User:Fred Himmelsbach

Name: 'Marc Leon'

Marc Leon is an Australian Blues Guitar Singer /Songwriter. He was born Friedrich Manfred Himmelsbach on January 2, 1942 in Prien am Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany to parents Friedrich and Maria Himmelsbach (nee Huber). Marc has two younger sisters, Waltraud and Rosemarie. Marc migrated to Australia with his parents and siblings in October 1954. He became an Australian citizen in 1969 and is currently residing in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

Marc started his musical career, singing with the Rock & Roll band, The Black Angels, under the name of Freddy Cooke. He chose the name Cooke after his singing idol Sam Cooke. The Black Angels were based in Sydney's Western Suburb Liverpool and played dances in surrounding suburbs and country towns like Picton, Camden, Wallacia and Warragamba. The band's name was later changed to The Dominoes and Marc stayed with them until early 1962, when he replaced Kenny Shane as lead singer in The Demons.

Fred Himmelsbach (talk) 06:53, 25 November 2014 (UTC)