Ricky King
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Ricky King ( born March 12, 1946 in Rastatt, actually Hans Lingen fields ) is a German guitarist.
Journey
King learned to play the guitar self-taught. After completing his school education, he was apprenticed as a radio and television technician. In addition to his professional work, he studied music at the Musikhochschule Karlsruhe and put 1971 the exam to become a certified music educators from. As early as 1960, he played in various local bands, from 1973 King was a member of the band " Hit Kids" and worked as a studio musician for German pop artists such as Paola, Roberto Blanco and Costa Cordalis.
In 1976 he began his solo career with a cover version of a song of Oliver Onions. His version under the title " Verde " reached the German Top 10, as well as in Austria and Switzerland # 4 Place 1 The following Single Le rêve reached in all three countries, the top 10 more singles in the German top 50 were Mare and Maria Elena. The albums of the late 1970s, reached the charts. 20 world hits in the guitar sound reached platinum status in Germany. In 1982, with the King produced by Dieter Bohlen Single Hale, hey Louise at position 14 in the charts. Kings guitar instrumentals are inspired by the style of the 1950s and 1960s. His models are for Hank Marvin ( guitarist of The Shadows ), Ventures and The Spotnicks. As Marvin King sat on the stage usually a Fender Stratocaster. A total of more than six million copies were sold by King.
Since 1979, King member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.