Gus Backus

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Born
12 September 1937
Born In
Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, United States
Died
21 February 2019 (aged 81)
Donald Edgar "Gus" Backus (September 12, 1937 – February 21, 2019) was an American singer and a member of The Del-Vikings. After he was stationed as an Airman in the U.S. Air Force at Wiesbaden Air Base in 1957, Backus had to leave The Del-Vikings but he later became a popular singer of Schlager music in 1960s West Germany. He sang all his songs in German with an American accent. 19 of his songs between 1960 and 1967 made the charts, including eight Top Ten hits. He landed a Number 1 hit in the German charts with his song Der Mann im Mond (The Man in the Moon) in 1961. Bac… read more
Donald Edgar "Gus" Backus (September 12, 1937 – February 21, 2019) was an American singer and a member of The Del-Vikings. After he was stationed as an Airman in the U.S. Air Force at Wiesbaden Air Base in 1957, Backus had to leave The Del-Vikings but he later became a popular singe… read more
Donald Edgar "Gus" Backus (September 12, 1937 – February 21, 2019) was an American singer and a member of The Del-Vikings. After he was stationed as an Airman in the U.S. Air Force at Wiesbaden Air Base in 1957, Backus had to leave The Del-Vikings but he later became a popular singer of Schlager music in 1960s West Germany. He sang all his songs in Germ… read more

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1 Play track Schlagerjuwelen - Seine großen Erfolge Da sprach der alte Häuptling
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2 Best Of The Rock N' Roll Years Der Mann im Mond
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3 Play track Schlagerjuwelen - Seine großen Erfolge Rote Lippen soll man küssen
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4 Play track Schlagerjuwelen - Seine großen Erfolge Sauerkraut-Polka
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5 Schlagerjuwelen - Best Of Der Mann im Mond - Original Version
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6 Play track Schlagerjuwelen - Seine großen Erfolge Bohnen in die Ohren
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7 Schön war die Zeit (Schlagerjuwelen der 50er & 60er Jahre) Da Sprach Der Alte Haeuptling
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8 Play track Die Besten Schlager Da sprach der alte Häuptling der Indianer
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9 Sauerkraut-Polka - Die Singles 1959-1962 Ich steh an der Bar und habe kein Geld
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10 Play track Best of Backus Memories Of Heidelberg
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  1. 13,572 listeners

    8 Oct 2007 · 17 tracks

    Schlagerjuwelen - Seine großen Erfolge
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  2. 2,048 listeners

    1 Jan 2012 · 20 tracks

    Sauerkraut-Polka - Die Singles 1959-1962
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  3. 942 listeners

    2005 · 10 tracks

    Rote Lippen soll man küssen
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  4. 905 listeners

    1991 · 12 tracks

    Ich Bin Wieder Da
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