German guitarist and songwriter from Münster, born July 5, 1944. He played guitar in several bands in the Skiffle and Beat era (e.g. The Tremolins, The Birds, Die Hexer) and was an early bandmate of Udo Lindenberg. In 1968, he joined [l2928] as a professional songwriter and producer and was very active in the German Schlager scene in the late 1960's and 1970's.