Roy Etzel - Gold Trumpet (1967)

Roy Etzel (born Hans Joachim Etzel; March 6, 1925 in Breslau; May 14, 2015 in Munich) was a German trumpeter, composer, lyricist, and bandleader.

Etzel received his musical training at the Army Music School in Frankfurt am Main. After the Second World War, he played trumpeter in various big bands, including with Kurt Edelhagen from 1947 to 1952, with Max Greger from 1957 to 1962, and with Hugo Strasser from 1962 to 1966. He then went into business for himself. His own band was the Roy Etzel Sound Orchestra. He appeared as a trumpeter in the film comedy Come with Me to the Blue Adriatic (1966), playing the song Golden Midnight Sun, and frequently appeared on television, including on New Year's Eve 1963 in the cabaret show "Schimpf vor 12" (Schimpf before 12) hosted by the Munich Lach- und Schießgesellschaft (Munich Lach- und Schießgesellschaft).

His autobiography, "This Is My Life," was published in 2004. Etzel died on May 14, 2015, just over two months after his 90th birthday, in the Munich district of Neuaubing.