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Rudolf Schenker

1948 - Today

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Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948) is a German guitarist, founder and leader of the hard rock band Scorpions. He is the rhythm and lead guitarist, primary songwriter and the sole constant member of the band. He is also the CEO/owner-manager of the Scorpions Musik-Produktions-und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (Scorpions music production and publishing company) and owner/founder of the Scorpio-Sound-Studios in Lower Saxony. He is the older brother of Michael Schenker.Schenker was awarded the City of Hanover Plaque as well as the Cross of Merit First Class of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit in 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Schenker is the 180th most popular musician, the 870th most popular biography from Germany and the 9th most popular German Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rudolf Schenker ranks 180 out of 3,175. Before him are Lucio Dalla, Gilberto Gil, Bill Wyman, Ritchie Valens, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Bono. After him are Duff McKagan, Bernard Haitink, Rory Gallagher, Muddy Waters, Nam June Paik, and John Cale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Rudolf Schenker ranks 57. Before him are Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Valentin Ceaușescu, Brian Eno, Ian Paice, Bernard-Henri Lévy, and Pim Fortuyn. After him are Rory Gallagher, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, Bille August, Claude Jade, Svetlana Savitskaya, and Lluís Llach.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rudolf Schenker ranks 870 out of 7,253. Before him are Anna Seghers (1900), Josef Albers (1888), Carl Spitzweg (1808), Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (1774), Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (1546), and Felix Wankel (1902). After him are Roland Emmerich (1955), Robert Huber (1937), Charles I of Württemberg (1823), Hildegard Knef (1925), David Fabricius (1564), and Gustav Ritter von Kahr (1862).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Rudolf Schenker ranks 9. Before him are Till Lindemann (1963), Frank Farian (1941), Carlos Kleiber (1930), Hans von Bülow (1830), James Last (1929), and Klaus Nomi (1944). After him are Wilhelm Kempff (1895), André Previn (1929), Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller (1806), Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1784), Richard Z. Kruspe (1967), and Paul Landers (1964).

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