Wolfgang Schulz (singer-songwriter)

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Wolfgang "Schobert" Schulz (born July 2, 1941 in Stettin , Pomerania Province ; † September 24, 1992 in Berlin ) was a German songwriter , composer and music producer who, as a member of the songwriting duo Schobert & Black , had its greatest in the 1970s Had successes.

Life

From 1961 Wolfgang "Schobert" Schulz sang English, French and Spanish folklore as well as self-set ballads by François Villon and poems by Georg von as Les trois Affamés (The Three Starved) with his schoolmate Reinhard Mey and Christian Pechner, the brother of his future wife Vivi the Vring (also with Peter Rohland ).

In autumn 1965 Schobert met Lothar "Black" Lechleiter , who had been making folklore music in various groups since 1961. Both hit it off right away and founded the duo Schobert & Black in autumn 1965 . In the summer of 1966, shortly after the birth of his son David, they performed for the first time at the Chanson Folklore International festival at Waldeck Castle . Her repertoire initially consisted of Graßhoff scoring and rewriting of French chansons. Later they mainly sang chansons as well as political-satirical and funny songs of their own pen.

Schobert sang both critical political and nonsense songs. The Schobert & Black Limericks became legendary . During their appearances, Schobert's announcements and transitions were mostly independent text works full of linguistic wit and acrobatics, which in length often significantly exceeded the songs performed. Schobert also provided the compositions and arrangements as well as many texts, some of which were created in collaboration with Schobert's school friend Wolfgang Eickelberg. Schobert also wrote for colleagues such as Joana , Antonia Maass and Inga & Wolf or produced artists such as Hanns Dieter Hüsch , for whose album Abendlieder Schobert worked out all the titles as orchestral arrangements.

In 1975 Schulz and Lechleiter were awarded the German Cabaret Prize in the chanson category. In 1985, after twenty years of working together, they both decided to go their separate ways artistically.

In the following seven years, things grew quiet about Wolfgang Schulz. In 1992 he died of sudden heart failure while working on a solo LP in Berlin.

Discography

Schobert & Black

  • 1967: Blasphemy songs and moral leaders (xenophon)
  • 1968: Germany or what bites me there? (xenophon)
  • 1971: Get me a green song (Philips)
  • 1972: My only friend (Telefunken)
  • 1972: The wood wool chipping plant (Telefunken)
  • 1973: Schobert & Black & Roski: for your sake (Telefunken)
  • 1973: Alive live (Telefunken)
  • 1974: We're fine (Telefunken)
  • 1974: Parsifal GmbH & Co KG (Telefunken)
  • 1975: Star portrait (Intercord)
  • 1975: all year round (Telefunken)
  • 1976: Radschlag (Telefunken)
  • 1977: In our capacity as friends (Telefunken)
  • 1978: Well then live (Telefunken)
  • 1979: Schobert & Black & Inga: ... because I am a subject (Telefunken)
  • 2001: Lebend (best of live) (EBM)
  • 2002: Na Denn (live episode 2) (EBM)
  • 2004: So far, so homestead! (EBM)
  • 2004: Schobert & Black, the singing beards (new release of Lästersongs ... and Germany or ... ) (Conträr Musik)

Wolfgang "Schobert" Schulz

  • 1965: Tramp ballades (with Peter Rohland, Polydor)
  • 1968: Songs of François Villon (with Peter Rohland, Edition Peter Rohland)
  • 1976: Evening songs (by and with Hanns Dieter Hüsch, Intercord)
  • 1977: Peter Rohland: The Complete Works (with Peter Rohland, Thorofon)

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personal data
SURNAME Schulz, Wolfgang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schulz, Schobert (stage name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German songwriter, composer and music producer
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Szczecin
DATE OF DEATH September 24, 1992
Place of death Berlin