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Herman Rarebell

1949 - Today

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Hermann Erbel (born 18 November 1949), known professionally as Herman Rarebell, is a German musician, best known as the drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions from 1977 to 1996, during which time he played on eight studio albums. Aside from playing drums, Rarebell wrote or co-wrote several songs for the group such as "Another Piece of Meat", "Falling in Love" and "Passion Rules the Game". He wrote the lyrics for some of the band's most well known songs such as "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Blackout", "Make It Real", "Arizona", "Bad Boys Running Wild" and "Tease Me Please Me". Herman Rarebell received his education in the subjects drums and piano at the Musikhochschule Saarbrücken. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herman Rarebell is the 841st most popular musician (up from 852nd in 2019), the 3,309th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,438th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular German Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Herman Rarebell ranks 841 out of 3,175. Before him are Gerry Rafferty, Ruggiero Ricci, Tommy Aldridge, Bix Beiderbecke, Clarence Clemons, and Sally Oldfield. After him are Mick Fleetwood, Shigeru Umebayashi, Gabry Ponte, Chris Squire, Zequinha de Abreu, and Joey Jordison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Herman Rarebell ranks 265. Before him are Sabine Azéma, William Forsythe, Ibrahim Mahlab, Alan Lancaster, Mustafa Denizli, and Bruno Kirby. After him are Adrian Belew, Lawrence Kasdan, Carlos Gomes Júnior, Bernhard Cullmann, Frank Beard, and Rawhi Fattouh.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Herman Rarebell ranks 3,311 out of 7,253. Before him are Thomas de Maizière (1954), Princess Catherine of Württemberg (1821), Louis III, Duke of Württemberg (1554), Reinhard Mey (1942), Curt von Bardeleben (1861), and Friedrich, Prince of Wied (1872). After him are Karl Christian Bruhns (1830), Ludwig Kaas (1881), Eberhard I, Count of Württemberg (1265), Rolf Carls (1885), Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1529), and Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (1865).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Herman Rarebell ranks 43. Before him are Gerd Albrecht (1935), Klaus Voormann (1938), Klaus Tennstedt (1926), Harold Faltermeyer (1952), Oliver Riedel (1971), and Paul van Dyk (1971). After him are ATB (1973), Andi Deris (1964), Ingo Schwichtenberg (1965), Jackson Browne (1948), Herbert Grönemeyer (1956), and Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach (1715).

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