MANDY STROBEL BIOGRAPHY

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Wait ForThat Light To Shine - God Up Above, Creator Of Man -  Don't Flirt With The Devil - Gloryland - HeIs Waiting - A Mother´s Tears -  He'sWatching You - My Prayer "The Lord Is My Shepherd" -  I´Ll Be Here In Spirit - God's Great PromisedLand - Walkin' With The Lord - He Will Take You In - Take A Walk With Jesu.

I now findmyself in an age where a person must think about what he has accomplished andwhat he must yet try to accomplish. For instance, what is still to be done asthe end draws nearer, or what is our purpose in life? With the increasing ofage, my thoughts of religious beliefs and the purpose of my life on earth arewith me almost daily.

Earlier inlife I never gave much thought to Christian values. Foremost was my life withthe family which was a great challenge to master.

Todaythough, after my best years have quietly moved ahead, I often ask myself: haveI always been fair in life and how will it be in the future years? Have Iforgotten 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. Howdo I go from here? Will I pay for wrong doings that I may have committed? Whatawaits me at my end?

The past –it’s gone forever

The present– depends on the thoughts of the future that’s left

So behonest and thankful and live your life – till the END.   -mandy strobel/ron davis-

AmazingRecords is a label for European country music.  We are constantly searching for interesting European artists and bands.Our publishing department also looks for good country compositions andlyrics.   We also look forward tocontacts with other publishers and labels from around the world.   You're looking for good songs for your nextproduction? Our publishing department will surely have the right song foryou.  

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MANDY STROBEL BIOGRAPHY

Mandy Strobel was born on 12 June 1949 in Ulm/Danube in the southwestern part ofGermany.        

With thehelp of his Stepfather, Richard G. Merritt, he learned to sing and play theguitar. At the age of eight years old Mandy was inspired by the music that heheard from U.S. Soldiers stationed near his home in Ulm Germany.

Mandy’sfirst performance was at the age of nine years old when heplayed in an OfficersClub from the U.S. Army. He fascinated his audience with songs from Elvis andPat Boone. Mandy spent a lot of time playing with hobby Bands established byyoung American Soldiers. Between the ages of 8 and 12, Mandy lived again andagain with his parents in the United States, ( Killeen, Texas and Clarksville,Tennessee). It wasn’t easy growing up with two languages, but for Mandy, itsure was a step in the right direction toward the country scene

With therhythm of the times, he tried different types of music. Rock and Roll, followedby the beat music.In the 70’s, Mandy worked on the Pop side of the musicalbranch. He toured with his band “POINT” throughout Germany and under othergroups with Joy Fleming, Rainbows, Lords, etc..

At the ageof fifteen, Mandy totally changed his style and developeda great love forAmerican Country Music. Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, were Mandy’sbiggest idols.

His firstbig break came with the forming of his band, Mandy’s EAST-Place- Company in1985, which he played in many of the clubs of the Armed Forces.

1992: Heestablished the Country-Café SANTE FE, which he not only ran, but alsoperformed and on occasion he appeared as a duet with various partners. As asinger with over 40 years of stage expierence, he can look back at his success.

1994 herecorded his CD “SANTE FE” as publicity for his café. This CD made it knownthat Mandy had other ambitions and it promoted the demand for performances inareas further away.

Also in the90’s, Mandy performed as a duet with different partners such as: Country Manneunder the name of “49er’s” (Country-Manne passed away in 2004) and with ClaudyCiresa under the name of “Broken Spoke” and Fiddling Christin.

For a longtime 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 alreadyhits, but rather with song that in the original form was not so popular for theoriginal artist, but when rearranged to his expectations would fit into hisstyle of music.

In 2003Mandy produced another CD, “On The Other Side” with more of his idea howcountry music should by played. In Nashville, Tennessee he met withsinger/songwriter Brent Moyer and was enthused about the new project. With thehelp of Brent Moyer, Joe Sun, Becky Hobbs and Joel Sonnier and well as otherfine musicians his CD “On The Other Side” became a great success.

Title of the album “On The Other Side”

Wherever Igo - Oceans Of Love - The Last Hank - Burned By An Old Flame -

This DirtyLittle Town - Man On The Run - Gone - Drinkin’ My Thinkin’ -

Long DistanceCall - Mercenary Song - Texas - It Wasn’t Me - Scorns Of Time

On TheOther Side Of Town - Goodbye.

As hiscareer continued to grow, more and more doors opened for him. He recognized themeaning of his own production and songwriting skills through the inspiration ofmany U.S. acquaintances (Brent Moyer, Joe Sun, Kim Carson, Richard Dobson toname a few). Mandy found pleasure in his ideas and emotions and let them runfree, to confirm himself as a songwriter.

ThomasSnook, a close friend living in Neu-Ulm, stands in his new working circle assongwriter. Thomas Snook was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Hegraduated from High School in 1972, he entered the U.S. Army,  where he served 20 years, most of which wasin Germany. After retiring from the military, he stayed in Neu-Ulm Germanywhere he currently lives with his wife Ange and son Michael.

To put itshort: Mandy is an advocate of the “Traditional Country Music” as he say sohimself: “I always make a effort to stand by the preservation of traditionalcountry music

In the meantime Mandy has been busy working on a new CD which is titled “Between TheLines” which will be out January 2005. The difference between his CD “On TheOther Side”,his new CD will contain five never heard before songs which Mandyand Thomas Snook worked on together. The other 10 songs on the CD are fromwell-known artists such as Diane Gentes (courage to say goodbye) with Mandy asa duet, John Prine, Brent Moyer, Mark Stuart, David Lee Howard, Richard Dobson,Lisa O Kane, Kim Carson, and Austrailian Kasey Chambers who with Cathrine Brittsings “That Don’t Bother Me”. This particular title will come out as a singlerelease.

