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Udo Lindenberg is one of the most influential German rock singers of the '70s. Developing a unique straight-rock style mixed with occasional jazzy or symphonic influences and witty lyrics, he was the first to show that rock music with German lyrics was possible and could even be successful. Starting off in the beginning of the '60s in several jazz bands, he came to Hamburg in 1968, where he met Inga Rumpf, another influential German rock singer, and finally founded his first band, called Free Orbit. After a short jazz stint as a drummer in Klaus Doldinger's band, Passport, and an English-language debut album, he started writing German lyrics and released his German debut, Daumen Im Wind (1972). His next album, Alles Klar auf der Andrea Doria (1973), provided his breakthrough in Germany and Lindenberg became the most exciting discovery in German rock. Throughout the '70s, he released a string of equally successful albums (most notably Votan Wahnwitz [1975], Panische Nächte [1977], and ...