About Gus Backus
Donald Edgar "Gus" Backus (September 12, 1937 – February 21, 2019) was an American singer and a member of The Del-Vikings. After he was stationed as an Airman in the U.S. Air Force at Wiesbaden Air Base in 1957, Backus had to leave The Del-Vikings but he later became a popular singer of Schlager music in 1960s West Germany. He sang all his songs in German with an American accent. 19 of his songs between 1960 and 1967 made the charts, including eight Top Ten hits.
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Rote Lippen soll man küssen
Da sprach der alte Häuptling
Der Mann im Mond
Sauerkraut-Polka
Bohnen in die Ohren
Da sprach der alte Häuptling der Indianer
Brauner Bär und weiße Taube
Linda
I bin a stiller Zecher
No Bier, no Wein, no Schnaps
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