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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/lead guitarist, primary songwriter and the sole constant member of the band.
Rudolf Schenker, the band's rhythm/lead guitarist, launched the band in 1965. At first, the band had Merseybeat influences and Schenker himself handled the vocals. He played in a band with Lothar Heimberg before he founded Scorpions.
Guitarist Rudolf Schenker formed the band in 1965 in the small town of Sarstedt, Germany not far from Hanover, just a few years after those lads from Liverpool hit American shores.
- Mark Lore
Aug 21, 2023 · Throughout their extraordinary career, Scorpions guitarists Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs and singer Klaus Meine have enjoyed the highs and suffered the lows of the music business.
Sep 6, 2017 · “We wanted to show the Russian people that Germany was not coming with tanks and war but with music and love,” Schenker says of the Scorpions’ historic 1988 shows in the former USSR. Talking of love…
- Paul Lester
Nov 6, 2016 · While in the UK he bumped into Michael Schenker, who suggested he go and check out his brother Rudolf’s band. This led to a successful audition, and Rarebell was soon heading back to Germany.
Oct 12, 2015 · SCORPIONS Guitarist RUDOLF SCHENKER: ‘Kids Nowadays Can’t Handle The Rock-Star Lifestyle’ | Venom Radio (8 years ago) […] Cavuoto of Guitar International recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker. A couple of excerpts Read […]
