Bavarian singer-songwriter - Fredl Fesl died at the age of 76
The Bavarian singer-songwriter and dialect bard Fredl Fesl is dead. He passed away on Tuesday after years of severe illness, Monika Fesl, his wife, told the German Press Agency on Wednesday. Several media outlets confirmed the information. Fesl was 76 years old. According to his wife, he had been suffering from Parkinson's disease for many years. She described his death as a "release" for her husband.
The musician from the Bavarian Forest was mainly famous beyond the Free State for his sometimes biting wordplays, delivered in Bavarian dialect. Fesl often played the guitar, but also the tuba and horn. "The King's Yodeler" is considered one of his most famous works.
His career began by chance - he saved money to buy a ticket to Munich's Kleinkunsttheater, where he brought his guitar. When artists were missing, they persuaded him to perform.
- The German Press Agency reported that Fredl Fesl, the famed Bavarian singer-songwriter and dialect bard, passed away in Munich, Germany, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
- Known for his sometimes biting wordplays delivered in Bavarian dialect, Fesl was famous not just in Bavaria but also beyond the Free State.
- It was in Munich's Kleinkunsttheater where Fredl Fesl's music career began, when he unexpectedly took the stage after some artists were missing, showcasing his talents on both the guitar, tuba, and horn.
