Klaus Wunderlich

Klaus Wunderlich ( born June 18, 1931 in Chemnitz, † 28 October 1997 Engen, OT Bittel Brunn ) was a German musician. He was awarded a total of 13 gold records and a Golden music cassette. Wunderlich was the first German entertainment musicians who made the electronic organ popular with a wider audience.

Life

Klaus Wunderlich grew up in Chemnitz on the son of a police inspector. At the age of 16 years he was a rehearsal pianist, but ultimately the popular music drew him stronger.

1951 moved Klaus Wunderlich with a band to West Germany and hoofed it as a pianist in a bar Trio by Germany. During this time he also made the acquaintance of the Hammond organ, which became his main instrument from 1955. " The organ is my life " and " On the Hammond organ can be any string instrument imitate except the butter knife ," said Klaus Wunderlich. It led to solo appearances in various cabarets, until 1958, the label Teldec noticed him and offered him for a sample audition a recording contract.

In the 1970s, he established his own studio in Reichenbach near Karlsruhe and began to work with the Moog synthesizer; he played with it a three LPs. In 1973, under the title "Sound 2000 - Moog, Organ, Rhythm" published Moog - awaited debut with classic hits such as " La Paloma ". His New Pop Organ Sound became famous when he H100 to sound effects of the W248S WERSI organs, Lowrey H 25-3 and from 1977 also the W2 Helios added the melodies on the Hammond. This sound was to produce only expensive in the studio and live on stage can not be reproduced. Among his late public live concerts include a performance at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Klaus Wunderlich consisted primarily organs following a Hammond C3, Hammond H-100, WERSI W248S, Lowrey H 25-3, WERSI W2 Helios, WERSI Beta DX 400, WERSI Spectra CD700. His music has always been geared towards light entertainment.

On 28 October 1997 Klaus Wunderlich died in the presence of his wife Traudl and friends at his home in Bittel Brunn am Bodensee a heart attack.