Francis Buchholz

Francis Buchholz (born 19 February 1954 in ) is a German bassist best known as a member of the heavy metal band, the Scorpions.

Buchholz discovered rock music at the age of 11. His first public appearance as a bass player was at age 15 while in a high school. From then on he played in different rock, blues and jazz bands in his hometown of Hannover. While a mechanical engineering student at the University of Hanover and taking classes at Hannover's Music Academy (Musikhochschule), Buchholz joined Dawn Road, whose lineup included guitarist Uli Roth. Roth had been moonlighting with the Scorpions as a replacement for Michael Schenker, who had left the band mid-tour to join UFO. Eventually the musicians from Dawn Road and the Scorpions would merge into a new incarnation of the Scorpions in 1973, with Buchholz on bass. Buchholz' first recording with the band would be 1974's Fly to the Rainbow. He would record and tour with the band for 18 years and 12 albums during the band's most commercially-successful period. He left the band over a disagreement over band management in 1992. His last album with the band was Crazy World.

Buchholz reunited with Uli Roth for a tour of Europe and the United States in 2005 and 2006. He recorded bass tracks for Dreamtide's 2008 album "Dream And Deliver" and is now a permanent member of their lineup.

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