Dieter Süverkrüp

German painter and songwriter, born 30 May 1934 in Düsseldorf, Germany. From 1956 he played jazz guitar with The Feetwarmers, but soon he turned to a political singer/songwriter. From 1962 he released a couple of albums and EPs with lyrics by Gerd Semmer, partially translated from french revolutionary chansons. From the mid-1960s on he also recorded own songs, but still kept interpreting poltical songs from various ages. He not only appeared as soloist, but also collaborated with Carl Michael Bellman, Wolfgang Dauner, and others. Though strictly political singer/songwriter, his work nevertheless covers a wide range of styles, from negro spirituals, revolutionary songs, christmas carols to childrens songs and folk tunes. After 1989 he rarely appeared on stage any more and didn't write many more own songs. He rather more recorded songs and lyrics by Erich Mühsam, Carl Michael Bellman and others. 1992/93 he had a professorship for poetry at Folkwang-Hochschule in Essen, Germany. Since the 1990s Süverkrüp mostly focusses on visual arts.