Also known as: Petards, The
Origin: Willingshausen, Germany
This German outfit can be traced back to 1962 when brothers Horst (guitar, vocals) and Klaus Ebert (guitar, vocals) began playing jazz together with Rüdiger "Roger" Waldmann (bass) as the Magic Stompers. In 1964, Hans-Jürgen Schreiber (drums) joined the band, and they began calling themselves the Petards, which is a French term for Knallkörpers or bangers (loud fireworks). In 1966, the group began writing their own songs and playing to larger audiences and on television. At the beginning of 1967, Schreiber left and was replaced by Franz Binder (drums) who only lasted until that June when Arno …