Hans Haider

He was born February 22nd, 1935, in Cuxhaven Germany, He was a German violinist, guitarist, guitar maker, arranger, guitar teacher, and composer. Hans started off an Alps Tour guide and a Lifeguard before becoming a musician. While being a lifeguard he would practice guitar in his bedroom, and hold concerts in the Beach Hall. Hans loved to travel the world it brought him joy and inspired him Hans was known in the 1960s for making children's music, and recording library music for Selected Sound later on. Hans was also hired a session artist in the beginning of his career. in the 1970s Hans crafted a guitar which was a combination of a Lute and Classical Guitar, Hans named it ¨Lautarre¨ this guitar would be Hans Haider's creation that led to his massive fame around Germany, because of this many people phoned in and ordered copys of the ¨Lautarre¨, Hans was generous and wanted to share his joy with the world. in the 1980s Hans made many compositions for the record label Selected Sound including his most notable ¨Hawaii & South Pacific¨. Hans had a big influence From Jazz, Classical, and pop music. Hans married a woman named Ilse zacharias (whom is in some of the pictures of this profile) and they had two kids together. he tragically died of Carcinoma Cancer on November 20th, 2010, in Hamburg, Germany , at the age of 75