Was born 03.09.1947 in Uelzen, Lower Saxony, singer / guitarist Ulf Krüger founded skiffle group The Owl City Washboardmen in 1960. Three years later, he joined local beat band The Randalls as a drummer. In 1966 he got his matriculation and went professional with Some Folks for a few months, then he was drawn into the army. While in the Bundeswehr, he re-joined the Randalls, now called 'William Thornton & The Chicago Sect', second winner of the Star-Club-band contest 67.

From 69 until 72 he attended Hamburg Art School ' Staatliche Hochschule für bildende Künste'. It was 1969, when he started 'Leinemann', Stern magazine wrote: 'With a mixture of ragtime, rock and skiffle, 'Leinemann' rings in a new era in the German pop scene'. With this group he toured extensively and recorded lots of singles and more then ten albums including two backing British skiffle veteran Lonnie Donegan.		©K&K, Uelzen Cemetery, 1964

William Thornton & The Chicago Sect, 1965		Since 1972 Krüger has worked as a producer / songwriter with about 700 of his songs released on records, some of them big German hits. Besides his various activities including writing material for big name comedy stars, in 1986, Ulf Krüger became the manager for Astrid Kirchherr.

Some Folks Trier, Autumn 1966	(c)  K&K Lonnie Donegan & Leinemann, Kieler Schloss, 1972	Olli & Ulf (with Olli Dittrich in the 80's)

Blümchen Gold-Verleihung, 1996		(c) K&K / K.-U. Franz, Neil Landon Five 1996, Hamburg

(c) Uwe Mahlstedt Lonnie Donegan & Ulf Krüger Nov. 2001, CCH Hamburg

(c) H.J. Dibbert With Sonja Krüger & Vince Weber Dec. 2001, Fabrik Hamburg

Gitarren und Bässe seit 1887

Ulf Krüger plays Höfner guitars

(c) T.Brill With Otto Waalkes & Gunther Andernach 2001, Musikhalle Hamburg

(c) W. Klatte/K&K With Abi Wallenstein Dec. 2001, Fabrik Hamburg

In 2002, 2003 and 2005, Ulf Krüger, in collaboration with the ESTREL - hotel, organized the extremely successful "Estrel-Beatles-Festival Berlin" as well as, in 2004, the "Ruhr-Beatles-Festival" in Essen. Since 2004, Ulf Krüger is the artistic director of the "John Lennon Talent Award" of Itzehoer Versicherungen insurance company. In 2005, Krüger, together with Uwe Mamminga and Kuno Dreysse, established the event series of " Eine Nacht im Star-Club (One Night at the Star-Club)" at the Downtown Bluesclub in Hamburg. In 2006, a special exhibition under the title of "The Hamburg Sound - Beatles, Beat and Grosse Freiheit" was held at the Hamburgmuseum (Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte) in collaboration with K&K and featuring a three - day opening festival. Special guests were Cynthia Lennon, Astrid Kirchherr, Klaus Voormann, The Original Quarrymen, Achim Reichel, Kingsize Taylor & The Dominoes, The Rattles, and many more. "The Hamburg Sound", an accompanying book, was published by Dr. Ortwin Pelc and Ulf Krüger who has also produced "The Hamburg Sound" CD released by Bear Family. In 2008, Krüger has been instrumental in the concept and realisation of the Hamburg "Beatles - Platz" (Beatles Square) as a member of  "I.G. Beat City" In 2009, he has been a major contributor - together with Uwe Blaschke - in designing Hamburg's "Beatlemania" permanent exhibition.

(c) Günter Zint Ulf Krüger with the "Quarrymen" 2002 Estrel Beatles Festival, Berlin		(c) Wolfgang Söder / K&K 2002 with Tony Sheridan in Hamburg

From top left: with Ringo Starr & Brian Roylance, with Olivia Harrison, with Albert Lee, 
with Mike McCartney. All pictures 2004.

November 2004 with Kingsize Taylor at the Downtown Blues Club. (c) Knut Hartmann