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Rudolf Schenker is a German male composer, entrepreneur, songwriter, and guitarist. Born in Hildesheim, Germany, on August 31, 1948, he speaks German. He began his work period in 1963. Schenker plays the guitar and is associated with the hard rock and traditional heavy metal genres. He is a member of the band Scorpions.
His sibling is Michael Schenker. Schenker has recorded for the Bertelsmann Music Group label. He is represented by GEMA as his copyright representative.
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Hildesheim, Germany
Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948) is a German guitarist and founder of the hard rock band Scorpions. He is the rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter and longest-serving original 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…
Known for
- Scorpions Live at Wacken Open Air 2024 — Guitars2025
- Scorpions - Au Hellfest 2022 — Self2022
- A World Without Beethoven? — Self2020
- Conny Plank: The Potential of Noise — Self2017
- Scorpions: Lovedrive: 50th Band Anniversary — rhythm guitar, backing vocals2015
- Scorpions: Blackout: 50th Band Anniversary — rhythm guitar, backing vocals2015
- Scorpions: Savage Amusement: 50th Band Anniversary — rhythm guitar, backing vocals2015
- Scorpions: Love At First Sting: 50th Band Anniversary — rhythm guitar, backing vocals2015
- Scorpions: World Wide Live: 50th Band Anniversary — rhythm guitar, backing vocals2015
- Scorpions - Forever and a Day — himself2015
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Germany
- Active from
- 1948
Member of
- Scorpionssince 1965
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 132
- Total plays
- 377
Rudolf Schenker (born August 31, 1948 in Hildesheim, Germany) is a German guitarist and founding member of Scorpions and the rhythm/lead guitarist of the band. Schenker is widely considered by fans to be an underrated guitarist. While he used to play a Fender Stratocaster, he is primarily known for playing Gibson Flying Vs. In the Acoustica DVD, he is seen playing a very interesting acoustic Flying V made by Dommenget, especially for him. In an interview <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Rudo
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rudolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Hildesheim
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- German
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Bertelsmann Music Group
- Official website
- www.the-scorpions.com
- Image
- Scorpions (37459034).jpeg
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- Commons category
- Rudolf Schenker
- date of birth
- 1948-08-31
- member of
- Scorpions
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- copyright representative
- GEMA
- different from
- DB Schenker
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