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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

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

References

^ Tagesspiegel:Mein gößter Feind bin ich; accessed 22 June 2017.(in German)
^ interview with Gunter Gabriel, swr.de, 10 November 2009.(in German)
^ 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]}
^ "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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