German composer, clarinetist and saxophonist; Born 22 May 1925 in Magdeburg, Germany, died 13 July 2015. Started his career as member of Orchester Kurt Henkels, compositions and arrangements. Since 1960 freelancer in Munich; compositions and arrangements in library music and symphonic productions, especially with Symphonie-Orchester Graunke. He worked intensively with the clarinetist and composer Fred Spannuth, with whom he recorded a large number of productions for Europhon Record, under numerous fictitious orchestra names. Since 1973 member of Hugo Strasser Und Sein Tanzorchester.