*AMAZING RECORDS* released Mandy Strobel´s new CD From Then Till Now Vol.
2 “Sacred Shadows” on 11-1-2011
Titel:
Wait
For That Light To Shine
- God
Up Above, Creator Of Man
-
Don't
Flirt With The Devil
- Gloryland
- He
Is Waiting
- A
Mother´s Tears
-
He's
Watching You
- My
Prayer "The Lord Is My Shepherd"
-
I´Ll
Be Here In Spirit
- God's
Great Promised Land
- Walkin'
With The Lord
- He
Will Take You In
- Take
A Walk With Jesu.
I now find myself in an age where a person must think about what he has
accomplished and what he must yet try to accomplish. For instance, what is
still to be done as the end draws nearer, or what is our purpose in life? With
the increasing of age, my thoughts of religious beliefs and the purpose of my
life on earth are with me almost daily.
Earlier in life I never gave much thought to Christian values. Foremost
was my life with the family which was a great challenge to master.
Today though, after my best years have quietly moved ahead, I often ask
myself: have I always been fair in life and how will it be in the future years?
Have I forgotten some things or didn’t pray enough? Perhaps I didn’t thank God
enough? Actually I have gone through life until now with a feeling of
well-being. How do I go from here? Will I pay for wrong doings that I may have
committed? What awaits me at my end?
The past – it’s gone forever
The present – depends on the thoughts of the future that’s left
So be honest and thankful and live your life – till the END.
-mandy strobel/ron davis-
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MANDY STROBEL BIOGRAPHY
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Mandy Strobel was born on 12 June 1949 in Ulm/Danube in the southwestern part of Germany
With the help of his Stepfather, Richard G. Merritt, he learned to sing and play the guitar. At the age of eight years old Mandy was inspired by the music that he heard from U.S. Soldiers stationed near his home in Ulm Germany.
Mandy’s first performance was at the age of nine years old when heplayed in an Officers Club from the U.S. Army. He fascinated his audience with songs from Elvis and Pat Boone. Mandy spent a lot of time playing with hobby Bands established by young American Soldiers. Between the ages of 8 and 12, Mandy lived again and again with his parents in the United States, ( Killeen, Texas and Clarksville, Tennessee). It wasn’t easy growing up with two languages, but for Mandy, it sure was a step in the right direction toward the country scene
With the rhythm of the times, he tried different types of music. Rock and Roll, followed by the beat music.In the 70’s, Mandy worked on the Pop side of the musical branch. He toured with his band “POINT” throughout Germany and under other groups with Joy Fleming, Rainbows, Lords, etc..
At the age of fifteen, Mandy totally changed his style and developeda great love for American Country Music. Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, were Mandy’s biggest idols.
His first big break came with the forming of his band, Mandy’s EAST-Place- Company in 1985, which he played in many of the clubs of the Armed Forces.
1992: He established the Country-Café SANTE FE, which he not only ran, but also performed and on occasion he appeared as a duet with various partners. As a singer with over 40 years of stage expierence, he can look back at his success.
1994 he recorded his CD “SANTE FE” as publicity for his café. This CD made it known that Mandy had other ambitions and it promoted the demand for performances in areas further away.
Also in the 90’s, Mandy performed as a duet with different partners such as: Country Manne under the name of “49er’s” (Country-Manne passed away in 2004) and with Claudy Ciresa under the name of “Broken Spoke” and Fiddling Christin.
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For a long time Mandy was busy with the work of songwriters. Unknown songs gave him his own particular musical style. Mandy didn’t just look for material converted from songs that were already hits, but rather with song that in the original form was not so popular for the original artist, but when rearranged to his expectations would fit into his style of music.
In 2003 Mandy produced another CD, “On The Other Side” with more of his idea how country music should by played. In Nashville, Tennessee he met with singer/songwriter Brent Moyer and was enthused about the new project. With the help of Brent Moyer, Joe Sun, Becky Hobbs and Joel Sonnier and well as other fine musicians his CD “On The Other Side” became a great success.
Title of the album “On The Other Side”
Wherever I go - Oceans Of Love - The Last Hank - Burned By An Old Flame -
This Dirty Little Town - Man On The Run - Gone - Drinkin’ My Thinkin’ -
Long Distance Call - Mercenary Song - Texas - It Wasn’t Me - Scorns Of Time
On The Other Side Of Town - Goodbye.
