With the rights to the band name Krokus secured and his bandmates unceremoniously released, he formed a new alliance with band members of the local band Montezuma, changing the line-up of Krokus completely: Von Rohr himself took over lead vocals, Fernando von Arb played guitar, on bass Jürg Naegeli and Freddy Steady on the drums. [59] Mandy Meyer, who in the meantime had joined the band permanently (again) as third guitarist, was part of the recording of this album. Zelf startte Junior ook als drummer. [45] Furthermore, «Meh Dräck» was even chosen as "word of the year 2004" in Switzerland. Het sloeg aan en bereikte nummer 2 van de Single Top 100. Alleen of samen behaalde hij verschillende hits in het buitenland. [17] As a result of the continuing drug problems and unreliability of lead guitarist Kiefer, first cracks in the band structure were obvious and could not be ignored any longer, although the rise of the band in popularity continued. First rhythm guitarist Mark Kohler was dismissed and replaced by Patrick Mason, and finally von Rohr, the last remaining founding member of the band, was ousted because he openly talked to Switzerland's daily newspaper Blick about his experience on the road and the tour excesses that followed as well as his rebellion against the business antics of their U.S. manager Stone. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple.
You could also do it yourself at any point in time. Hij bracht werk solo uit en met anderen, zoals met Nicolas Nox, Tiësto, Mr. Polska, en met bekende buitenlandse artiesten. [43] Von Rohr earned even more popularity with his slogan "Meh Dräck" during a broadcast of MusicStar, when he discouraged candidates to continue a music career due to their lackluster performance. [35] A year later, besides his duties with Gotthard, von Rohr also re-released his 1987 solo album Hammer and Tongue, this time however under the title The Good, The Bad and The Dög including the bonus track "See You Walking". [20], Meanwhile, Krokus lineup changes continued: Drummer Steady was dismissed and replaced by Steve Pace. reached number 14 in the Swiss Singles Chart. [38] This album jumped to # 1 in the Swiss album charts. Insp. Chris von Rohr, along with his half-brother Stephan von Rohr, comes from a middle-class family in Solothurn, where he spent most of his childhood. [36] Following this reissue, von Rohr’s focus was again entirely on Gotthard and what followed was, despite or because of persistent internal tensions - at least in Switzerland - a single musical triumph. [13] With this line-up the band recorded once more at the Sinus Studio in Bern, produced again by Peter J. Mac Taggart and released in 1977 their second studio album To You All, which was released in 1977 and revealing for the first time a hard rock sound.[14]. He played the railway station master in the 2010 film Leap Year. [15] Although von Rohr received from Switzerland's Pop Magazine (the equivalent of Rolling Stone magazine in the USA) the "Golden Hammer Award" as #1 vocalist and Krokus #1 rock band of the year in their home country of Switzerland, the band's future musical direction changed once more when all band members witnessed a concert by AC/DC at the Volkshaus in Zürich. [40] At the same time, his first bestseller, Hunde wollt ihr ewig rocken was released as a 5-CD audiobook. Immediately after the touring ended, the band went into the Roundhouse Studios in London to work on their fifth studio album, which again was produced by von Rohr and von Arb, to be finally released in 1981 as Hardware.

[32] He also wrote articles for various music magazines. [12] Shortly thereafter, guitarist Tommy Kiefer was brought back to the line-up and the band was complete once again. [31] On top of that von Rohr started in November 2003 his TV career as a juror in the first series of the talent show MusicStar that was broadcast by Swiss TV’s SF zwei. [52] Next started the work on Krokus' 16th studio album called Hoodoo, which was recorded mostly at the House of Audio in Winterbach and von Rohr himself is credited as the producer of the album, which was released in February 2010.

[54] Subsequently, the original Krokus line-up performed their much acclaimed reunion concert at the Stade de Suisse football stadium in Bern; then the band contributed the anthem for the Hockey World Cup, that was held in 2009 in Switzerland, called "Live for the Action". [39] Finally, in November 2003, his second literary work Bananenflanke (the second part of his autobiography) was published and rather quickly turned out to be another best seller for von Rohr.

[29] Shortly thereafter, von Rohr founded a band called Grand Slam with Peter Tanner on vocals as well as lead guitarist Many Maurer, rhythm guitarist Tony Castell and drummer Peter Haas. Mounting management problems and both Marc Storace and Fernando von Arb throwing in the towel due to symptoms of extreme fatigue and exhaustion, marked the first official break-up in the band's history. [19] More extensive tours through North America and Europe followed the album release. [34] This cooperation turned out to be the beginning of a success story for both sides, as already the first, released in 1992, self-titled studio album Gotthard reached a significant chart position by making it to #5 in the Swiss charts. During this period, the ousted bass player and founder of the band took on diverse projects: firstly, he produced in 1985 the first and only self-titled studio album of the Swiss band Headhunter. Through his connections in the music biz von Rohr initiated and produced the song "Who's gonna shoe your pretty little foot", a duet by Polo Hofer with the U.S. blues musician Willy DeVille. [62]

Consequently, von Rohr had a vision and he voluntarily surrendered his vocal duties first to Henry Fries, who had to bow out because of prior contractual obligations, and finally - after persistent recruiting attempts by von Rohr himself - found in Marc Storace the singer with the powerful vocal range he envisioned. Relationship history.

