{"id":81476,"date":"2026-01-23T10:38:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/scorpions-and-michael-schenker-bassist-francis-buchholz-dies-aged-71-following-private-cancer-battle-as-tributes-paid\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T10:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:38:57","slug":"scorpions-and-michael-schenker-bassist-francis-buchholz-dies-aged-71-following-private-cancer-battle-as-tributes-paid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/scorpions-and-michael-schenker-bassist-francis-buchholz-dies-aged-71-following-private-cancer-battle-as-tributes-paid\/","title":{"rendered":"Scorpions and Michael Schenker bassist Francis Buchholz dies aged 71 following private cancer battle as tributes paid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BELOVED bassist Francis Buchholz, best known for his work with Scorpions and Michael Schenker\u2019s Temple of Rock, has died aged 71.<\/p>\n<p>The German rock star passed away on Thursday following a battle with cancer, his wife Hella said in a tragic social media post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Entertainment and TV\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-entertainment\">Entertainment and TV<\/span> newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15828643\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Klaus Meine (R) and Francis Buchholz (L) during a concert in Belgium, 1991<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15828594\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Francis Buchholz has died aged 71<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Friday, his family wrote: \u201cIt is with overwhelming sadness and heavy hearts we share the news that our beloved Francis passed away yesterday after a private battle with cancer. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe departed this world peacefully, surrounded by love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His loved ones added: \u201cOur hearts are shattered. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout his fight with cancer, we stayed by his side, facing every challenge as a family \u2013 exactly the way he taught us.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--multi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15700878\/brigitte-bardot-dead-sudden-illness\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">LEGEND LOST<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Film icon Brigitte Bardot dies at 91 as tributes pour in for 60s sex symbol<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15587268\/steve-cropper-blues-brothers-otis-redding-dead\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/newspress-collage-36l8uvzuw-1764800344280.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1764782352&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">ICON GONE<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Legendary guitarist who wrote iconic hits &amp; once named 2nd best of all time dies<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They also thanked his fans around the world for their \u201cunwavering loyalty and love\u201d throughout his journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou gave him the world, and he gave you his music in return,\u201d they continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough the strings have gone silent, his soul remains in every note he played and in every life he touched.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Heartbreaking tributes have poured in for the late icon.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Scorpions guitarist Uli Jon Roth said: \u201cVery saddening! We were friends. My heartfelt condolences to Hella and family!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buchholz was born in Hanover on February 19, 1954, and discovered the world of rock music when he was just 11.<\/p>\n<p>It didn\u2019t take long for him to start strumming \u2013 and he joined a band as a bass player aged 15 when he was in high school.<\/p>\n<p>He eventually became a member of a different band called Dawn Road with Uli Jon Roth, J\u00fcrgen Rosenthal, and Achim Kirschning in the early 70s.<\/p>\n<p>All four of them then joined Scorpions alongside Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker.<\/p>\n<p>Buchholz was a crucial member of the beloved group, especially during their most successful era.<\/p>\n<p>He performed on every album the band put out from Fly to the Rainbow in 1974 to Crazy World in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>His intricate riffs feature on popular hits such as \u201cRock You Like a Hurricane\u201d, \u201cStill Loving You\u201d and \u201cWind of Change\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Buchholz toured with former Scorpions lead guitarist Michael Schenker on the Temple of Rock.<\/p>\n<p>The late star performed on two albums with Temple of Rock, 2013\u2019s \u201cBridge the Gap\u201d and 2015\u2019s \u201cSpirit on a Mission\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15828731\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>German Rock musician Francis Buchholz performing in Chicago, 1980<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15828710\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Francis Buchholz performing in London, 2013<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>Breaking news\u2026 More to follow\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15828582\/michael-schenker-bassist-francis-buchholz-dead\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\nSee more https:\/\/theglobaltrack.com\/<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BELOVED bassist Francis Buchholz, best known for his work with Scorpions and Michael Schenker\u2019s Temple of Rock, has died aged 71. 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