Fred Rauch
Fred Rauch (Vienna, 28 September 1909 – Gmund am Tegernsee, 1 June 1997) was an Austrian singer and songwriter. He wrote the original German lyrics "Schütt die Sorgen in ein Gläschen Wein, Mütterlein" with Gerhard Winkler, which became Answer Me with English lyrics of Carl Sigman.
Fred Rauch

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- Fred Rauch
- Occupation
- Songwriter
- Born
- 28 September 1909
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Austria
- Died
- 1 June 1997
- Place of death
- Gmund am Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany
- Nationality
- Austria
- Honours
- Bayerischer Poetentaler · Bavarian Order of Merit
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Fred Rauch (Vienna, 28 September 1909 – Gmund am Tegernsee, 1 June 1997) was an Austrian singer and songwriter. He wrote the original German lyrics "Schütt die Sorgen in ein Gläschen Wein, Mütterlein" with Gerhard Winkler, which became Answer Me with English lyrics of Carl Sigman.
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• Name — Fred Rauch • Occupation — Songwriter • Born — 28 September 1909 • Birthplace — Vienna, Austria • Died — 1 June 1997 • Place of death — Gmund am Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany
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- 1.Billboard - 26 Jul 2003 - Page 57 "The Sigman song, co- written with Gerhard Winkler and Fred Rauch, was so popular in England that a competing version by David Whitfield..."
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