Music Talks

Episode 22 - Egbert Schroer - A Highway Star

May 14, 2020 Terry Smith Season 2 Episode 10
Music Talks
Episode 22 - Egbert Schroer - A Highway Star
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Egbert Schroer was born in the small but historic town of Dorsten in Westphalia, Germany , in 1958 . He grew up with a love of water that has stayed with him all his life as has his love for music, both listening and playing his beloved guitars. Egbert's musical choices cover a wide range but his real love is the big , powerful challenging Rock music (and lyrics) of the 60's, 70's and 80's.  . 

He is also a bit of an anglophile and a fan of Douglas Adams and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. As you will hear in the episode in 1990 he had his own "42" moment and made a significant and successful career change. After winning a battle against cancer in 2006 the next "42" " moment was in 2013 when he and his wife Petra left Germany and moved to live in Seattle where they continue to live and work today.. 

Given his German background the Playlist for this episode includes some great classics as well as a fair smattering of Krautrock from the 70's . You will need to cut & paste the link below into your browser - enjoy !

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IUTo0jbD49wpn2HoQj8pZ?si=zP8HUqrgSNaMgC4lU3N8_w

P.S. The day after this recording was made Egbert & Petra celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary. It therefore felt appropriate to add "Ruby" by Kaiser Chiefs to the playlist :-)








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Intro & Background
The 50's - Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
The 60's -The Doors - The End
The 70's - Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
The 80's - Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly
The 90's - Tangerine Dream - London
The 00's - U2 - Beautiful Day
The 10's - The Lonely Forest - I Don't Want To Live There
The 20's - Robert Plant - Carry Fire
Final Thoughts & Close