As his career continued to grow, more and more doors opened for him. He recognized the meaning of his own production and songwriting skills through the inspiration of many U.S. acquaintances (Brent Moyer, Joe Sun, Kim Carson, Richard Dobson to name a few). Mandy found pleasure in his ideas and emotions and let them run free, to confirm himself as a songwriter.
Thomas Snook, a close friend living in Neu-Ulm, stands in his new working circle as songwriter. Thomas Snook was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. He graduated from High School in 1972, he entered the U.S. Army, where he served 20 years, most of which was in Germany. After retiring from the military, he stayed in Neu-Ulm Germany where he currently lives with his wife Ange and son Michael.
To put it short: Mandy is an advocate of the “Traditional Country Music” as he say so himself: “I always make a effort to stand by the preservation of traditional country music
In the mean time Mandy has been busy working on a new CD which is titled “Between The Lines” which will be out January 2005. The difference between his CD “On The Other Side”,his new CD will contain five never heard before songs which Mandy and Thomas Snook worked on together. The other 10 songs on the CD are from well-known artists such as Diane Gentes (courage to say goodbye) with Mandy as a duet, John Prine, Brent Moyer, Mark Stuart, David Lee Howard, Richard Dobson, Lisa O Kane, Kim Carson, and Austrailian Kasey Chambers who with Cathrine Britt sings “That Don’t Bother Me”. This particular title will come out as a single release.
“Between The Lines”
That don’t bother me - Hank's Songs - Peace of mind –
Courage to say Goodbye – Never gonna let you go - Yes my honey whatever you say - Flesh and Blood –Now your gone - Margaritas made in Hell - Heartbreaks and Barrooms – Paradise – That's What you Do with the Blues - Hard-Hearted Hard-Headed One Arm Man –The fairest Outlaw - When the sun goes down in Santa Fe. 2005
The Way I Feel 2006
Mandy Strobel, “The way I feel“ It all started out as a vacation for relaxation or maybe we should say it was a holiday to familiarize ourselves with the southern states of the USA. Organized by the Country & Western Friends Kötz we visited Atlanta, Dollywood, Memphis, and Nashville. Maybe it should be called an activity vacation since it gave us a chance to see most all of everything that a true country fan would want to see, including the Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where in the 1950’s the first recordings of Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley were made by the founder of Sun Studios, Sam Phillips. Since this time country and pop music have been greatly influenced by these two performers. You can still make tours through the studio building and you will be reminded of the musical history. Recordings are still made there.
One that did this was naturally Mandy Strobel. After he and his wife Elsy sent the other 18 members of the tour back home they returned to Tennessee for a few weeks and went back to Memphis to return to the Sun Studios.
In his luggage were several songs from Ron Davis, whom he met at the country music fair in Berlin in 2005 and since then they are very good friends. Mandy Strobel said at the beginning that Ron’s songs were just down his alley.
With James Lott as technician Mandy Strobel recorded 11 songs with the feeling that he was able to do his kind of music there, where the great music legends started the “Big train from Memphis”. Mandy sang in the same famous Sun Records microphone where he could relive the sound of the 50’s. only one man, one voice and his acoustic guitar. The results may be defined as the last Sun sessions from Johnny Cash or as the last American Recordings in sense of the production from Rick Rubin. It was songs inhaled from the ghost of the “Man in Black” but presented by the singer Mandy as a direct representation such as has never been done before.
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Friedrich Hog, Radio free FM
Vice president of Country & Western Friends, Kötz
english Roald Davis
Mandy Strobel ´s “New
Traditional Country Album“
"From Then Till Now" The new album from
Singer/Songwriter Mandy Strobel
will
be released on late 2010.
The album is entitled “from then till now” and was produced
by (M.Strobe, E.Strobel, Brent Moyer).
All Songs written by Ron
Davis and Mandy Strobel,
includes duets with Joe Sun on “Heavenly Howe Down”- “Old Age Is Creeping Up On You” - Katja Kaye on “The Waltz Of The Whispering Wind”.
As you know, Mandy
makes traditional Music that comes straight from his heart so he always has a
tough job in getting his music heard by a big audience.
Title of the album “From
Then Till Now”
My Cabin On The Hill - Where Did All The Whittlers Go - From
Then Till Now - Texas Blues In Tennessee - See That Golden Moon - Apple Picking
Time - The Waltz Of The Whispering Wind - Thunder Storm - A Singer Named Mandy
- Old Age Is Creeping Up On You - South Of Belen - Heavenly Howe Down.
