Fred Rauch (
Vienna, 28 September 1909 –
Gmund am Tegernsee, 1 June 1997) was an Austrian singer and songwriter.
He wrote the original German lyrics "Schütt die Sorgen in ein Gläschen Wein, Mütterlein" with
Gerhard Winkler, which became ''
Answer Me'' with English lyrics of
Carl Sigman
Carl Sigman (September 24, 1909 – September 26, 2000) was an American songwriter.
Early life
Born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish-American family, Sigman graduated from law school and passed his bar exams to practice in ...
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[Billboard - 26 Jul 2003 - Page 57 "The Sigman song, co- written with Gerhard Winkler and Fred Rauch, was so popular in England that a competing version by David Whitfield..."]
References
1909 births
1997 deaths
20th-century Austrian male singers
Austrian songwriters
Male songwriters
Musicians from Vienna
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