Jaki Liebezeit | |
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Birth name | Hans Liebezeit |
Born | Ostrau, Saxony, Germany | 26 May 1938
Died | 22 January 2017 Cologne, Germany | (aged 78)
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Occupation | Musician |
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Years active | 1961–2017 |
Jaki Liebezeit (born Hans Liebezeit; 26 May 1938[1] – 22 January 2017) was a German drummer, best known as a founding member of experimental rock band Can.[2] He was called "one of the few drummers to convincingly meld the funky and the cerebral".[3]