Rennie Hatzke
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Renard “Rennie” Hatzke (b. November 30, 1955) is best known as the drummer for German pop group Münchener Freiheit.
Rennie was born in Edmonton, Canada, moving to Munich at age 11. After performing in several professional rock groups (Wheels produced by Roger Glover), Inker & Hamilton, Rennie joined up with Stefan Zauner, a multi-instrumentalist fresh out of Amon Düül II, drumming on his 1976 solo album Narziss. In 1982, Rennie was invited by Stefan to join Münchener Freiheit, first appearing on their album, Licht. As of 2005, Rennie remains a member of Münchener Freiheit.
In concert, Rennie has been known to swap places with Zauner, coming centre stage to sing lead vocals while Zauner covers the drums.