Günter Willumeit

Günter Willumeit, born on 10 December 1941 in Memel, Germany, was a comedian, parodist, entertainer, and dentist. After graduating from high school in 1962 and serving in the German Federal Armed Forces, Willumeit studied dentistry in Kiel, obtaining his doctorate from the University of Hamburg in 1970, while performing nightly in local taverns. His breakthrough when he created the alter ego Bauer Piepenbrink, a plodding Holstein tractor driver, and first appeared on the school‑radio series Neues aus Waldhagen; the character later secured a recording contract with Ulf Krüger’s label. His debut LP Günter… aus deutschen Landen was released in 1974 under Polydor, followed by Alte Heimat – Neue Heimat (1975), Lachen mit Bauer Piepenbrink (1976), and Bauer Piepenbrink: Spass Muss Sein (1977). His biggest hit was the single "L.M.A.A." (1979), a German cover of Village People’s "Y.M.C.A." which entered the German charts. Günter Willumeit suffered from esophageal cancer and died on 17 October 2013 in Bad Segeberg.