Klaus Dinger
Sign in to saveGerman musician (1946–2008)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1946-03-24
- Active to
- 2008-03-21
krautrockprogressive rock
Discography
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Klaus Dinger (24 March 1946 - 21 March 2008) was a musician and songwriter from Germany most famous for his contributions to the seminal Krautrock outfit, Neu!, and his invention of the Motorik beat. Less known is that he was the former percussionist and founding member of Kraftwerk. He died March 21, 2008, three days before his 62nd birthday. Dinger emerged on the German music scene as a drummer for Kraftwerk, along with Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Kl
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Klaus
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Warburg
- Place of death
- Düsseldorf
- Occupation
- drummer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Genre
- experimental music
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Official website
- www.dingerland.de
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- date of birth
- 1946-03-24
- date of death
- 2008-03-20
- end of work period
- 2008-00-00
- cause of death
- heart failure
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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