Roy Black
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Biography
The German schlager singer known as Roy Black was born Gerhard Höllerich on January 25, 1943 in the town of Bobingen. Like many young adults from his generation, he got into music through rockânâroll. At the age of 20, he founded his first band Roy Black and His Cannons, a name that paid homage to his longtime musical hero, Roy Orbison. The group quickly gained local fame and recognition, which led to a deal with Polydor Records. Soon enough, producer Hans Bertram noticed Roy Blackâs star power and convinced him to start singing romantic songs. The move paid off, and his 1966 single âGanz in WeiÃâ sold over one million copies. That year, his eponymous studio debut climbed to Number 2 on the German chartsâa feat only surpassed by its follow-up album Roy Black 2, which achieved pole position in 1967. Over the course of the next decade, he released a series of albums that enjoyed moderate success in his native Germany, such as Wo bist Du? (1971), Träume in Samt und Seide (1972), and Grün Ist die Heide (1973). Roy Black disappeared from the charts during the 80s but returned to the German Top 5 in 1991 with the album Rosenzeit, released a few months before his death on October 9, 1991.
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- Down By The Riverside
- Ole O Cangaceiro
- Tom Dooley
- Let The Sunshine In
- Dein schönstes Geschenk
- If I Had A Hammer
- Ich denk an Dich
- Lucky
- Liebe, wie sie dir gefällt
- Good Night My Love
- Es Gibt Eine Frau Die Dich Niemals Vergisst
- Regenzeit
- Abschied Von Der Liebe
- Nimm Meine Hand
- Moonlight-Girl
- Somewhere My Love
- Save The Last Dance For Me
- Ein Kleines Hotel
- Frag Nicht Wie, Frag Nicht Wann
- Ich Will Dich Nicht Verlieren
- Sei Lieb Zu Mir
- Rosen Aus Picardie
- Das zerbrochene Ringlein (In einem kühlen Grunde)
- Träume in Samt und Seide
