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Hannes Wader

Hannes Wader (born Hans Eckard Wader on 23 June 1942 in Gadderbaum) is a German singer‑songwriter and musician. After learning mandolin and guitar while working in a shoe shop, he started writing songs in the early 1960s and released his debut album, Hannes Wader singt …, in 1969, featuring the politically tinged track "Alptraum" that foreshadowed his later protest work. Over the next decades, he released a steady stream of albums such as 7 Lieder (1972), Der Rattenfänger (1974), Glut am Horizont (1985), and Nach Hamburg (1989). He received national awards, including the 1975 Deu...