Wolfgang Michels
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| Background information | |
| Born | July 15, 1951 Delmenhorst, West Germany |
| Origin | Hamburg, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | ferryhouse/Warner |
| Website | Homepage |
Wolfgang Michels (born July 15, 1951) is a German singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer.
In May 1968 Wolfgang Michels recorded a song under pseudonym "One Plus None" and scored a #2 BBC radio hit with "Desert Walker", a song produced by himself, topped only by the Rolling Stones at #1. The English blues musician Alexis Korner invited Michels to London and introduced him to the local scene.
Michels founded the psychedelic Rock band Percewood's Onagram in 1969 and served as singer, guitarist and composer. In the early 1970s the band became the first German independent band releasing four albums on their own label (Onagram Records) with lyrics and music all provided by Michels. After the band's split in 1974 Michels returned to London to pursue a solo career where he appeared at the Marquee Club among other venues.
In 1975 he moved to San Francisco, California, USA where he subsequently recorded two solo albums in collaboration with Neil Young and producer / engineer John Nowland as the first German musician. For the album "Full Moon California Sunset" Michels was awarded the "Deutscher Schallplattenpreis", the predecessor of the Echo (music award), in 1978.
From 1981 until 1985 Michels released three solo albums in German, written and produced in collaboration with the renowned German singer / composer Rio Reiser. This period was followed by 1990 hit "Dancing On The Edge Of Life" released under the pseudonym Percewood. The song became a chart hit Michels presented on German television shows. In the 1990s all Michels and Percewood's Onagram albums were rereleased by Warner Brothers in Germany.
1993 Michels was invited by Joan Baez to perform as her support act in the "Philharmonie" concert hall in Munich (Germany).
In 2003 Warner Strategic Marketing / Warner Music Germany had released the complete Michels / Percewood's Onagram back catalogue as digitally remastered CDs with previously unreleased bonus tracks and alternative takes. Two 'Best Of' albums were also released. In the same year German hip hop band Fettes Brot (Fat Bread) scored a chart hit with the Michels–Reiser song ich bin müde ("I'm tired"). The national daily newspaper the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung praised it as one of the best songs of the year.
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