Hi Mandy...
…..went over to Brent's last night for Thanksgiving dinner
and Uschi cooked up a storm...mighty fine. After we finished Brent was
playing me some of your mixed tracks. I have to tell you
friend, that what I heard makes me believe that of all the Germans wanting to
sing “American country music”
that I've met over the years, you are by far the best. It's
not only your voice that I've always liked, but your writing has improved to
the point of being very authentic, honest and frank. It sounds like you
have lived in the South and soaked up the feelings of the common man.
Brent's production fits you like a glove and if your new CD is somehow
promoted to German country fans as a piece of work they should hear, and
they do, I can't imagine them not hearing what I hear.
I'm not blowing smoke up you’re a.. as that has never
been a trait of mine. Just telling you how I honestly feel. In
fact, I was so inspired by hearing your writing I went home and in the middle
of the night, with the TV on, I heard someone say in an interview, "I'm
going to Memphis and see the King" and I got up and wrote the song.
It turned out pretty cool.
Whatever happens down the line thanks for asking me
to sing on the project.....Best Joe
http://www.myspace.com/joesunandtheallstars
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A Singer Named Mandy
A Singer Named Mandy: Songbooks standen am Anfang
Mandy
Strobel ist ein Ulmer Urgestein. Seit seinem kürzlichen Umzug innerhalb der
Stadt, von seinem Geburtshaus in eine unlängst errichtete Eigentumswohnung, genießt
er mit seiner Frau Elsy den ungestörten Blick vom Balkon über viele Kilometer
hinweg ins Grüne. Im Herzen wohnt bei ihm die Freiheit, die ein noch größeres
Land zu bieten hat, Amerika. Inzwischen mit einer 6 vor der Altersangabe gesegnet,
schaut er zur Zeit auf sein Leben zurück und richtet durch seine künstlerische
Arbeit den Blick nach vorn. Fast hat man den Eindruck, als sei er erst jetzt
dort angekommen, wo er sich wünscht, dass er schon vor 20 oder 30 Jahren hätte
sein sollen. Damals hat er die gängige Musik anderer Künstler gecovert und auf
den Bühnen gesungen. Heute und in den letzten Jahren zeichnet ihn ein kreatives
Schaffen aus, das noch lange nicht den Zenit erreicht zu haben scheint.
Nachdem er
seine zweite und dritte CD mit Produzent Brent Moyer, den er bei einer
Veranstaltung der Country & Western Friends Kötz im Pfleghofsaal Langenau
im Jahr 2002 kennengelernt hat, jeweils mit diversen Studiomusikern gemeinsam
in Nashville eingespielt hat, und CD Nummer vier großteils nur zur eigenen
Gitarrenbegleitung im legendären Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee entstanden
ist, geht er mit seinem jüngsten CD-Projekt gänzlich neue Wege. Das Projekt
„From Then Till Now“ umfasst fünf CD’s, von denen die erste am 18. September
2010 im Rahmen des Johnny Cash Memorial Days im Schützenhaus Leipheim (Autobahn
A-8 zwischen Ulm und Augsburg) CD-Taufe feiert. Wenige Tage danach reist Mandy
Strobel zu Brent Moyer nach Nashville, um in gleicher Weise wie die nun
erscheinende CD an den vier Folgealben zu arbeiten. Die Musik entnimmt Mandy
dem traditionellen Country, eingespielt von Brent Moyer und Mandy selbst, hinzu
kommen für einige Lieder wechselnde Gesangspartner, Joe Sun ist insoweit schon
mehrfach im Duett mit Mandy zu hören.
