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In April 1976 Peter "Cäsar" Gläser and Jochen Hohl, formerly drummer with "Renft", formed a new band, "Karussell". For the public the new band quickly came to be seen as the successor to "Renft". Gläser was the composer of many of its most popular titles, including "Ehrlich will ich bleiben" /
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614:"Cäsar war IM Klaus Weber Am 12. März ist die Autobiografie des Ostrockers Peter Gläser, genannt Cäsar, erschienen. Vor allem die Fans der ehemaligen Gruppe Renft, zu der Cäsar gehörte, sind geschockt. In "Wer die Rose ehrt" bekennt sich Cäsar zu 22 Jahren Stasi-Mitarbeit"
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and Jochen Hohl. Released in 1969, Peter Gläser returned to the Klaus Renft Combo and stayed with them till 1975, during a period when the Combo emerged as one of the top bands in the East German rock scene. Their hit songs of the time included
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had ended, a little under four years earlier. He received music lessons at school and, while still a child, learned to play various instruments at the
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started producing lyrics for the band that were increasingly critical of the system. Meanwhile, Gläser had started a course of study covering the guitar, piano and
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