Walter De Buck
Walter De Buck (13 July 1934 – 21 December 2014) was a Belgian singer, sculptor and the founder of the modern Gentse Feesten (Ghent Festival).
Walter De Buck
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- Name
- Walter De Buck
- Born
- 13 July 1934
- Birthplace
- Ghent, Belgium
- Died
- 21 December 2014
- Occupation
- Singer, sculptor
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Fields
- traditional folk music
- Education
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent
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• Name — Walter De Buck • Birth Name — Walter De Buck • Born — 13 July 1934 • Birthplace — Ghent, Belgium • Died — 21 December 2014 • Place of death — Ghent, Belgium • Instrument — Vocals • Genre — Folk music • Occupation — Singer, sculptor • Years Active — 1958–2014
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Walter De Buck, a musician and artist, was born in 1934 in Ghent and died in 2014. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Biography
Biography
De Buck was born in Ghent in 1934. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, where he graduated in 1954 magna cum laude. De Buck made his debut as a sculptor at the 1958 World’s Fair and was awarded several prizes for his sculptures. In 1962 he founded the non-profit organisation Trefpunt, with which he restarted the Gentse Feesten in 1969. As a musician, De Buck made a name as a singer and writer of folk music with the song 't Vliegerke, released in 1971. In 1986 De Buck retired from Trefpunt to focus on his sculpture work. De Buck felt he would only stop being creative when he died. • Illustration — 2007 artwork representing De Buck by Henri De Bruyn De Buck died on 21 December 2014 in Ghent from the effects of esophageal cancer, having previously been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. De Buck was posthumously honored in 2017 by the city of Ghent, which renamed part of Bij Sint-Jacobs square as Walter De Buckplein in his honor. This was the location where the Gentse Feesten had been restarted in 1969.
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- 1.Walter De Buck zingt "'t Vliegerke", deredactie.be, 21 december 2014
- 2.Songteksten Walter De Buck, muzikum.eu
- 3.Volkszanger en vrijbuiter. De Standaard.
- 4.Het vuur aan de lont. 25 jaar Gentse Feesten bij Sint-Jacobs. 21.
- 5.Walter De Buck, het laatste Knack-interview: 'Ik ben een goestingdoener, ik heb van niets spijt', Knack, 21 december 2014
- 6.Walter De Buck & Groep, Gentse Feesten
- 7.Zanger-kunstenaar Walter De Buck (80) overleden, deredactie.be, 21 december 2014
- 8.VRT Nieuws 28 juni 2018
- 9.Walter De Buck krijgt eigen plein in Gent. Het Laatste Nieuws. 10 mei 2017.
- 10.De aandachtige Nederlanders. NRC. 28 november 1975.
- 11.Het nieuwe paradijs. netherlands film commission.
- 12.Den Gentschen Béranger, Karel Waeri Walter De Buck Bij Sint-Jacobs.
- 13.'Ballerina van de Zeeman' van Walter De Buck krijgt een plek in Terneuzen. Het Laatste Nieuws.
- 14.De Moriskendansers op het metselaarshuis: van ‘morendans’ tot ‘dans van goden, demonen en mensen'. gidsingent. 2020-05-06.
- 15.Wenend beeld van Walter De Buck verschijnt plots aan Trefpunt: "Het stond al dagen backstage". Het Laatste Nieuws.
- 16.Havenbeeld Loods 13 deels gestolen. De Standaard. 16 juni 2007.
- 17.Drijvend erfgoed.
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