Gus Backus (1937-2019) *81
This memorial website was created in memory of Gus Backus, 81, born on September 12, 1937 and passed away on February 21, 2019.
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was an American singer and actor. He started his career as a member of The Del-Vikings and later became a successful Schlager singer in Germany. Backus was born on Long Island and started his music career with the Del-Vikings, the first notable Doo-Wop group with both black and white members which had two Billboard Top Ten Hits. After he was stationed as an Airman in the U.S. Air Force at Wiesbaden Air Base in 1957, Backus had to leave The Del-Vikings and started singing Schlager music in 1960s West Germany. He sang all his songs in German with an American accent. 19 of his songs between 1960 and 1967 made the charts, including eight Top Ten hits. He landed a Number 1 hit in the German charts with his song Der Mann im Mond (The Man in the Moon) in 1961. Backus also did German cover versions of songs by Elvis Presley, Paul Anka, and Conway Twitty.
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