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Fritz Rau

German music promoter (1930-2013) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 83

Fritz Rau was a German music promoter, who was influential in the development of the appreciation of jazz and blues music in Europe in the 1950s and 1960s, and has since been a leading promoter of rock and pop music.

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Awards

Echo Pop Honorary Award2001
Hessian Order of Merit1998
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

About this person

He was nominated to the Blues Hall of Fame in 2012, together with his former business partner Horst Lippmann.

Country
Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2013 · aged 83

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