Rainer Bach – DoctorsTalents

Rainer Bach (* December 14, 1947 in Bielefeld) is a German country singer and pedal steel guitarist. He was a founding member of the group Truck Stop, released solo albums, and worked as a dentist.

Musical Career

Rainer Bach began playing the piano at the age of seven. In April 1963, he discovered the Beatles and started learning to play the guitar, initially on an acoustic guitar. During his school years, he founded a beat band called The Misfits, which performed in front of audiences of up to 1000 people. After graduating from high school, the band broke up. Following his schooling, Bach joined the German Navy and served, among other places, on the Gorch Fock, whose choir he conducted in 1968. In 1971, he began studying dentistry in Hamburg.

In the autumn of 1972, he founded the band Truck Stop together with Günter “Cisco” Berndt, Burkhard “Lucius” Reichling, Erich Doll, Wolfgang “Teddy” Ibing, and Eckart Hofmann. He remained with the band for about ten years, singing and playing pedal steel guitar. He composed numerous hits, including their first chart success, “Ich möcht’ so gern Dave Dudley hör’n” (I’d really like to hear Dave Dudley), and the hit “Der wilde wilde Westen” (The Wild, Wild West) together with Erich Doll. In December 1983, he left the group because he was working as a dentist and needed more time for his patients. In addition to his work with Truck Stop, he also contributed as a steel guitarist to albums by Volker Lechtenbrink, Reinhard Mey, and Peter, Sue & Marc.

After Truck Stop

He opened his dental practice in Seevetal in 1982 and ran it until 2013. During this time, he composed music for other artists, among other things. He also wrote meditation music for a friend at the German Red Cross (DRK) health resort in Carolinensiel and composed the charity CD “I’d Really Like to Go to the Children’s Home” for their children’s center, the title track of which was based on the melody of “I’d Really Like to Hear Dave Dudley.”[2]

In 1992, he released his first solo album, “Auf meine Art” (My Way), through Dino Music; in 2014, his album “Ich bin nicht mehr der Alte” (I’m Not the Same Man Anymore) was released by DTM Musik. In addition to his solo albums, he is a member of the all-star country band Third Coast, which also included Nils Tuxen, Werner Becker, and Uwe Lost, among others.[3]

At the end of 2019, he participated in the second season of The Voice Senior and was eliminated in the sing-offs. His coach was Michael Patrick Kelly.