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Udo Lindenberg

Udo Lindenberg, German singer-songwriter and drummer

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Born
May 17, 1946
Age in 2026
80
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1946

About Udo Lindenberg

Udo Lindenberg is a German singer, composer, and painter. In 1971 Passport, a band founded by Doldinger, released its first album, with Lindenberg on drums. With over 100,000 copies sold, Lindenberg quickly received the largest record deal of any German-language musician up to that time. In 1969, he founded his first band Free Orbit, and also appeared as a studio and guest musician (with Michael Naura, Knut Kiesewetter). The first LP by the jazz rock group Emergency was released in 1971, but met with little commercial success.

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Udo Lindenberg timeline

  1. In 1969, he founded his first band Free Orbit, and also appeared as a studio and guest musician (with Michael Naura, Knut Kiesewetter).
  2. In 1971 Passport, a band founded by Doldinger, released its first album, with Lindenberg on drums.
  3. The first LP by the jazz rock group Emergency was released in 1971, but met with little commercial success.

The world when Udo Lindenberg was born

Udo Lindenberg was born in 1946. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1946

  • #1 song"The Christmas Song" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
  • Best-selling bookThe King's General – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst NBA (BAA) season begins
  • Top headlineUnited Nations General Assembly holds its first session
  • Technology milestoneENIAC — first general-purpose electronic computer
  • Defining fadBaby boom begins
  • Notable inventionTupperware
  • World population2.43 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population141.4M

1946 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Udo Lindenberg's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19462026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,600$435,000
Average income$4,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population141.4M341 million

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