Angefangen
hat die Arbeit zu diesem Projekt mit einigen Songbooks von Ron Davis, einem
Amerikaner, der im Zuge des zweiten Weltkriegs als Soldat nach Deutschland
gekommen war, sich hier in seine Emma verliebt hat, und bis heute geblieben
ist. Ron und Mandy haben sich vor etlichen Jahren auf der Country Music Messe
in Berlin getroffen, als sie noch im Fontanehaus stattgefunden hat. Dort im
Fontanehaus begann die Zusammenarbeit von Mandy mit Ron, den Mandy gerne als
väterlichen Freund bezeichnet. Mandy erkannte rasch, dass Ron mit
verständlichen Worten Lebensgeschichten lebendig werden lassen kann. Diese
Texte wachsen seither regelmäßig aus dem Frankenland, wo Ron „stationiert“ ist,
herüber ins Schwabenland, zu Mandy, der den Texten jeweils eine Melodie
beigibt, z.T. selbst dort, wo schon eine andere vorhanden war. Hierdurch werden
die Geschichten echte Mandy-Lieder. Auffallend ist dabei, dass es Texte gibt,
die Ron schreibt, Mandy liest und sich fragt, wie dieser sich so gut in ihn
hineinversetzen konnte, dass jedes Wort inhaltlich zutreffend ist. In Wahrheit
sind die Texte aber nicht für oder um Mandy herum entstanden, sondern
beschreiben die eigene Geschichte von Ron. Das nennt man Parallelen,
Seelenverwandtschaft oder einfach Ron Davis & Mandy Strobel, das
Markenzeichen, insbesondere beim Lied „From Then Till Now“, das Ron für Emma schrieb
und Mandy aus vollem Herzen für Elsy singen kann. „So ein Lied läuft dann vor
meinem geistigen Auge ab, bis es fertig ist“ meint Mandy, der dann die
Zufriedenheit des angekommenen Künstlers ausstrahlt. „Befassen mit dem eigenen
ich“ nennt er dies. „Ich bin froh, dass ich hierauf gekommen bin, denn es
befriedigt mich viel mehr, als das Singen von Coversongs“, erläutert Mandy.
Die
Songbooks liegen greifbar bereit, als Mandy sich an seinen diagonal im Wohnzimmer
platzierten Tisch setzt und stöbert. Wenn ein Text durch Mandy seine Melodie gefunden
hat, wird er zur eigenen Gitarre ausgetestet, bis ein fertiges Lied
unverrückbar das Licht der Welt erblickt hat und reif für Brent Moyer ist.
„Diesem gelingt die musikalische Umsetzung auf erstaunliche Weise“, berichtet
Mandy, „Brent weiß immer, welche Instrumente wo eingesetzt werden müssen und
was wo nicht hingehört“. So entstehen aus Texten, Liedern und zum Teil
unfertigen Textideen von Ron Davis, versehen mit den Melodien von Mandy
Strobel, nun endlich die Lieder, die Mandy Strobel wirklich repräsentieren.
Dass Ron und Mandy viele Erlebnisse und Gefühle teilen, ist eine wertvolle
Koinzidenz, die nun im Rahmen der geplanten fünf CD’s reichlich und hörenswert
Früchte trägt. Ron Davis hat die nun erscheinende CD im Auto erstmals gehört,
auf dem Weg zum 27. Kötzer Country Music Festival im Juni 2010, Emma und Ron
haben dort übereinstimmend berichtet, dass die CD mehrfach lief und höchste
Zustimmung bei ihnen fand, einschließlich der kleinen textlichen Änderungen,
die Mandy von Zeit zu Zeit vorgenommen hat. Dabei ist die Sprache von Ron zum
Teil sehr reichhaltig und inspirierend für Mandy, „Where Did All The Whittlers
Go“ zum Beispiel stellt auf alte Holzschnitzer ab, die man früher in den
Gemeinden beim entsprechenden Zeitvertreib beobachten konnte. Mit ihnen ist
auch der Begriff des „Whittlers“ fast gänzlich aus dem Sprachgebrauch
verschwunden.
Da Mandy Ron
auch Erlebnisse erzählt, Ron gut zuhören kann und weiterschreibt, ist davon
auszugehen, dass mit Album Nummer fünf in einigen Jahren zwar das Projekt „From
Then Till Now“ erfüllt ist, nicht aber die Kreativität von Ron Davis &
Mandy Strobel erschöpft sein wird. Und wenn sie dann noch gesund sind,
schreiben sie eine weitere CD und das Brent Moyer gehörende Studio in Nashville
wird nicht arbeitslos. Eine Geschichte, die Mandy besonders geprägt hat in
seiner Kindheit, war Weihnachten bei den amerikanischen Soldaten, die über das
Jugendamt ledig geborene Ulmer und Neu-Ulmer Kinder eingeladen hatten, Weihnachten
mit ihnen in der Neu-Ulmer Nelson-Kaserne zu feiern. Mandy war fünf Jahre alt,
und wurde mit einem klapprigen Bus zuhause abgeholt und gemeinsam mit den
anderen Kindern in die Kaserne gebracht. Dort im 1. Stock stand ein großer Weihnachtsbaum,
bunt geschmückt und von Geschenken umgeben. Das war damals nach dem Ende der
Hitlerei einmalig, und die lange Tafel mit den vielen Stühlen und der
Schokolade, den Donuts, dem Kuchen und der Eiscreme hat den Weg in eine bessere
Zukunft gewiesen. „Get Up
Kids“ hieß es dann, Santa Claus is in the house. Als Überraschung war er mit einem großen Helikopter gelandet und als er
ihn verließ, wurden von den Soldaten Säcke mit weiteren Geschenken ausgeladen.
