Wolfgang Jäger (musician)

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Wolfgang Jäger (born March 28, 1953 in Herne , † May 3, 2007 in Hagen ), called Hunter, was a German musician . He played bass with Grobschnitt , The Stripes and Extrabreit .

biography

Wolfgang Jäger was born in Herne in 1953; the family later moved to Hagen. Jäger learned to be an electrician and to play the guitar in the late 1960s , but later switched to the bass. In 1975 he became a member of Grobschnitt and belonged to the group until 1979. He was then for a short time a member of Nena's band The Stripes, from where he switched to Extrabreit.

After he had to leave Extrabreit for health reasons, he worked on various projects; however, he was no longer involved in the publication of a phonogram by a record company . He died on May 3, 2007 after a long illness, but surprisingly, in Hagen.

Discography

Rough cut
  • 1975: Jumbo
Extra wide

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Hunter is dead Westfälische Rundschau , May 4, 2007, accessed on January 18, 2020
  2. Questionnaire answered by Jäger on an extra-wide fan page , accessed on January 18, 2020
  3. Kai Havaii: As hard as jam - A rock'n'roll novel from the provinces, page 115; Structure of the publishing group, 1st edition 2007, ISBN 978-3-378-00679-9