Bläck Fööss
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The Bläck Fööss are a music group from Cologne, Germany, started in 1970.
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[edit] Name of the band
The bands' name in Kölsch, a local dialect of Ripuarian, in which the group sings, means barefoot. In their early days the group would perform barefoot around the bars of Cologne.
[edit] Repertoir
The band's style of music is a cross between Schlager and pop, but they also perform songs with jazz, blues, rock and reggae styles. The group is famous for its lead singer's acappella singing. Many of the band's songs are popular carnival songs, while others are covers of bands such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Beatles, Hollies or Willi Ostermann.
In August 1985 the band got their biggest chart success, with the song "Frankreich, Frankreich" (France, France) landing in at number 9 in the German charts.
[edit] Band members
In their 3+ decades together, the Bläck Fööss have only had a few change in personnel. They have had Willy Schnitzler on keyboard and Rolf Lammers. In 1994 the band had its biggest split, with frontman Tommy Engel leaving the band for a solo career after so-called creative differences.
- Karl Friedrich "Kafi" Biermann: singer, guitar, percussion (since 1995)
- Ralph Gusovius (born March 16, 1950): drums, accordion, singer (since 1995)
- Günther "Bömmel" Lückerath (born June 20, 1948): guitar, banjo, mondolin, fiddle, vocals (founding member)
- Hartmut Priess (born 19 August 1942 in Cologne): bass, guitar, mandolin (founding member)
- Peter Schütten (born 4 August 1943 in Cologne): guitar, singing, percussion (founding member)
- Erry Stoklosa (born 25 October 1947 in Cologne): guitar, percussion, vocals (founding member)
- Andreas Wegener: piano, synthetiser, accordion, vocals (since 2005)
Tommy Engel (born 28 November 1949 in Cologne), (founding member) left in 1994.
Willy Schnitzler left the band in 2005 after going down with arthritis of the hand, rendering him unable to play, who was succeeded by Andreas Wegener.
[edit] Discography
- Rievkooche Walzer (1970)
- Kölle bliev Kölle (1973)
- Op bläcke Fööss noh Kölle (1974)
- Die Abenteuer des Wilderers Walter (1975)
- Lück wie ich un du (1975)
- 21 Wagen (1976)
- Bei uns doheim (1976)
- Link eröm, rächs eröm (1977)
- Mer han 'nen Deckel (1978)
- Wä op Zack es (1978)
- Uns Johreszigge (1979)
- D'r Rhing erop d'r Rhing eraf (1980)
- Wenn et jöck, dann weed et Zick (1981)
- De Bläck Fööss Live — live (1981)
- Morje, Morje (1982)
- Immer wigger (1983)
- Mir klääve am Lääve (1984)
- Frankreich, Frankreich (1985)
- Em richtije Veedel (1985)
- Schöne Bescherung (1985)
- Zweierlei Fööss (1986)
- Endlich frei! (1987)
- Pänz, Pänz, Pänz (live) (1987)
- Was habst du in die Sack? (1988)
- Live im Millowitsch-Theater (1989)
- Et es 20 Johr jenau jetz her (1990) (Covergestaltung in Anlehnung an das Beatles Album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)
- Nix es ömesöns (1991)
- A Cappella (1993)
- Rheinhotel (1994)
- Roxy (1996)
- Schönes Wochenende (1998)
- Loss mer uns verdrare (2000)
- Best Of...zum Fiere (2001)
- K-BF 33 (2002)
- Best Of...zum Dräume (2003)
- Kölsche Weihnacht (2003)
- Rut un Wiess (2004)
- Usjebomb (2005)
[edit] Literature
- Matthias Becker : Bläck Fööss - schwatz op wiess: 124 Lieder in Wort und Bild; Texte, Hintergründe, Kommentare, Kölsch-Lexikon, Chronik, Diskografie. Gerig-Musikverlage, De Bläck-Fööss-Musikverlag, Bergisch Gladbach Bensberg, 2000, 152 Seiten, kartoniert, ISBN 3-87252-312-0