Auch wenn der weiße Bart von Santa manchmal etwas rutschte, sein „ho ho ho“ war
echt und jedes Kind wurde aufgerufen und beschenkt. Für Mandy blieb in Erinnerung,
wie die Soldaten die Kinder mochten und sich gekümmert haben, ausgerechnet die
„bösen“ Soldaten. Mandy’s Bericht von seiner schönsten Weihnachtsfeier, die mit
Theater und Singen zu Ende ging, hat Ron Davis natürlich schon vernommen ...
Zusätzlich
zur Musik arbeitet Mandy Strobel an einem Buch, das seine Lebensgeschichte
enthalten wird. Dazu nimmt er bevorzugt auf seinem Balkon Platz, lässt die
Blicke über die grünen Hügel streichen und beginnt zu schreiben. Selbst die
„schlechte Zeit“, die heute kaum noch thematisiert wird, hatte ihre schönen
Augenblicke und glücklichen Momente, all
das wird man in Buchform nachlesen können.
Übrigens,
wenn am 20. September der Flieger gen Westen abhebt, sind Mandy, Elsy, Ron und
Emma an Bord und falls in naher Zukunft ein Lied auftauchen sollte, das Bezug
zu Colorado hat, war man wieder gemeinsam fündig und kreativ geworden. Dort
tankt das Team erst mal auf, ehe die Studioarbeit in Nashville ihre Fortsetzung
nimmt. Die CD’s von Mandy Strobel sind am Samstag, den 18. September im
Schützenhaus Leipheim im Rahmen des Johnny Cash Memorial Days erhältlich, aber
auch über das Internet bei www.mandystrobel.com
oder per E-mail an info@mandystrobel.com. Auf seiner Website hat Mandy auch
seine ausführliche Biographie veröffentlicht.
(Friedrich Hog)
Cabin On The Hill
The story tells about the
longing of living happily in a cabin away from city life. His wife agreed to
live with him anywhere he chose but with the time she got a yearning for the
city life and left him.
Where Did All The Whittlers Go
Usually older men would sit on
the courthouse benches and whittle on soft wood while telling (tall) tales.
Today you can’t find the whittlers anymore, maybe because of modern media?
From Then Till Now
A childhood, poor but happy.
Then he meets his love. It fulfils the happiness in life. A true love song. It
reflects the image of Mandy’s and Elsy’s life together.
Texas Blues In Tennessee
Jimmy Rogers wrote “T for
Texas, T for Tennessee”, a sad yodel blues meant for Mandy. As singer trying to
find a place in the country music world from Texas to Nashville, tales of
women, dreams – reality or what? It explains the life of a singer wanting to
become a star.
See That Golden Moon
The golden moon is the main
part of this love song. It doesn’t only shine for me but for all lovers.
Apple Picking Time
A young man with hobo blood in
his veins, always looking for something new, but knowing he is needed at home
at harvest time.
The Waltz Of The Whispering Wind
His job takes him away from
her. Walking through the woods alone gives him the feeling of closeness to his
loved one.
Thunder Storm
A thunder storm is building
up. The children are in bed, we sit by the fireplace and enjoy a glass of wine
listening to old records.
A Singer Named Mandy
A short biography written just
for Mandy Strobel sung in the style like “a boy named Sue” by Johnny Cash,
which is a fictitious story while this one is a true story – his own.
Old Age Is Creeping Up On You
The aches and pains of getting
old. The first signs of forgetfulness, the loss of hair and teeth. Things that
happen to us all if we live long enough.
South Of Belen
A rancher making his last
cattle drive. The years go by, the time of cattle drives is over and he got
old. His son took over the ranch and he enjoys his last years.
Heavenly Hoedown
With the prospects of Saint Peter having beer and country music in Heaven
he is sure he will go after his time on earth is finished. But first he wants
to live a hundred years or more here on solid ground
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