- Ronny van Dyke
Ronny van Dyke, Singer and Songwriter (Christian name Thomas Hartmann, 01.03.1956, Duisburg, Germany, former stage names Tom Hartmann, Tom Duke, Baby Duke)
He was growing up with an international background. He gave his first concert in the age of 17 with a psychedelic rock band called P.S.I. He is focussed on composing and has written a few hundred songs. Together with [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norbert_Jürgen_Schneider Norbert Jürgen Schneider] in 1991 he realized a project called "Rock contra Classic". Since 1990 he has published Albums, later from 1992 to 1994 he has also composed background music for the TV series “ [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marienhof Marienhof] ” of the German Television ARD. Marienhof was telecasted in 13 countries.In 1993 he produced the album "Naked Fools" together with [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Diez Frank Diez] (guit. of [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Maffay Peter Maffay] ), [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Haffner Wolfgang Haffner] (dr.
Chaka Khan ), Jo Barnikel (key [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Wecker Konstantin Wecker] ).Discography:
1990 Album, Life is a comic strip, Heartbeat Records
1991 Single, Berlin, Heartbeat Records
1992 “Marienhof”, ARD, background songs
1993 "Naked Fools", Tom Duke's Wham Bam, Heartbeat Records, Semaphore
1994 “Marienhof” ARD series, international roll out
2001 Album “Live at Monthies” (Silent Heroes) KingsDeal Music
2006 Album “Workers Paradise” (Silent Heroes) KingsDeal Music
2007 Album “Traditionals” KingsDeal MusicExternal links
* [http://www.ronny-van-dyke.com Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/ronnyvandyke MySpace]
* [http://www.YouTube.com/ronnyvandyke YouTube]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013R9NZ2 New Album "Traditionals" at Amazon]
* [http://www.emusic.com/album/Ronny-van-Dyke-Traditionals-MP3-Download/11160103.html New Album "Traditionals" at eMusic]
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