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Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948 in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony) is a German guitarist and founding member of the hard rock band Scorpions, being the rhythm/lead guitarist and one of the main songwriters of the band.
Schenker founded the Scorpions in 1964 when he was only 16 years old. He has become one of the major driving forces in the band's song-writing and musical direction for 40-plus years. In 2014, Scorpions announced that their newest album, Return to Forever, the 2015 release,would be their last. The tour that supported the previous album"Sting in the tail",with the tour Get Your Sting And Blackout World Tour, was thought to be their last, however they had their farewell tour called "The Final Sting Tour" that concluded in Munich on 17 December 2012. Surprisingly, a new world tour was just launched in June this year, lasting until March 2016, ending in a long tour of the USA. Schenker has been the Scorpion's most consistent member, appearing on every album and at every tour. His younger brother Michael Schenker was a member of Scorpions in the band's earliest inception, before joining the band UFO. In the year 2000 Schenker was awarded the city of Hanover plaque. and the Cross of Merit First Class (Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse) of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit.
source: wikipedia
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