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}}'''Gunter Gabriel''' (born '''Günter Caspelherr'''; 11 June 1942 – 22 June 2017) was a German singer, musician and composer.
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| birth_name = Günter Caspelherr
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| birth_place = [[Bünde]], [[Westphalia]], Germany
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|06|22|1942|06|11|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Hannover]], Germany
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Gabriel became famous in Germany as a singer of [[Schlager]] songs.<ref>[http://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/mein-groesster-feind-bin-ich/409698.html Tagesspiegel:Mein gößter Feind bin ich]; accessed 22 June 2017.{{in lang|de}}</ref> Gabriel lived in [[Harburg, Hamburg]].<ref>[http://www.swr.de/swr1/bw/programm/leute/-/id=1895042/nid=1895042/did=5534356/19hnf5r/index.html interview with Gunter Gabriel], swr.de, 10 November 2009.{{in lang|de}}</ref> He was a friend of [[Johnny Cash]] and introduced American [[Country music]] to German audiences, even covering some of Cash's songs in German.<ref>https://www.ndr.de/unterhaltung/events/Vom-Millionaer-zum-Tellerwaescher-Gunter-Gabriel,guntergabriel165.htmlhttps://www.ndr.de/unterhaltung/events/Vom-Millionaer-zum-Tellerwaescher-Gunter-Gabriel,guntergabriel165.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
'''Gunter Gabriel''' (born '''Günter Caspelherr'''; 11 June 1942&nbsp;– 22 June 2017) was a German singer, musician and composer.

Gabriel became famous in Germany as singer of [[Schlager]] songs.<ref>[http://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/mein-groesster-feind-bin-ich/409698.html Tagesspiegel:Mein gößter Feind bin ich]; accessed 22 June 2017.{{in lang|de}}</ref> Gabriel lived in [[Harburg, Hamburg]].<ref>[http://www.swr.de/swr1/bw/programm/leute/-/id=1895042/nid=1895042/did=5534356/19hnf5r/index.html interview with Gunter Gabriel], swr.de, 10 November 2009.{{in lang|de}}</ref> He was a friend of [[Johnny Cash]] and introduced American [[Country music]] to German audiences, even covering some of Cash's songs in German.<ref>https://www.ndr.de/unterhaltung/events/Vom-Millionaer-zum-Tellerwaescher-Gunter-Gabriel,guntergabriel165.htmlhttps://www.ndr.de/unterhaltung/events/Vom-Millionaer-zum-Tellerwaescher-Gunter-Gabriel,guntergabriel165.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>


Gabriel was married four times and had four children. He fell down a flight of stairs a couple of days before his death and died of complications that occurred after multiple surgeries to fix his broken neck.<ref name=GGlautSpiegel22Jun2017>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/gunter-gabriel-ist-tot-a-1153590.html|quote=Hits wie "Hey Boss, ich brauch mehr Geld" machten ihn berühmt: Country-Sänger Gunter Gabriel ist laut Medienberichten im Alter von 75 Jahren gestorben.|title= Country-Sänger Gunter Gabriel ist tot |newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=22 June 2017|publisher=[[Der Spiegel]] (online) |language=German |accessdate=22 June 2017}}</ref>
Gabriel was married four times and had four children. He fell down a flight of stairs a couple of days before his death and died of complications that occurred after multiple surgeries to fix his broken neck.<ref name=GGlautSpiegel22Jun2017>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/gunter-gabriel-ist-tot-a-1153590.html|quote=Hits wie "Hey Boss, ich brauch mehr Geld" machten ihn berühmt: Country-Sänger Gunter Gabriel ist laut Medienberichten im Alter von 75 Jahren gestorben.|title= Country-Sänger Gunter Gabriel ist tot |newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=22 June 2017|publisher=[[Der Spiegel]] (online) |language=German |accessdate=22 June 2017}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 13:13, 20 June 2024

Gunter Gabriel (born Günter Caspelherr; 11 June 1942 – 22 June 2017) was a German singer, musician and composer.

Gabriel became famous in Germany as a singer of Schlager songs.[1] Gabriel lived in Harburg, Hamburg.[2] He was a friend of Johnny Cash and introduced American Country music to German audiences, even covering some of Cash's songs in German.[3]

Gabriel was married four times and had four children. He fell down a flight of stairs a couple of days before his death and died of complications that occurred after multiple surgeries to fix his broken neck.[4]

Books

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  • 2009: Gunter Gabriel, Oliver Flesch: Wer einmal tief im Keller saß. Erinnerungen eines Rebellen. Edel, Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-941378-17-9.

References

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  1. ^ Tagesspiegel:Mein gößter Feind bin ich; accessed 22 June 2017.(in German)
  2. ^ interview with Gunter Gabriel, swr.de, 10 November 2009.(in German)
  3. ^ https://www.ndr.de/unterhaltung/events/Vom-Millionaer-zum-Tellerwaescher-Gunter-Gabriel,guntergabriel165.htmlhttps://www.ndr.de/unterhaltung/events/Vom-Millionaer-zum-Tellerwaescher-Gunter-Gabriel,guntergabriel165.html [dead link]
  4. ^ "Country-Sänger Gunter Gabriel ist tot". Der Spiegel (in German). Der Spiegel (online). 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017. Hits wie "Hey Boss, ich brauch mehr Geld" machten ihn berühmt: Country-Sänger Gunter Gabriel ist laut Medienberichten im Alter von 75 Jahren gestorben.
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