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Boney M started off as a one off studio group headed by music impresario Frank Farian born as Franz Reuther July 18, 1941 in Kim, Germany. He lost his father in World War II and turned to the radio to stations that played hits from the United States and the United Kingdom during his adolescence in the 50's. When he reached the age of majority, the 1960's were rocking and rolling musically and politically. He opted to explore the soul in him and released a few upbeat singles then concentrated on soulful ballads like “Dana, My Love“ a German #1 in 1969, then had a hit in 1975 with “Rocky“. Soon he was in the studio perfecting his own version of the German based eurodisco sound. Because Germany lacked a tight horn section, the only other choice to maintain the orchestral grandeur of the song was to use strings. There were excellent classical string musicians who worked nights for bands like Boney M and Silver Convention songs so the horn parts became the string parts, re
