Wolfgang Niedecken, born in Cologne on March 30, 1951, is a leading figure in
German rock, best known as the frontman of the successful band BAP in the late
1970s. Singer and guitarist, he began by forming school bands such as The
Convikts and The Troop, before studying at Cologne University of Applied
Sciences. Devoting himself to painting in parallel, he formed the rock band BAP
in 1976, mainly influenced by Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, with whom he
recorded some twenty albums, the first two under the name Wolfgang Niedecken's
BAP, BAP rockt andere kölsche Leeder (1979) and...