[5] After a two-year stint at the public business school in Neuchâtel von Rohr founded more bands: first, the Plastic Joints and thereafter Inside. His first musical experience Chris von Rohr gained at his parents piano. He is best known for being a member and founder of the hard rock band, Krokus. [19] In between all of Krokus' touring commitments, von Rohr managed to find time to produce Night Fighting, Steve Whitney Band's second studio album, this time as the sole producer in charge.

Tony Rohr Net Worth is. After their performance and a standing ovation the original members of the band were presented with the Diamond Award for over a million records sold in Switzerland. On top of that Krokus set another record as the first and so far only Swiss band ever to sell out the Hallenstadion in Zurich. 9 of the Swiss Fiction Book Charts and therefore established itself as a bestseller, like his two autobiographies Hunde wollt ihr ewig rocken (Dogs, do you want to rock forever) and Bananenflanke. Tony Walsh, noto anche con lo pseudonimo di Tony A. Rohr (Mainstown, 30 novembre 1939), è un attore irlandese. [56], Von Rohr at UK's Reading Festival in 1980, Childhood, youth and first experiences as a musician (1951-1975), Rise and international breakthrough with Krokus: The rise to a rock star (1975-1983), Forced reorientations: Activities as music producer, author and solo artist (1983-1987), Various activities as a musician, journalist and radio host (1989 - 1991), First book bestseller and great success as discoverer, coach and producer of the band Gotthard (1991 - 2002), Second bestseller, "Meh Dräck" and beyond that some more varied activities (2002 - 2008), Return of the original Krokus line-up and the third bestseller (2008 to present), The Heavy’s (under the pseudonym J. LaCross), Songs composed and produced by Chris von Rohr, krokusonline.seven49.net – Chronological – Krokus (First), krokusonline.seven49.net – Chronological – To You All, krokusonline.seven49.net – Chronological – Painkiller, krokusonline.seven49.net – Chronological – Metal Rendez-Vous, krokusonline.seven49.net – Chronological – Hardware, krokusonline.seven49.net – Chronological – One Vice at a Time, krokusonline.seven49.net – Chronological – Headhunter, metal-archives.com – Headhunter (Switzerland), krokusonline.seven49.net – Press – Heart Attack, krokusonline.seven49.net – Chronological – Heart Attack, heavyharmonies.com – The Heavy’s – Metal Marathon, krokusonline.seven49.net – Press – Stampede, sendungen.sf.tv – Tonspur – Profiler – Chris von Rohr, booklooker.de – Hunde wollt ihr ewig rocken, 20min.ch – Steril, künstlich und emotionsarm, heavyharmonies.com – Chris von Rohr – Hammer and Tongue, weltwoche.ch – der poppigste Job der Welt. [42] The creation of this film ultimately initiated the reconciliation of Chris von Rohr and Fernando von Arb - and the subsequent reunion of the original line-up of Krokus. Christoph "Chris" von Rohr (born 24 October 1951 in Solothurn) is a Swiss rock musician, record producer, author, columnist, radio and television presenter.
Plain and simply stated, it turned out to be the best solution for all parties involved. [30] Meanwhile, von Rohr already worked as a radio moderator on the very popular “Radio 24”, a regional radio station of Zurich, and “Radio 32”, a regional station from Solothurn.

[49] However, the producers of the Schweizer Fernsehen (Swiss television) show were not convinced about the sustainability in the long run and Black’n’Blond was incidentally cancelled in September 2006. Without further ado rhythm guitarist Mark Kohler joined the band. This short detour into Swiss dialect collaborations was followed by a very significant private event of the successful musician and producer: the birth of his daughter Jewel in 2001. For even more, visit our Family Entertainment Guide. [28] The album charted 5th place in the Swiss album charts, a first for von Rohr and Krokus. See full bio » More at IMDbPro » Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro [18] Mandy Meyer replaced Kiefer for the tours throughout Europe and the USA. YouTube Encyclopedic 1 / 3 Views: 507 96 287 8 417 SigEp of the New York Rho Chapter acting! Connect any celebrity with Tony Rohr to see how closely they are linked... romantically! [51], In December 2007 - despite Marc Storace still touring with the then active line-up of Krokus - an increased movement to revive the original line-up of Krokus started when the original line-up of Storace, von Arb, von Rohr and Steady performed in the Swiss TV show Die grössten Schweizer Hits (The greatest Swiss hits of all times). $6 Million Tony Rohr Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018 Tony Rohr is an actor, known for Les Misérables (2012), Leap Year (2010) and The Double (2013). It was the return to Hard Rock, which had catapulted the band in the early 1980s into the worldwide spotlight and away from the shallow pop-metal orientation the band presented itself on the previous album, Change of Address. shared a link: https://www.allmovie.com/artist/tony-rohr-p61169. He has also appeared in The Bill, The Long Good Friday, McVicar, Softly, Softly, Crown Court, The Sweeney, Casualty, Lovejoy, I Hired a Contract Killer, Cracker, The Vet, Father Ted, Waking the Dead, Hustle and Inspector George Gently (in the memorable role of "China").