RIP Francis Buchholz (ex-Scorpions)

[pxr5]

RIP Francis Buchholz - bassist, ex-Scorpions, aged 71. Was there at peak Scorpions, died from cancer on 22 January 2026.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Buchholz

[Thenop]

Read it, In like early Scorpions, I hate cancer. Sad to see him go like this.

[Slim]

Ah I'm sorry to hear that. Saw him play at Newcastle City Hall in 1979. Come to think of it I must have met him, I got all their autographs after the gig.

[David L]

I played Blackout yesterday in honour of Francis. RIP