Francis Buchholz is one of the most popular and richest Bassist who was born on February 19, 1954 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. He as well as his Scorpions bandmate the drummer He and his Scorpions bandmate, drummer Herman Rarebell, both participated in the 2012 “Temple Of Rock – Lovedrive Reunion” music tour. also took part in this year’s “Temple Of Rock – Lovedrive Reunion” music tour.
Buchholz discovered rock music at the age of 11. His first public appearance as a bass player was at age 15 while in a high school. From then on he played in different rock, blues and jazz bands in his hometown of Hannover. While a mechanical engineering student at the University of Hannover and taking classes at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, Buchholz joined Dawn Road, whose lineup included guitarist Uli Roth. Eventually the musicians from Dawn Road and the Scorpions merged into a new incarnation of the Scorpions in 1973, with Buchholz on bass. Buchholz’ first recording with the Scorpions was 1974’s Fly to the Rainbow, and he stayed as a band member for 18 years, recording 12 albums during the band’s most commercially successful period. Together they sold over 15 million records in the USA alone and over 100 million records worldwide. For his success with the Scorpions, Buchholz was awarded with over 50 gold and platinum awards for record sales all over the world. He left the band after a disagreement over band management in 1992. His last album with the Scorpions was Crazy World, which also contained the only Scorpions track Buchholz contributed to writing, “Kicks After Six”.
In 1978, Buchholz founded a PA and stage lighting rental company, Rocksound, in Germany. The company began as a way to distribute special exponential loudspeaker cabinets Buchholz had developed, but also to provide employment for the Scorpions’ roadies when not on tour. The company thrived in the 1980s and 1990s.
He was raised and born in Hannover, Germany.
He founded the German theatrical company for sound and lighting called Rocksound.
Francis Buchholz (born 19 February 1954 in Hannover, Germany) is a German bass guitarist best known as a former member of the rock/hard rock band Scorpions from 1973 to 1992.
