Also known as: Lords, The
Origin: Berlin, Germany
The Lords are considered to be one of the most successful and longest lasting German rock bands. They formed in 1959 as a skiffle band in Berlin using partly custom-made instruments. Original members included Ulrich "Ulli" Gunther (lead vocals), Klaus Peter Lietz (lead guitar), Ranier "Gandy" Petry (rhythm guitar), Peter M. Donath (percussion) and Heinz Hegemann (bass). In the early 60s, Hegemann was replaced by Knud Kuntze (bass) and then after losing his leg in an accident, he was in turn replaced by Bernd Zamulo (bass). In 1964 when Beatlemania and the British Invasion swept across the worl…