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 Schlagerjuwelen - Best Of Der Mann im Mond - Original Version
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3 Best Of The Rock N' Roll Years Der Mann im Mond
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4 Play track Schlagerjuwelen - Seine großen Erfolge Sauerkraut-Polka
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5 Play track Schlagerjuwelen - Seine großen Erfolge Bohnen in die Ohren
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6 Play track Schlagerjuwelen - Seine großen Erfolge Rote Lippen soll man küssen
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7 Play track Best of Backus Memories Of Heidelberg
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8 Play track Schlagerjuwelen - Seine großen Erfolge Brauner Bär und weiße Taube
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9 Ich hab' mein Herz in Germany verloren Du kannst nicht treu sein
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10 Play track Schlagerjuwelen - Seine großen Erfolge Wooden Heart (Muss I denn zum Städtele hinaus)
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  1. 12,313 listeners

    8 Oct 2007 · 17 tracks

    Schlagerjuwelen - Seine großen Erfolge
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  2. 1,739 listeners

    1 Jan 2012 · 20 tracks

    Sauerkraut-Polka - Die Singles 1959-1962
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  3. 863 listeners

    1991 · 12 tracks

    Ich Bin Wieder Da
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  4. 504 listeners

    4 Dec 2012 · 20 tracks

    Ein Koffer voller Souvenirs aus Germany - Die Singles 1963-1967
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