In 1977, Lenners was replaced by Herman Rarebell, whose first recording with the band was Taken by Force. Rosenthal left after the recording of Fly to the Rainbow, being replaced first by Jürgen Fechter and later by Rudy Lenners, who performed on In Trance and Virgin Killer. Michael Schenker, Heimberg and Dziony all left after the album's release, with Rudolf Schenker and Meine briefly disbanding the group and joining Dawn Road, featuring guitarist Uli Jon Roth, bass-guitarist Francis Buchholz, drummer Jürgen Rosenthal and keyboardist Achim Kirschning the six-piece later opted to adopt the Scorpions moniker, and in 1974 released Fly to the Rainbow. It is in this composition that they to record their debut album Lonesome Crow, released in 1972. After that the group settling on a lineup which included lead vocalist Klaus Meine, lead guitarist Michael Schenker (Rudolf's younger brother), bass-guitarist Lothar Heimberg and drummer Wolfgang Dziony. In late next, 1969 Hegner and Worobiec also left. In the spring of 1968 bass guitarist Achim Kirchhoff was replaced by Lothar Heimberg. Īt the end of that year Hoyer and Vollmer left, and his place was soon taken by Bernd Hegner and Ulrich Worobiec. In addition to them, the band also included lead guitarist Karl-Heinz Vollmer and bassist Achim Kirchhoff.īy 1967, Schenker, realizing that he could not sing and play the guitar at the same time, invited the 15-year-old Werner Hoyer to take the place of the vocalist. Founding by rhythm guitarist Rudolf Schenker and drummer Wolfgang Dziony both at that point shared lead vocals. The band went through numerous changes in personnel in its early years. Scorpions are a German rock band from Hanover, formed in 1965. Two lineups of Scorpions in 2010 (top) and 2016 (bottom).
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