly Parton . In June 2009 a concert recorded the year before in the Lichtwerk in Schmallenberg was released live on CD and DVD under the name Tom Astor & Band unplugged . The Tom Astor Band was reinforced at the concert by guest musicians Charlie McCoy and Bruce Watkins from Nashville.

In 2010 the album Leben Pur was released , on which Crystal Gayle , Michael Hirte and Günter Wewel participated, among others . Also in 2010 was the album Wunderbar ist die Welt , on which Astor presents unreleased pieces from the beginning of his career. With Tom Astor's Children's Country Party , he released an album for children for the first time in 2012. In 2014, the studio album was released full force ahead . Astor is married and has two children.

Trivia

In 1987 the right-wing party German People's Union - List D produced and sold a special edition with the title Hallo, Gute Morgen Deutschland as a single.

Awards

Discography

Tom Astor at the ADAC Truck Grand Prix 2013

Tom Astor has recorded 40 albums and more than 600 original songs. According to his own statements, the artist has sold over four million records so far.

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE
1993 Fly, young eagle DE37
gold
gold

(12 weeks)DE
1994 I am who I am DE71 (10 weeks)
DE
1995 Milestones DE69 (7 weeks)
DE
1996 Tom Astor DE46 (6 weeks)
DE
2000 Up close DE92 (1 week)
DE
2003 My Eldorado DE80 (1 week)
DE
2008 All right, no problem! DE100 (1 week)
DE
2014 Full speed ahead DE70 (1 week)
DE
2015 Songs to touch DE76 (1 week)
DE
2016 An evening with Tom Astor DE97 (1 week)
DE
2018 Against the current DE27 (2 weeks)
DE

More albums

  • 1976: Grand Prix
  • 1980: Asphalt Cowboy
  • 1981: Hello truckers
  • 1983: Country & Western Super Hits (episode 1)
  • 1983: Country & Western Super Hits (episode 2)
  • 1984: west wind
  • 1986: Hello, good morning Germany
  • 1986: Trucker Christmas
  • 1987: Let truckers roll
  • 1987: Hello friends (DE:goldgold)
  • 1988: A small dose of freedom
  • 1988: International Airport
  • 1988: Happy Trucker Christmas
  • 1989: My most beautiful Country & Trucker songs
  • 1990: Young eagle
  • 1991: Full of life
  • 1991: On the move
  • 1991: Hello truckers
  • 1992: Captains of the highway
  • 1992: Happy Trucker Christmas
  • 1993: Sturm und Drang
  • 1994: Comrades of the Street (DE:goldgold)
  • 1996: The Best of
  • 1997: The best ... Live
  • 1998: ... and I am your friend
  • 2004: Tom Astor Live
  • 2005: I want more
  • 2005: Let it snow
  • 2007: duets
  • 2009: Tom Astor & Band unplugged live
  • 2010: pure life
  • 2011: his greatest hits
  • 2012: Children's Country Party

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE
1991 Take It Easy - take it easy. Take it
all out of life 		DE66 (8 weeks)
DE
I'm not a poet, not a poet
full of life 		DE62 (8 weeks)
DE
1993 Young eagle
fly, young eagle 		DE91 (2 weeks)
DE

More singles

  • 1972: Come on, come on (Song sung blue)
  • 1984: Hello, good morning Germany
  • 1988: friends
  • 1993: Young eagles fly
  • 1994: Little Rebel
  • 1994: Hungry Hearts
  • 1996: Somehow it will work
  • 1997: Iron in the fire
  • 2003: My Eldorado
  • 2005: keep getting up
  • 2008: We're not getting older
  • 2011: If you fight you can lose

Web links

Commons : Tom Astor  - collection of images, videos and audio files

swell

  1. ↑ country.de Interview with Astor
  2. ↑ swr.de
  3. ↑ sauerlandkurier.de ( Memento of the original from February 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sauerlandkurier.de
  4. ↑ This old people's home on wheels . In: Der Spiegel . No. 31 , 1987 ( online ).
  5. ↑ Discography ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on tom-astor.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tom-astor.de
  6. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE
  7. ↑ Awards for music sales: DE
personal data
SURNAME Astor, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bridegroom, Willi (maiden name); Bridegroom, Wilhelm (maiden name); Groom, Will (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German singer, composer, lyricist and producer
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Schmallenberg , Sauerland