That don’tbother me - Hank's Songs - Peace of mind –

Courage tosay Goodbye – Never gonna let you go - Yes my honey whatever you say - Fleshand 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 ArmMan –The fairest Outlaw - When the sun goes down in Santa Fe. 2005

MandyStrobel, “The way I feel“   It all startedout as a vacation for relaxation or maybe we should say it was a holiday tofamiliarize ourselves with the southern states of the USA. Organized by theCountry & Western Friends Kötz we visited Atlanta, Dollywood, Memphis, andNashville. Maybe it should be called an activity vacation since it gave us achance 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 firstrecordings of Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley were made by the founder of SunStudios, Sam Phillips. Since this time country and pop music have been greatlyinfluenced by these two performers. You can still make tours through the studiobuilding and you will be reminded of the musical history. Recordings are stillmade there.

One thatdid this was naturally Mandy Strobel. After he and his wife Elsy sent the other18 members of the tour back home they returned to Tennessee for a few weeks andwent back to Memphis to return to the Sun Studios.

In his luggagewere several songs from Ron Davis, whom he met at the country music fair inBerlin in 2005 and since then they are very good friends. Mandy Strobel said atthe beginning that Ron’s songs were just down his alley.

With JamesLott as technician Mandy Strobel recorded 11 songs with the feeling that he wasable 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 microphonewhere he could relive the sound of the 50’s. only one man, one voice and hisacoustic  guitar. The results may bedefined as the last Sun sessions from Johnny Cash or as the last AmericanRecordings in sense of the production from Rick Rubin. It was songs inhaledfrom the ghost of the “Man in Black” but presented by the singer Mandy as adirect representation such as has never been done before.

MandyStrobel ´s “New Traditional Country Album“

"FromThen Till Now" The new album from Singer/Songwriter Mandy Strobel

The albumis 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 duetswith Joe Sun on “Heavenly Howe Down”- “Old Age Is Creeping Up On You” - KatjaKaye on “The Waltz Of The Whispering Wind”. As you know, Mandy makestraditional Music that comes straight from his heart so he always has a toughjob in getting his music heard by a big audience.  

Title of the album “From Then Till Now”    

My Cabin OnThe Hill - Where Did All The Whittlers Go - From Then Till Now - Texas Blues InTennessee - See That Golden Moon - Apple Picking Time - The Waltz Of TheWhispering Wind - Thunder Storm - A Singer Named Mandy - Old Age Is Creeping UpOn You - South Of Belen - Heavenly Howe Down.

Hi Mandy...…..went over to Brent's last night for Thanksgiving dinner and Uschi cooked upa storm...mighty fine.  After we finishedBrent was playing me some of your mixed tracks. I have to tell you friend, that what I heard makes me believe that ofall the Germans wanting to sing “American country music” that I've met over theyears, you are by far the best. It's not only your voice that I've alwaysliked, but your writing has improved to the point of being very authentic,honest and frank.  It sounds like youhave lived in the South and soaked up the feelings of the common man.  Brent's production fits you like a glove andif your new CD is somehow promoted to German country fans as a piece of workthey 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 ofmine.  Just telling you how I honestlyfeel.  In fact, I was so inspired byhearing your writing I went home and in the middle of the night, with the TVon, I heard someone say in an interview, "I'm going to Memphis and see theKing" and I got up and wrote the song. It turned out pretty cool. Whatever happens down the line thanks forasking me to sing on the project.....Best  Joe   

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Cabin OnThe Hill The story tells about the longing of living happily in a cabin awayfrom city life. His wife agreed to live with him anywhere he chose but with thetime she got a yearning for the city life and left him.

Where DidAll The Whittlers Go Usually older men would sit on the courthouse benches andwhittle on soft wood while telling (tall) tales. Today you can’t find thewhittlers anymore, maybe because of modern media?

From ThenTill Now A childhood, poor but happy. Then he meets his love. It fulfils thehappiness in life. A true love song. It reflects the image of Mandy’s andElsy’s life together.

Texas BluesIn Tennessee Jimmy Rogers wrote “T for Texas, T for Tennessee”, a sad yodelblues meant for Mandy. As singer trying to find a place in the country musicworld from Texas to Nashville, tales of women, dreams – reality or what? Itexplains the life of a singer wanting to become a star.

See ThatGolden Moon The golden moon is the main part of this love song. It doesn’t onlyshine for me but for all lovers.

ApplePicking Time A young man with hobo blood in his veins, always looking forsomething 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 thewoods 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 thefireplace and enjoy a glass of wine listening to old records.

A SingerNamed Mandy A short biography written just for Mandy Strobel sung in the stylelike “a boy named Sue” by Johnny Cash, which is a fictitious story while thisone is a true story – his own.

Old Age IsCreeping Up On You The aches and pains of getting old. The first signs offorgetfulness, the loss of hair and teeth. Things that happen to us all if welive long enough.

South Of Belen A rancher making his last cattle drive. The years go by, the time ofcattle drives is over and he got old. His son took over the ranch and he enjoyshis last years.  

Heavenly Hoedown With the prospects of Saint Peter having beer and country music inHeaven he is sure he will go after his time on earth is finished. But first hewants to live a hundred years or more here on solid ground

 Copyright 2011 Mandy Strobel