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− | [[Fritz Rau]] (March 9, 1930 in Pforzheim/Germany) | + | [[Fritz Rau]] (March 9, 1930 in Pforzheim/Germany - August 19, 2013) was a German concert- and touringmanager. He organized ca. 6.000 concerts in his 50 years of business life. |
Rau organised the infamous Mothers concert in Berlin, 1968, which ended in a riot. Zappa later immortalized this event in his composition [[Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown]]. Rau himself is mentioned in [[Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?]]: ''"Fritz Rau says: "Asparagus should only be consumed by people with a large amount in an unmarked bank account!"'' | Rau organised the infamous Mothers concert in Berlin, 1968, which ended in a riot. Zappa later immortalized this event in his composition [[Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown]]. Rau himself is mentioned in [[Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?]]: ''"Fritz Rau says: "Asparagus should only be consumed by people with a large amount in an unmarked bank account!"'' | ||
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Although Zappa vowed that he would never return to Berlin again, Rau managed to change his mind. | Although Zappa vowed that he would never return to Berlin again, Rau managed to change his mind. | ||
− | == | + | ==See also== |
* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Rau Fritz Rau] (in German) | * [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Rau Fritz Rau] (in German) | ||
* (http://www.united-mutations.com/r/fritz_rau.htm) | * (http://www.united-mutations.com/r/fritz_rau.htm) |
Revision as of 10:47, 10 October 2013
Fritz Rau (March 9, 1930 in Pforzheim/Germany - August 19, 2013) was a German concert- and touringmanager. He organized ca. 6.000 concerts in his 50 years of business life.
Rau organised the infamous Mothers concert in Berlin, 1968, which ended in a riot. Zappa later immortalized this event in his composition Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown. Rau himself is mentioned in Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?: "Fritz Rau says: "Asparagus should only be consumed by people with a large amount in an unmarked bank account!"
Although Zappa vowed that he would never return to Berlin again, Rau managed to change his mind.
See also
- Fritz Rau (in German)
- (http://www.united-mutations.com/r/fritz_rau.htm)